The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 1: Applying Reading Strategies
Question 8 of 10 • SS26 CHISD English II B
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.BRUTUS. Cassius,Be not deceived. If I have veiled my look,I turn the trouble of my countenanceMerely upon myself. Vexèd I amOf late with passions of some difference,45Conceptions only proper to myself,Which give some soil, perhaps, to my behaviours.But let not therefore my good friends be grieved—Among which number, Cassius, be you one—Nor construe any further my neglect50Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war,Forgets the shows of love to other men.
Answer
A
Brutus betrayed Cassius, and now Cassius is angry with him.
B
Cassius offends Brutus by saying that he does not like the way Brutus looks.
C
While Cassius and others have noticed a difference in Brutus, Brutus explains that his actions are not because of anything they have done. It is only because Brutus is struggling within himself and has let it unfairly impact how he treats others.
D
Brutus clarifies that Cassius is his closest friend.