Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it?Then must I think you would not have it so.BRUTUS. I would not, Cassius; yet I love him well. But wherefore do you hold me here so long? What is it that you would impart to me?If it be aught toward the general good,Set honour in one eye and death i'th' other,And I will look on both indifferently;For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.
Answer
A
Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Cassius and freedom.
B
Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and his own honor.
C
Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Brutus and his own honor.
D
Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and loyalty to Antony.
Explanation
Brutus says that he loves Caesar, but he also cares deeply about the “general good.” He declares that he would face honor and death equally, because he values honor more than he fears dying. This shows that he may have to choose between loyalty to Caesar and acting according to his sense of honor.
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