Identify the group of minor characters.

Cassius, Antony, and Octavius are major characters in Julius Caesar, so choices A, B, and D each include a major character. Messala, Lepidus, Lucillius, and the poet are minor characters. Therefore, the group of minor characters is Messala, Lepidus, Lucillius, and the poet.

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