Read the passage from act 5, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar . [TITINIUS.] Why didst thou send me forth, brave Cassius? Did I not meet thy friends, and did not they Put on my brows this wreath of victory, And bid me give it thee? Didst thou not hear their shouts? Alas, thou hast misconstrued everything! But hold thee, take this garland on thy brow. Thy Brutus bid me give it thee, and I Will do his bidding. Brutus, come apace, And see how I regarded Caius Cassius. By your leave, gods,—this is a Roman’s part: Come, Cassius’ sword, and find Titinius’ heart. Which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt?
Answer
A
Victory is worth the price.
B
Power corrupts those who achieve it.
C
People in power cannot recognize success.
D
Loyalty to one's superior is more important than life.
Explanation
Titinius explains that Cassius misunderstood the signs of victory, then places the victory wreath on Cassius’s brow as Brutus instructed. He immediately takes his own life with Cassius’s sword, showing that he follows Brutus’s command even at the cost of his life. This best expresses the theme that loyalty to one’s superior is more important than life.
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