Question

Which of these lines from the play indicates that Brutus fears power will change Caesar? "And, to speak truth of Caesar/I have not known when his affections swayed/More than his reason." "But when he once attains the upmost round,/He then unto the ladder turns his back" "It must be by his death, and for my part/I know no personal cause to spurn at him" "But ’tis a common proof/That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder,"

Answer 1

Answer:

"But when he once attains the upmost round,/He then unto the ladder turns his back"

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

But when he once attains the upmost round,/He then unto the ladder turns his back"

Explanation:

Brutus thinks Ceasar will ruin Rome if he becomes king. Brutus refers in these lines to ambition and power. He means that when Ceasar reaches power, he will forget about all the people, being Brutus himself one of those, who have helped him reach that the crown. Therefore, Brutus fears Ceasar will not be the same; he will become disloyal to his followers.