Read the excerpt below from act 2.1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. CASSIUS: Mark Antony,
so well beloved of Caesar, Should outlive Caesar. We shall find of him A shrewd contriver. And you know his means, If he improve them, may well stretch so far As to annoy us all; which to prevent, Let Antony and Caesar fall together. BRUTUS: Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, . . . Let’s be sacrificers but not butchers, Caius. . . . This shall make Our purpose necessary, and not envious; . . . And for Mark Antony, think not of him, For he can do no more than Caesar’s arm When Caesar’s head is off. What does this interaction reveal about Cassius’ motivations?
This interaction between Cassius and Brutus from the excerpt from act 2.1 of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" reveals that Cassius desires to have more political power and sees Anthony as a threat that could prevent him from achieving his goal. He wants to kill Anthony along with Caesar to prevent him from getting all the power.
