I believe they were walked to the guillotine and told to kneel at the head of it. They would then be executed while people watched. It was brutal in that time.
Hello. Although this question refers to the play "The crucuble" you did not inform the point of the play to which you ask these questions, which makes it difficult to answer accurately.
Elizbeth is portrayed as a sick character, which we can see that physically she is very weak and does not have the liveliness that other characters, like Abigail does. This can contribute to the lack of attractiveness between John and her, in addition to contributing to his initiative in looking for a lover. Elizabeth is also portrayed as a cold and emotionless wife at the beginning of the story, but shows a strong loyalty, courage and affection for John throughout the narrative.
A. It shows that Cassius thinks that Brutus is too optimistic.
What Cassius is basically asking Brutus is whether he is willing to be humiliated and be marched through the streets tied up as trophy because this is what usually happened to the defeated. What Cassius is trying to communicate to Brutus is the notion that he should consider the consequences of what were to happen should he happen to fail.
