Question
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it?
Then must I think you would not have it so.
BRUTUS. I would not, Cassius; yet I love him well.
But wherefore do you hold me here so long?
What is it that you would impart to me?
If it be aught toward the general good,
Set honour in one eye and death i'th' other,
And I will look on both indifferently;
For let the gods so speed me as I love
The name of honour more than I fear death.
What moral dilemma does this excerpt express?
A: Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Cassius and freedom.
B: Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and his own honor.
C: Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Brutus and his own honor.
D: Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and loyalty to Antony.
CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it?
Then must I think you would not have it so.
BRUTUS. I would not, Cassius; yet I love him well.
But wherefore do you hold me here so long?
What is it that you would impart to me?
If it be aught toward the general good,
Set honour in one eye and death i'th' other,
And I will look on both indifferently;
For let the gods so speed me as I love
The name of honour more than I fear death.
What moral dilemma does this excerpt express?
A: Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Cassius and freedom.
B: Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and his own honor.
C: Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Brutus and his own honor.
D: Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and loyalty to Antony.
Answers
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The correct answer is **B: Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and his own honor.**
In this excerpt, Brutus is grappling with his feelings toward Julius Caesar and the implications of loyalty versus the moral obligation to uphold his sense of honor and the general good. He expresses a willingness to face death if it means preserving honor, indicating that he is weighing his loyalty to Caesar against his own values and what he believes is right for Rome.
In this excerpt, Brutus is grappling with his feelings toward Julius Caesar and the implications of loyalty versus the moral obligation to uphold his sense of honor and the general good. He expresses a willingness to face death if it means preserving honor, indicating that he is weighing his loyalty to Caesar against his own values and what he believes is right for Rome.