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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.

BRUTUS. What means this shouting? I do fear the people
Choose Caesar for their king.

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 is the effect of Cassius's question on Brutus?

Brutus begins to distrust Cassius's opinion of Caesar.
Brutus tells Cassius that Caesar should not be king.
Brutus supports Caesar's crowning as king of Rome.
Brutus supports Cassius's plan to become king.

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Brutus tells Cassius that Caesar should not be king.

When Cassius asks if Brutus fears Caesar being chosen king, Brutus replies "I would not, Cassius," and explains that although he loves Caesar, honor matters more than fear of death, indicating he does not want Caesar crowned.