Question

BRUTUS. He is not doubted.—A word, Lucillius.

How he received you let me be resolved.

LUCILLIUS. With courtesy and with respect enough,

But not with such familiar instances,

Nor with such free and friendly conference,

As he hath used of old.

BRUTUS. Thou hast described

A hot friend cooling. Ever note, Lucillius:

When love begins to sicken and decay

It useth an enforcèd ceremony.

There are no tricks in plain and simple faith;

But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,

Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;

But when they should endure the bloody spur,

They fall their crests and, like deceitful jades,

Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?

–The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,
William Shakespeare

Which text evidence supports the conclusion that Brutus and Cassius are in conflict? ? Choose three options.

“A word, Lucillius”
“With courtesy and with respect enough”
“How he received you let me be resolved”
“Thou hast described a hot friend cooling”
“When love begins to sicken and decay/It useth an enforcèd ceremony”
“They fall their crests and, like deceitful jades,/Sink in the trial.”

Answer 1

Selections:
- “With courtesy and with respect enough”
- “Thou hast described a hot friend cooling”
- “When love begins to sicken and decay/It useth an enforcèd ceremony”

Why: Lucillius’s report that Cassius was merely polite (not warm), Brutus’s summary that a friend is “cooling,” and the image of love sickening and becoming forced all show the relationship between Brutus and Cassius is deteriorating — i.e., they are in conflict.