Question

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar.

CASSIUS. 'Tis Cinna; I do know him by his gait;
He is a friend.—Cinna, where haste you so?

CINNA. To find out you. Who’s that? Metellus Cimber?

CASSIUS. No, it is Casca, one incorporate
To our attempts. Am I not stayed for, Cinna?

CINNA. I am glad on’t. What a fearful night is this!
There’s two or three of us have seen strange sights.

CASSIUS. Am I not stayed for? Tell me.

CINNA. Yes, you are.
O Cassius, if you could
But win the noble Brutus to our party—

CASSIUS. Be you content. Good Cinna, take this paper
And look you lay it in the praetor’s chair,
Where Brutus may but find it. And throw this
In at his window. Set this up with wax
Upon old Brutus’ statue. All this done,
Repair to Pompey’s Porch, where you shall find us.
Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there?

CINNA. All but Metellus Cimber, and he’s gone
To seek you at your house. Well, I will hie,
And so bestow these papers as you bade me.

CASSIUS. That done, repair to Pompey’s Theatre.
[Exit CINNA]

How does Cinna's request to get Brutus involved affect Cassius? Select two options.

Cinna's request makes Cassius reconsider including Brutus.
Cinna's request makes Cassius ask him to take an incriminating letter to Brutus.
Cinna's request makes Cassius trust him to return to Pompey's Theatre and meet Cassius there.
Cinna's request makes Cassius seek out new and more loyal consipirators.
Cinna's request makes Cassius weigh the events of the night and postpone his planned meeting.

Answer 1

- Cinna's request makes Cassius ask him to take an incriminating letter to Brutus. (Cassius: “Good Cinna, take this paper / And look you lay it in the praetor’s chair… Throw this / In at his window.”)

- Cinna's request makes Cassius trust him to return to Pompey's Theatre and meet Cassius there. (Cassius: “All this done, Repair to Pompey’s Porch, where you shall find us.”)