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Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
[BRUTUS.] Messala, I have here receivèd letters,
That young Octavius and Mark Antony
Come down upon us. . . .
MESSALA. Myself have letters of the selfsame tenor.
BRUTUS. With what addition?
MESSALA. That by proscription and bills of outlawry,
Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus
Have put to passing away an hundred senators.
BRUTUS. Therein our letters do not well agree.
Mine speak of seventy senators that died
By their proscriptions, Cicero being one.
CASSIUS. Cicero one!
MESSALA. Ay, Cicero is dead,
And by that order of proscription.
What is the central idea of this excerpt?
the power of love
the value of peace
the ruthlessness of power
the importance of compromise
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the ruthlessness of power
The exchange reports that Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus have issued proscriptions and had many senators (including Cicero) put to death, highlighting how those who hold power will use brutal, violent means to secure and eliminate opposition.
The exchange reports that Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus have issued proscriptions and had many senators (including Cicero) put to death, highlighting how those who hold power will use brutal, violent means to secure and eliminate opposition.
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