Can you please check if the following statements are correct?
1) What is Brutus's decision to support the conspiracy based on?
It is based on the possibility that Caesar may turn into a tyrant once made king.
2) What does Brutus compare political power to?
He compares political power to an adder, that is pure evil, to a sting, that may cause danger and finally, to a man climbing a ladder, who, once he has reached the top, he might turn his back on the ladder and look down upon everyone.
3) Why must Caesar be sacrified according to Brutus?
OR Why does Brutus motivates his decision of joining the conspiracy?
Brutus believes that Caesar plans to install himself as a monarch underming the Roman Republic and robbing the Romans of their long held liberties.
4) How does Brutus justify (motivate?) his plan of killing Caesar?
He says that it is better to crush the serpent in its egg than let it hatch since once hatched it may be a threat.
Using the metaphor of the egg, which must be crushed before it hatches, he justifies the murder of Caesar.
5) How is the conspiracy described?
First, it is described as a monstruous visage, then as a blasphemous act and finally it is turned into a religious rite which is necessary for the good of the Roman Republic.
Thank you very much for your revision!
1 answer
long held = long-held
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