But Brutus, one of the conspirators who was then thought of as a firm friend, came up and said, "What is this, Caesar? Are you a man to pay attention to a woman's dreams and the idle gossip of stupid men, and to insult the Senate by not going out, although it has honoured you and has been specially summoned by you? But listen to me, cast aside the forebodings of all these people, and come. The Senate has been in session waiting for you since early this morning."

Why does Brutus make this argument to Caesar?

Brutus hopes to get Caesar to the senate so he will respond to Calpurnia's petition.

Brutus believes that Calpurnia is preventing Caesar from ruling effectively.

Brutus hopes to get Caesar to the senate so he will respond to Cimber's petition.

Brutus is one of the leaders of the assassination.

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Oswaldo Cantu

27 November, 01:33

But Brutus, one of the conspirators who was then thought of as a firm friend, came up and said, "What is this, Caesar? Are you a man to pay attention to a woman's dreams and the idle gossip of stupid men, and to insult the Senate by not going out, although it has honoured you and has been specially summoned by you? But listen to me, cast aside the forebodings of all these people, and come. The Senate has been in session waiting for you since early this morning."

Why does Brutus make this argument to Caesar?

Brutus hopes to get Caesar to the senate so he will respond to Calpurnia's petition.

Brutus believes that Calpurnia is preventing Caesar from ruling effectively.

Brutus hopes to get Caesar to the senate so he will respond to Cimber's petition.

Brutus is one of the leaders of the assassination.

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Zoe Mata · Answer 1

The answer is Option D) Brutus was the leader of the assassination

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Answer: Brutus is one of the leaders of the assassination.

In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Calpurnia (Caesar's wife) has a dream. In this dream, a statue of Caesar is bleeding, and the Roman citizens are washing their hands in the blood. Calpurnia sees that Caesar will die in her arms, and tries to warn him so that he does not go to the Senate. The dream aligns with a prophecy that a soothsayer told him during the feast of Lupercal.

In this scene, Brutus is trying to convince Caesar to ignore Calpurnia's premonition and come meet the Senate. His motive is that he is one of the leaders of the assassination, and needs him to come so that they can commit the crime.