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Cassius and Brutus- Act I
Cassius uses flattery and his personal connection to Brutus to try and convince him to get rid of Ceasar. He tells Brutus around line 100, he knows that he is a virtuous person and lives his life not for himself, unlike many others. By doing this Brutus is highly likely to trust him since he has a personal relationship with him, making it more likely for him to listen to Cassius' opinion.

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Due to personal resentment towards Caesar, Cassius is convincing Brutus to challenge Caesar for the role of the representative of Rome. Cassius states that Brutus is an equal fit to lead the Romans, as that all of them were equally raised and faced just as many hardships as he had. The lines state
"I was born free as Caesar; so were you;

We both have fed as well, and we can both

Endure the winter’s cold as well as he."
This shows that due to the equal hardships faced, Cassius believes that Brutus is equally fit, if not even a better fit, to represent Rome.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to rise against Ceasar by

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Caesar. For evidence Cassius first discusses how all three of them are the same. Cassius then tells Brutus a personal anecdote about the time where he swam with Caesar across Tiber. In this anecdote Cassius recounts saving Caesar and carrying him to the shore and safety. The reasoning is to show/convince Brutus that caesar isn't fit to rule due to how weak he appeared to Cassius. He additionally uses the fact that Caesar's name shouldn't be held in a higher regard.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to join him against Caesar. The evidence is Cassius tells Brutus that he doesn't get praised enough than what he deserved. Also he says Caesar has the absolute power and makes Brutus jealous. He asks rhetorical question that Brutus himself has his control to determine his fate.

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Due to Cassius' fear of Cesar's potential power, he tries to negatively influence Brutus' opinion of Cesar by telling Brutus that Cesar is weak. Cassius then explains how he saved Cesar from drowning, and compares himself to Aeneas, and Cesar to an old bear making himself (Cassius) appear stronger.

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Cassius tries to persuade Brutus to conspire against Caesar, and get him out of his position of power as dictator. Cassius makes the point out that Brutus has complete control over his fate and uses rhetorical questioning to show that Brutus is okay with being an underling. He convinces Brutus that he should not settle for no power, and should be striving for Caesar's spot. Cassius also tells Brutus a story about Caesar and the time he showed much weakness while swimming. This shows how Caesar is unfit for the role of dictator due to how weak he is. Cassius uses all of this persuasion as a way to control Brutus and use him to hopefully overthrow Caesar, as it would be much easier with the help of Brutus who is Caesar's best friend.

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Cassius is trying to convince Brutus to join a conspiracy against Caesar. The evidence is where Cassius says the Caesar would become too powerful and might be corrupt with that much power.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to rise against Caesar by making Brutus feel smaller and he's saying Caesar doesn't deserve all the praise he gets from his actions and that every man is in charge of their own future. He tries to make Brutus jealous of Caesar's power. Cassius says that "it's not in the stars but in themselves" that they are underlings to provoke Brutus to rise to power so he doesn't feel inferior to him.

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Payton-Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus and sway him against Caesar.Cassius doesn't care for Caesar, and wants to get him out as dictator.Cassius takes more of an innocent approach, he says they come from the same house and tries to convince him to swim to that point, where they get rid of Caesar

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Payton-Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus and sway him against Caesar.Cassius doesn't care for Caesar, and wants to get him out as dictator.Cassius takes more of an innocent approach, he says they come from the same house and tries to convince him to swim to that point, where they get rid of Caesar

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go for a position of power, like Caesar is in. He wants Caesar out of power because Cassius thinks that Caesar is a burden to society. Cassius tries to reason for Brutus to pursue a powerful role by reminding Brutus that Caesar's name is no more special that anyone else's. Cassius influences Brutus with his questioning of what makes Caesar so great. He tells him that his name is as fair as Caesar's.

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Cassius want Brutus to act agents his friend Caesar to make him have his own power.

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Cody Zyroll: Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Ceasar in a position of power. Cassius is trying to flatter Brutus by saying that more people want him more than Ceasar. And Cassius also says that Ceasar would be corrupt with all of his power.

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Cody Zyroll: Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Ceasar in a position of power. Cassius is trying to flatter Brutus by saying that more people want him more than Ceasar. And Cassius also says that Ceasar would be corrupt with all of his power.

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Bryce Gage: Cassius is persuaded Brutus to go against Caesar. Cassius does this by making Caesar look weak and exposing him.

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Bryce Gage: Cassius is persuaded Brutus to go against Caesar. Cassius does this by making Caesar look weak and exposing him.

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Cassius is trying to convince Brutus to listen to and trust him by flattering him, saying that Brutus has the virtues to be a leader. This gives him access to Caesar by putting ideas into Brutus' head, eventually trying to persuade him to join the rebellions that are trying to get rid of Caesar. This is Cassius' evidence to Brutus, that he has what it takes, and his reasoning behind this discussion is to convince Brutus to join the group that wants to take Caesar down.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Caesar and take his position. Cassius believes Brutus would be better, because Caesar is a burden. He says that no name is more important meaning his name is no better than his. 

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Caesar and take his position. Cassius believes Brutus would be better, because Caesar is a burden. He says that no name is more important meaning his name is no better than his. 

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to turn against Caesar and conspire against him. Cassius uses the evidence that Caesar is not the God that the roman people think he is using personal experiences where Caesar was weak such as when he saves Caesar from drowning in the Tibur river or when Caesar was sick like a girl. He reasons with this evidence that a man like Caesar isn't worthy enough to have the world in his palm or that much power.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to take power like Caesar has. When the cheering for Caesar first takes place Brutus gets worried they have chosen him as king and Cassius tries to use that fear Brutus has of Caesar becoming king to try and persuade him to do something about it. Cassius wants Brutus to become the leader that won't burden Rome. 

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to take power like Caesar has. When the cheering for Caesar first takes place Brutus gets worried they have chosen him as king and Cassius tries to use that fear Brutus has of Caesar becoming king to try and persuade him to do something about it. Cassius wants Brutus to become the leader that won't burden Rome. 

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Libby Dolan: Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to  go against Caesar through flattery of his appearances. Cassius' evidence is that he claims people don't like Caesar as a leader and instead want Brutus as their ruler. Cassius emphasizes his personal experiences with Caesar (when Caesar was sick, and of when he saved Caesar from drowning) as his reasoning for trying to remove Caesar from power. He believes that Caesar puts up a facade that he is all-powerful.

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Libby Dolan: Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to  go against Caesar through flattery of his appearances. Cassius' evidence is that he claims people don't like Caesar as a leader and instead want Brutus as their ruler. Cassius emphasizes his personal experiences with Caesar (when Caesar was sick, and of when he saved Caesar from drowning) as his reasoning for trying to remove Caesar from power. He believes that Caesar puts up a facade that he is all-powerful.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Caesar by appealing to his sense of honor. 

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go against Caesar by appealing to his sense of honor. 

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In line 97 Cassius butters Brutus up, he says things like ¨I know that virtue to be in you¨ Cassius tells Brutus that he was born free as Caesar was. Cassius says this because he wants to further prove to Brutus that they do not belong under the rule of one single ruler but of themselves, the people. In lines 146 to lines 148 Cassius tells Brutus that Men are masters of their own fates. Cassius begins to emphasize his own experiences he has had with Caesar such as him being sick or almost drowning, to emphasize that he was not the God as the Roman people believed.

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Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to go behind Caeser's back to get rid of him. Cassius believes that Caeser holds too much power over the people, so he is fearful of him. Cassius claims that Caesar is weak because when he was sick, he asked for water. This is meant to prove that he isn't tough, and that he acts like a girl.  Cassius believes that because of this he should be a better leader.