Question

Brutus ends his speech by telling the mob ______.

Options

• he too can kill himself for the welfare of Rome, just as he killed Caesar

• to sleep in peace now that he has explained why he had to kill Caesar

• to leave the pulpit for Cassius to tell the crowd why he had plotted to kill Caesar

• to even go to war in the interest of Rome

Answer 1

Brutus ends his speech by telling the mob to even go to war in the interest of Rome.

Explanation:

Brutus presents himself as ready to sacrifice everything for Rome. He suggests that he would even go to war for the welfare of his country. His closing words reinforce his image as a patriotic Roman.