Question

Cassius feels that Caesar would never have become so powerful if ______.

Options

• He had not defeated Pompey’s sons in battle.

• The Roman people were not so weak and submissive.

• The people had not made him their hero.

• Pompey had been alive.

Answer 1

Cassius feels that Caesar would never have become so powerful if the Roman people were not so weak and submissive.

Explanation:

The Roman people were not so weak and submissive. Cassius compares Caesar to a wolf and the Romans to sheep. He argues that Caesar’s power exists because Romans have allowed themselves to become submissive. Their lack of courage and self-respect has made Caesar’s ambition possible.