Cassius the Manipulator

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The audience sees this manipulation in terms of Cassius’s treatment of Brutus and his use of flattery and reassurance to bring Brutus into the conspiracy to kill Caesar. Later, the audience learns that Cassius is willing to gain money by means that Brutus finds dishonorable and unacceptable, though the specifics are not fully revealed. Cassius is at various times petty, foolish, cowardly, and shortsighted. On the other hand, Cassius offers Brutus the correct advice that Brutus should not allow Antony to talk to the Roman citizens after Caesar’s death. Had Brutus taken Cassius’s advice, the conspirators might have succeeded in convincing the Roman people that Caesar had to die. Despite his villainous tendencies, Cassius remains a complex character with hostile yet impressively passionate traits.

Cassius doesn’t “prove” Caesar is dangerous; he makes Brutus - another character - feel that Caesar is dangerous—and that opposing him is the only honorable choice. And hold your horses, because we will really be looking into Brutus in a future episode.

Now - and there's a point to this.
Have you ever noticed how the most persuasive person in the room rarely says, “I’m persuading you”?
They say, “I’m just telling you what you already know.”
And suddenly… your doubts feel like wisdom.

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