Cassius:
let antony and caesar fall together. .

brutus:
our course will seem too bloody, caius cassius . .
let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, caius.

what does this interaction between cassius and brutus reveal about brutus’ motivations?

brutus is motivated by fear: he disagrees with the assassination plot.
brutus is motivated by his friendship with both caesar and mark antony to protect them from the assassination plot.
brutus believes the assassination is a noble act: a necessary sacrifice for the good of rome.
brutus believes he should be emperor of rome.