Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

TITINIUS. O Cassius, Brutus gave the word too early, Who having some advantage on Octavius Took it too eagerly: his soldiers fell to spoil, Whilst we by Antony are all enclosed. [Enter PINDARUS] PINDARUS. Fly further off, my lord, fly further off, Mark Antony is in your tents, my lord: Fly, therefore, noble Cassius, fly far off. CASSIUS. This hill is far enough. Look, look, Titinius, Are those my tents where I perceive the fire? TITINIUS. They are, my lord. CASSIUS. Titinius, if thou lovest me, Mount thou my horse and hide thy spurs in him, Till he have brought thee up to yonder troops And here again, that I may rest assured Whether yond troops are friend or enemy. TITINIUS. I will be here again, even with a thought. What moral dilemma does this excerpt express?

A) Pindarus must decide whether to fight Mark Antony or flee.
B)Cassius must decide whether to fight Mark Antony or flee.
C)Pindarus must decide whether or not to send his best friend into the camp. D)Cassius must decide whether or not to send his best friend into the camp.

After Pindarus approaches Cassius and Titinius to tell them that Antony is invading the tents and tries to persuade Cassius to escape, they realize there is a fire in the tents. So, Cassius decides to send Titinius to check out if the troops are allies or enemies.

The moral dilemma expressed in this excerpt is that if Titinius dies in the mission, Cassius will be responsible for it, and will have to live knowing that his best friend died because of him.

aliasger2709 aliasger2709 · Answer 2 · 2022-01-25T11:15:57+01:00

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare is a political plot and tragedy play that also tells about friendship and responsibilities. Julius is the main protagonist and the plot revolves around the succession to the throne.

Cassius must decide whether or not to send his best friend into the camp is the moral dilemma expressed in the excerpt.

What is the idea of act 5 of the play?

Cassius was the main conspirator that wanted to kill Julius and was very cunning that wanted Julius to be dead as he feared his rise of political powers.

Cassius and Brutus were friends but truly a brother in law that wanted to assassinate Julius. In this act and scene, Cassius was in dilemma whether to send Cassius to the camp or not.

Therefore, option D is correct.

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