Rome and Rhetoric by Wills Garry;

Author:Wills, Garry; [Wills, Garry;]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780300178494
Publisher: YaleUP
Published: 2011-09-15T05:00:00+00:00

FOUR

Cassius

Parallel Lives

“Look upon this picture . . . ”

Cassius says he will offer Brutus a mirror, to show him how truly noble he is. Cassius’ question, “Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?” (1.2.51), is echoed in one of the letters tossed through Brutus’ window: “Brutus, thou sleep’st; awake and see thyself” (2.1.46). Though the letters sent to Brutus come from “the people” in Plutarch, we know that Cassius has forged them in the play. He wants to turn Brutus’ thoughts back upon himself —which shows a shrewd estimate of Brutus’ self absorption. But what Cassius sets up, instead of a mirror, is a double portrait, of Brutus paired off against Caesar:

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