Question

read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of julius caesar. casca. let us not leave him out. cinna. no, by no means. metellus. o, let us have him, for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion, and buy mens voices to commend our deeds. it shall be said his judgment ruled our hands. our youths and wildness shall no whit appear, but all be buried in his gravity. brutus. o, name him not. let us not break with him. for he will never follow anything that other men begin. cassius. then leave him out. casca. indeed he is not fit. what is ironic about discussing whether or not to include cicero in the conspiracy? select two options. casca firmly reverses his position about including cicero, as if he hadnt been the one to suggest it in the first place. metellus thinks having gray hair is a sign of weakness and poor decision - making, but they also have gray hair. casca thinks he is making important decisions when brutus is really the one leading the way. brutus believes cicero should be included as one of the conspirators while cassius disagrees. cassius agrees with metellus that cicero, but cascas wise argument sways their opinions.

Explanation:

• Option 1: Casca initially suggests including Cicero ("Let us not leave him out") but then reverses his position ("Indeed he is not fit"), which is ironic as he acts as if he wasn't the one who first proposed including Cicero.
• Option 3: Casca seems to be part of the decision - making process, but Brutus is actually the one leading. Brutus says "name him not. Let us not break with him. For he will never follow anything That other men begin", showing that Brutus is in control of the decision regarding Cicero, while Casca may think he has more agency than he actually does.

Answer:

• Casca firmly reverses his position about including Cicero, as if he hadn’t been the one to suggest it in the first place.
• Casca thinks he is making important decisions when Brutus is really the one leading the way.