Question

read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3, of the tragedy of julius caesar. brutus. with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! enter lucius, with wine and taper brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine oerswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus love. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? ○ brutus makes the choice to let go of his anger toward cassius and forgive him. ○ brutus decides that he will mourn portia and return to rome. ○ brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. ○ brutus questions whether cassiuss life should be ended

Explanation:

Brutus has just learned of his wife Portia's death, and he was previously in conflict with Cassius. He explicitly states he will "bury all unkindness, Cassius," meaning he must choose to set aside his anger toward Cassius and reconcile, which is the moral dilemma here. The other options do not match: he does not decide to return to Rome, he chooses to forgive rather than stay angry, and he does not question ending Cassius's life.

Answer:

Brutus makes the choice to let go of his anger toward Cassius and forgive him.