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. matellus 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 first suggests including Cicero ("Let us not leave him out") and then reverses his position ("Indeed he is not fit"), which is ironic as he contradicts his initial stance.
• Option 3: Casca seems to be part of the discussion, but Brutus is the one truly in - control (Brutus says "O, name him not. Let us not break with him" and others follow). It's ironic that Casca thinks he's making important decisions when Brutus is leading.

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.