Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar Act II Sc I Rome, Brutus' garden

How does Brutus persuade Cassius not to kill Mark Antony? This was a tactical error, and Cassius knew it, but why was he will to make it?

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Brutus does not approve of Cassius' plan to kill Antony because two murders will be perceived as too bloody. Overstating their point will leave them without a chance of garnering public support.

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