He uses pathos to spark a thought in Brutus’s mind about the fate of Rome. He first tells Brutus that there is something inside himself that he does not see and that Cassius will “as [Brutus] glass, modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you do not yet know of” (Shakespeare 7). Cassius is trying to convince Brutus that he is the special key to saving Rome and that he needs to look deep within himself to see that. He then makes it seem like all the men of Rome feel this way and that he has “heard where many of the best respect in Rome… speaking of Brutus and groaning underneath this age’s yoke, had wish'd that noble Brutus had his eyes” (Shakespeare 7). This makes Brutus feel like all the noble Romans are expecting him to do something about Caesar. These feelings set the stage for the rest of Cassius’s plan to get Brutus to join his
He uses pathos to spark a thought in Brutus’s mind about the fate of Rome. He first tells Brutus that there is something inside himself that he does not see and that Cassius will “as [Brutus] glass, modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you do not yet know of” (Shakespeare 7). Cassius is trying to convince Brutus that he is the special key to saving Rome and that he needs to look deep within himself to see that. He then makes it seem like all the men of Rome feel this way and that he has “heard where many of the best respect in Rome… speaking of Brutus and groaning underneath this age’s yoke, had wish'd that noble Brutus had his eyes” (Shakespeare 7). This makes Brutus feel like all the noble Romans are expecting him to do something about Caesar. These feelings set the stage for the rest of Cassius’s plan to get Brutus to join his