BRUTUS:
What said Popillius Laena?

CASSIUS:
He wished today our enterprise might thrive.
I fear our purpose is discoverèd.

BRUTUS:
Look how he makes to Caesar. Mark him.

CASSIUS:
Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention.—
Brutus, what shall be done? If this be known,
Cassius or Caesar never shall turn back,
For I will slay myself.

BRUTUS:
Cassius, be constant.
Popillius Laena speaks not of our purposes,
For look, he smiles, and Caeser doth not change.

CASSIUS:
Trebonius knows his time, for look you, Brutus,
He draws Mark Antony out of the way.

DECIUS:
Where is Metullus Cimber? . . .

BRUTUS:
He is addressed1. Press near, and second him.

CINNA:
Casca, you are the first that rears your hand

1.already with Caesar

In these lines from act 3.1, the conspirators are preparing to carry out their assassination plot. How does the dialogue between these characters reflect their emotions?

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 o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.