Question

read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 2 cassius. tis just, and it is very much lamented, brutus, that you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye, that you might see your shadow. i have heard where many of the best respect in rome— except immortal caesar—speaking of brutus, and groaning underneath this age’s yoke, have wished that noble brutus had his eyes. brutus. into what dangers would you lead me, cassius, that you would have me seek into myself for that which is not in me? cassius. therefore, good brutus, be prepared to hear what do the symbols of mirrors and glass represent in this excerpt? the importance of appearance the need to be powerful the desire to grow stronger the ability to see ones worth

Explanation:

Cassius tells Brutus that mirrors would reveal his "hidden worthiness" to himself, and notes that Romans wish Brutus would recognize his own value. The symbols frame the idea of perceiving one's own inherent merit.

Answer:

○ the ability to see one's worth