Question

read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar.
cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me.
cinna. yes, you are.
o cassius, if you could
but win the noble brutus to our party—
cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper
and look you lay it in the praetors chair,
where brutus may but find it. and throw this
in at his window. set this up with wax
upon old brutus statue. all this done,
repair to pompeys porch, where you shall find us.
is decius brutus and trebonius there?
cinna. all but metellus cimber, and hes gone
to seek you at your house. well, i will hie,
and so bestow these papers as you bade me.
cassius. that done, repair to pompeys theatre.
what is cassiuss motivation for sending the messages?
○ cassius wants to make sure that brutus is willing to obey his orders.
○ cassius wants to have roman citizens read messages about brutus greatness.
○ cassius wants to sway brutus with flattering messages to convince him to help kill caesar.
○ cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Cassius asks Cinna to place papers in locations where Brutus will find them. The context of the play (conspiracy to kill Caesar) and Cassius's goal to win Brutus to their "party" (conspiracy) shows he wants to use flattering messages to persuade Brutus to join the plot against Caesar. The other options are incorrect: he doesn't want Brutus to obey orders, the messages aren't for all Roman citizens, and he's not alerting Brutus to a conspiracy against him (he's recruiting him for a conspiracy against Caesar).

Answer:

C. Cassius wants to sway Brutus with flattering messages to convince him to help kill Caesar.