Cassius’s personality and character are portrayed by his motives for making the choices he made and his use of persuasion/rhetorical technique. Julius Caeser was the leader of Rome, but under his rule, Cassius was unsatisfied. He feared that Caeser would put Rome to shame. In order to prevent that from happening, Cassius tried to gather as many of the council members as he could to assassinate Caeser.

Cassius’s motives for making the choices he made portray his personality and character. “...And we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves,” is what Cassius says to Brutus when trying to persuade him (Document B). This is an example of a motive as to why he wanted to assassinate Caeser. Cassius feels like Caeser has all the power while Cassius and the rest of Rome are slaves to Caeser. This proves that Cassius is not content with Caeser’s rule and believes the way to end it is by getting rid of him. “Age, thou art shamed!” was what Cassius told Brutus when he continued to reel in Brutus on his plan (Document B). This is important because during this time period, it was a noble age for them, and Cassius felt like Caeser was putting it to shame. This is an example of another motive because Cassius does not want Rome to be put to shame. Thus, if he gets rid of Caeser, Rome will still be in their noble age. Cassius's motives portray his character and personality.

The use of persuasion/rhetorical technique by Cassius portrayed his personality and character. “Brutus and Caeser: what should be in that ‘Caeser’?” is a rhetorical question asked by Cassius to Brutus (Document B). This is an example of Cassius’s use of persuasion to get Brutus to agree with the assassination. He knows using a rhetorical technique will get Brutus to ponder the situation. This proves that Cassius knows comparing Brutus and Caeser will make Brutus want to join the group. “Why should that name be sounded more than yours?” is another rhetorical technique used by Cassius (Document B). This is an example of a desperate attempt at persuading Brutus. This proves that if Cassius does not persuade Brutus, the group will not assassinate Caeser.

When Julius Caeser was the leader of Rome, Cassius was displeased. He didn’t want Caeser to ruin the republic and have total power. He took it upon himself to get a group of people to assassinate him. The plan was put into action on the Ides of March; Julius Caeser was assassinated by his “friends”. The motives and use of persuasion/rhetorical techniques portray Cassius's persoanlity and character.