Development+of+Cassius+Character+and+Relationship+with+Brutus

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**Close Reading Practice: Comparing Cassius's Relationship with Brutus **
 * || **Act I ** || **Act IV ** ||
 * **Diction (Word choice): **Which words stand out to you? Consider colors, movements, other descriptive words, etc ||   ||   ||
 * **Imagery/ figurative language: **What images do you see? What examples of figurative language are employed? ||   ||   ||
 * **Tone/mood: **What is the tone/mood of the passage? Which words and images convey this to you? ||   ||   ||
 * **So what? **What does this speech reveal about Cassius’ relationship to Brutus? What does he want from Brutus at the time of each speech? ||   ||   ||
 * Additional Points ||  ||   ||