In Act 1, scene 2 Cassius uses methods of persuasion to convince Brutus to turn against the almighty Caesar. He does this in multiple ways. Initially, Cassius starts to direct Brutus’s attention to the fact that Caesar is just as much a man as he is. They were born as free as Caesar was, have both eaten as well as Caesar, and can endure the winter just as well as him; what makes him different? Cassius then goes on to tell of Caesar’s flaws and how he is weak. He tells of how he saved Caesar’s life after jumping into the river with him. Caesar yells to him, “Help me, Cassius, or I sink!” (Act 1, scene 2, line 118). Cassius continues by comparing this to the founder of Rome, Aeneas, emerging from the fires of Troy while carrying his elderly father,
