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Brutus and Cassius lose the battle of Philippi against Mark Antony and Octavian. While hiding, Cassius sends his servant Titinius to check on the camp but he is surrounded by enemies, leading Cassius to kill himself. Brutus also commits suicide rather than be captured by the enemy. Mark Antony's character grows in prominence over the course of the play as the new military leader. Brutus and Cassius kill themselves for reasons of honor and loyalty.

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Act 5

Brutus and Cassius lose the battle of Philippi against Mark Antony and Octavian. While hiding, Cassius sends his servant Titinius to check on the camp but he is surrounded by enemies, leading Cassius to kill himself. Brutus also commits suicide rather than be captured by the enemy. Mark Antony's character grows in prominence over the course of the play as the new military leader. Brutus and Cassius kill themselves for reasons of honor and loyalty.

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Andrew Li Reyes World Lit/ Period 1

Act V, Scenes 1-5


55) The opposing armies of Mark Antony and Brutus meet on the fields of Philippi and get ready to fight. They start to fight and in the end Brutus and Cassius lose to Mark Antony and scurry away to hide. While in hiding Cassius asks Titinius to go to his campsite and see who is down there. He then asks Pindarus to get upon thy rock and to look upon his friend Titinius. When Pindarus reports that Titinius is swarmed with the enemy around him, Cassius blames himself for sending his servant down there. Therefore, leading to two deaths, not just Cassius but also Brutuss death also. 56) As Brutus says, it is better to jump into a pit, instead of the enemy pushing you inside of it. 57) One character that changed dynamically is Mark Antony. From the death of Julius till the end of the book there are more lines for Antony than there are for Julius in the whole book! His character changes into a commander character and almost takes over the book itself. 58) Some of the reasons to the suicide are for Loyalty, and Honor. Brutus died for Honor, and Cassius died for Loyalty. 59) Towards the end they find Brutus's body and bring it back to the camp. But instead of burning the body, Octavius says that Brutus will have the right ceremony of death.

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