Cassius is the type of person who would be afraid to ride a bike and never get around to trying. He wouldn't ride a bike becuse he is fearful, yet at the same time knows fear is a good weapon and he uses it as such. He uses fear to threaten people. During an argument, he gives this veiled threat to Brutus: "Do not presume too much upon my love; I may do that I shall be sorry for" (IV, iii, 63).
While he uses fear as a weapon, Cassius can not suppress his own fears. He tells Brutus,"I have as much of this art as you, But yet my nature could not bear it so"(IV, iii, 193). "This art" is stoicism, suppressing emotions.
Because he cannot suppress his own fears his vision is clouded. He thinks that his friend is captured when he was surrounded by cheering friends. Because Cassius has a fear of being captured and has lost faith, he kills himself: "Come down; behold no more. O, coward that I am, to live so long, To see my best friend ta'en before my face!"(V, iii, 33).
The actor playing Cassius would always carry a knife with him because it would show how he uses fear as a weapon and how he feels he needs one later in the play when he is paranoid. He would be an emotional person who uses his emotions to persuade people into following him. Later in the play Cassius would lose his confidence and be more fearful.
Other Characters
Brutus
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
