Read the lines from Act I of Julius Caesar.

Cassius: For once upon a raw and gusty day, Caesar
said to me,"Darest thou, Cassius, now leap in with
me into this angry flood, and swim to yonder
point?" Upon the word, I plunged in and bade him
follow. So indeed he did. But Caesar cried, "Help
me, Cassius, or I sink!" (With a jealous sneer, he
points at Caesar's statue.) And this man is now be­-
come a god.

In this excerpt from Act I of Julius Caesar, Cassius tells the story of a past interaction he had with Caesar.

How does this interaction develop a conflict in the play?


Caesar had made an impression on Brutus and Cassius believes this will weaken Brutus's loyalty to him.

Caesar owes Cassius his life for saving him from drowning, but Caesar refuses to reward Cassius for his help.

Cassius thinks Caesar is unfit to be called a god or a king because he needed Cassius to rescue him from the flood waters.

Cassius feels Caesar has made a fool of him by ignoring the Soothsayer's warnings when Cassius brings him forward to speak.