Which statement best explains Brutus's motivation in this scene?
Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.
BRUTUS. O ye gods,
Render me worthy of this noble wife!
[Knocking within]
Hark, hark, one knocks. Portia, go in a while,
And by and by thy bosom shall partake
The secrets of my heart.
All my engagements I will construe to thee,
All the charactery of my sad brows.
Leave me with haste.
O Brutus wants to assure Portia that he will confide in
her as soon as he can safely do so.
O Brutus wants to get Portia to join the conspiracy with
him.
O Brutus wants to ask the conspirators to explain things
to Portia.
O Brutus wants to introduce the conspirators to Portia.
[Exit PORTIA]