Question

In act 4.3, why do Brutus and Cassius go into Brutus’ tent to argue instead of staying out in the open?

Answer 1

Cassius comes to Brutus in an angry mood accusing Brutus that he had wronged Cassius. Brutus can't even think of doing any wrong to Cassius, who was like his brother. Two of them were about to have a spat, so they decided that they go inside Brutus' tent to have privacy rather than making their argument open to their troops. Cassius had asked Brutus not to punish Lucius Pella who was caught taking bribe and Brutus had turned down his request on the ground that it would be dishonorable to let bribery slip in. Brutus felt that if they allow such small robberies then the whole matter of murdering Caesar for sake of justice would be questionable. Such private conversation they couldn't have in the presence of troop, so they ordered them to step away and discussed it in Brutus's ten with Lucilius and Titimuus guarding them outside.