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 Be angry when you will, it shall have scope: Do what you will, dishonor shall be humor. O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb That carries anger as the flint bears fire: Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark, And straight is cold again.
 * Sheathe your dagger:

To be but mirth and laughter to his Brutus When grief and blood ill-tempered vexeth him?
 * Hath Cassius liv'd


 * When I spoke that, I was ill-tempered too.


 * Do you confess so much? Give me your hand.


 * And my heart too.


 * O Brutus!


 * What's the matter?

When that rash humor which my mother gave me Makes me forgetful?
 * Have not you love enough to bear with me

When you are over earnest with your Brutus, He'll think your mother chides and leave you so.
 * Yes, Cassius, and from henceforth

The analytic interpretation of Cassius's irritability plainly reveals that at these moments he identifies himself with the mother, and his conduct, therefore, is truly feminine, as his speech demonstrates most excellently. For his womanish love-seeking and desperate subjection under the proud masculine will of Brutus calls forth the friendly remark of the latter, that Cassius is yoked with a lamb, that is to say, has something very weak in his character,