Which conspirator proposed killing Marc Anthony?

• A. Cassius
• B. Brutus
• C. Portia
• D. Calphurnia

Answer: (A)

The focus here is on how the conspirators think about removing threats to their plan. In Julius Caesar, after deciding to murder Caesar, one conspirator pushes to extend the plot by removing Antony as well. He argues that Antony is dangerous once Caesar is gone and could rally the people and undo their work if he’s left alive. This line of thinking shows how the conspirators weigh not just the immediate act, but the future consequences and legitimacy of their motives. He appeals to Brutus’s sense of honor and republican virtue, suggesting that killing Antony alongside Caesar would prevent any claim that they acted out of personal vengeance rather than civic duty. Brutus, however, resists this broader plan, fearing it would seem too brutal and tyrannical, and he ultimately drives the decision to spare Antony.

Portia and Calphurnia aren’t part of the conspirators’ plot to kill Antony; Portia is Brutus’s wife who questions his secrecy and resolve, and Calphurnia is Caesar’s wife who warns him. Their roles are more about personal stakes and foreshadowing than about conspiratorial planning.

So, the conspirator who proposed killing Marc Antony is Cassius.