Cassius dies by suicide after misreading Titinius's fate. What did Cassius wrongly believe?

• A. Caesar remained alive
• B. Brutus had switched sides
• C. Titinius had been captured or killed.
• D. Antony had fled

Answer: (C)

The moment hinges on how quickly rumor and unclear signals can drive a person to action without solid confirmation. Cassius accepts a report from his slave Pindarus that Titinius has been captured (and thus likely killed) by the enemy. This belief, though false, overwhelms him with despair and a sense that all is lost, so he chooses to end his own life rather than face capture or disgrace. The scene uses this misinterpretation to show how fragile trust and information in the heat of battle can lead to irreversible, tragic consequences. The other possibilities don’t fit what triggers Cassius’s decision in this moment: the issue isn’t Caesar’s survival, a change of sides by Brutus, or Antony fleeing; it’s Cassius acting on the mistaken news about Titinius’s fate.