What is the fate of the conspirators by the end?

• A. They are defeated; Brutus and Cassius die; Antony and Octavius take control.
• B. They are pardoned and exiled
• C. They remain in power
• D. Brutus becomes dictator

Answer: (A)

The ending centers on the consequences of the conspirators’ actions and how power shifts in Rome. After Caesar’s murder, Antony and Octavius mobilize forces against them, and at Philippi the conspirators are defeated. Cassius dies by suicide when he believes the battle is already lost, and Brutus also dies by suicide after the defeat, choosing to honor his principles in death. With their deaths, Antony and Octavius seize control of Rome, completing the shift of power. The other options don’t fit because the play does not portray pardons or exile for the conspirators, nor a continuation of their authority, and Brutus never becomes dictator.