Which statement best explains brutus's motivation in this
scene?
brutus wants strato to kill him so that he does not have
to think about caesar.
brutus wants to get rid of the ghost of caesar and to
stop having bad dreams.
brutus wants to atone for caesar's death, and thinks
he can do so by killing himself.
brutus wants to prove to volumnius that he and caesar
were good friends.

Brutus wants to atone for Caesar’s death, and thinks he can do so by killing himself.

Explanation:

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar's friend Brutus joins the conspiracy which leads to Caesar's death.

In Act V, Scene V, Brutus feels guilty for Caesar's death and decides to make up for what he did by killing himself. He asks his friend, Strato, to hold a sword while he runs on it.  As he dies, Brutus says that Caesar can rest in peace now, and points out that he wanted to kill himself more than he ever wanted to kill Caesar.

Option C, Brutus wants to atone for Caesar’s death, and thinks he can do so by killing himself.

Explanation:

The options that do not make sense:  Options A, B, D

The options that make sense:  Option C, Brutus wants to atone for Caesar’s death, and thinks he can do so by killing himself.

 Option C, Brutus wants to atone for Caesar’s death, and thinks he can do so by killing himself.