"Why does the story start with the father and son playing chess? Does the father’s strategy at the chess game tell you anything about his personality? If so, what?"

“the first decision that led to brutus’ downfall is when he decided that he would join the conspirators in their plot to kill caesar. the plot did not work. the conspirators had to flee for their very lives. the second decision that led to brutus’ downfall is when he refused to listen to cassius. “ i hope this information you.