"Messala, today is my birthday. Give me your hand, and you will witness that i am forced to bet all of uor fredoms on one battle. I used to believe that there are no omens, just as Epicurus does, but now i have a little belief in Omens. When we came from Sardis, two Eagles were perched on our first flag, eating from some soldiers hands. They flew away today, and now there are crows, ravens, and kites flying over head. They are looking down on us as if we are prey. Their shadows are a canopy of death, were our army lies." -Cassuis

This quote is very important because it is Cassius discussing his worries. Cassuis is starting to believe that fate is happening because it is his birthday, and he may die in battle. Cassius is looking at the crows and ravens as a sign of his iminate doom. He is worried fate has caught up with him. Cassius ends up killing himself. He could have not killed himself, but he thought he was not worthy to live any longer. Cassius could have decided to not kill himself, and live another day. I believe this is is a mixture of fate and freewill. you could argue that he did die on his birthday, so it is fate. Or you could say that he Killed himself, and that was forcing fate otherwise known as freewill.

by:meeeach