1. On what conditions does Antony accept his friendship to Brutus and Cassius ?
2. Why does Cassius object in allowing Antony to speak in the market place ?

Answers to your query are:

• Antony accepted the friendship offered by Brutus and Cassius under the hope that they would provide him with valid reasons for killing Caesar. He said that if he was satisfied with the reasons and found it justified to kill Caesar he would be friends with Brutus and Cassius and would also love them.

• Cassius pulls aside Brutus and shows his objection in allowing Antony to deliver a funeral speech for Caesar. This is so because Cassius knew how strong and powerful an orator Antony was. He feared that Antony's speech might influence the people and provoke them to think ill or against the conspirators.