What two towering works of early American fiction were created by mutual friends Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville?

Nathaniel Hawthorne, wrote “The Scarlet Letter”

and

Herman Melville, who wrote “Moby Duck” though “Duck” is spelled with an “i”.

Explanation:

cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.

b. both have yearned to escape the environment they experienced as a child.