Honor In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare

Although Brutus is a conspirator, he still lives an honorably. He kills Caesar not for his own gain, but for what he thinks is the gain of Rome. Brutus proves his loyalty to Rome when he says, “as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death.”(III.ii.47-49). During Brutus’ funeral speech he justifies the killing of Caesar by telling the Romans that he did it because Caesar was a plague to their growth and it had to be stopped. That also means Brutus is willing to kill his best friend for Rome and if he were not honorable then he would have killed Caesar for his own gain not for the gain of his country. He is selfless enough to even threaten his own life for his country if it need be. An honorable man is selfless. Honorable is a word used in the definition of Brutus and that makes him an honorable man. Also when Brutus says, “I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well.”(I.ii.89) Cassius asks Brutus if he wants Caesar to be king and

Power did not only intensify Brutus’s concerns, but also his lack of loyalty. Brutus was not killing a mere man, but his best friend. When talking of Caesar, Brutus says:“I love him well” (Shakespeare 1.2.84), yet he wants to take Caesar’s life. He proves his unreliability when welcoming and befriending all the conspirators in Act 1, Scene 2. As Caesar’s close confidant, this shows how two-faced and deceitful Brutus truly is. He was hesitant to join the conspiracy at first, but eventually is unquestionably involved in the gruesome deed. Brutus

Brutus is most definitely a honorable man because honor is the main reason why Brutus dies in the end. But, is also why he is titled a hero. After lucilius capture, he states “ i dare assure thee that no enemy shall ever take life of the Noble Brutus”.(6, 3) After the defeat of his army, Brutus wants to die nobly. It is achieved after he orders strato to kill him. Antony states “ this was the noblest Roman of them all” which to me says a lot of how people or other characters think about Brutus. Also Brutus had no personal Grudge towards Caesar what so ever it was just the simple fact that even the author states “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved

Many people can agree that committing murder isn’t an honorable thing to do. The thought of killing Caesar eats Brutus up both consciously and subconsciously. Brutus said “From the time you decide to do something to the moment you actually do it, everything feels unreal, like a horrid dream” (II, i, 60-66). The realization of killing his best friend creates some turmoil inside Brutus. Even though Brutus claims he is still being honorable while he is in the conspiracy, his true underlying thoughts prove otherwise.

"This is a personal reason,because even though Brutus said he was ambitious,the commoners didn't see him as ambitious.There was no sign of ambition in Caesar as seen by the commoners,proving that,that was Brutus's personal opinion.There was also proof that Caesar was not ambitous,as described by Antony in his speech;when he pointed out that Caesar brought home captives and refused the crown three times,signs that are not of an ambitous man.To add,his killing of Caesar did not help Rome,it ended with the people going into havoc and war,hurting Rome.Also,would Caesar being in control,really would have sent Rome into a horrible state?Brutus states,"Would you rather that Caesar were living and we would all go to our graves as slaves, or that Caesar were dead and we all lived as free men?"However,this might have not happened.As proven by his will,when he states,"To every Roman citizen he gives—to every individual man—seventy-five drachmas."Is this the ruling of a horrible ruler?Brutus imagines all these harsh realities that might have occur if Caesar came into power,these things were not guaranteed to happen.But because of his fear,he murdered a man in cold blood.He never gave Caesar the chance to see whether or not he would be a good ruler.This shows that his reason for murdering Caesar was not

As Brutus explains as to why he killed Caesar the citizens start to be on brutus's side because he said “if I had not kill him they all would rather have caeser living and they all die slaves”-Logic. Even though it was a hard decision for him to make he made the right one and it was because he loved him that he killed him Brutus loved Caesar more than anyone else, but he love rome more and was willing to make the sacrifice to save the people of rome from

Because he was a good man, Brutus despised having to kill Caesar. Opposers of my claim may wonder why he didn’t show more remorse and guilt after murdering his friend. In the end, Brutus killed himself because he could not live with his actions. Caesar’s ghost appeared to him and he became overcome with grief and guilt. Furthermore, Clitus describes him as a man who “is so full of grief that it spills out of his eyes” (Act 5 Scene 4). To show his deep regret, Brutus states his final words with sorrow: “Caesar, you can rest now. I didn’t kill you half as

Even tough Brutus murders Caesar it is arguable that he is not even a real murderer considering that Brutus said, "Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, to cut the head off then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; for Antony is but a limb of Caesar" (2.1.162-164). When all other conspirators wanted to murder Antony too, because they thought he would harm them all if he finds out and outlives Caesar, Brutus did not. Brutus makes Rome mob against all of the conspirators. He does this by letting Antony speak at Caesars funeral.

Brutus is kills Caesar for what he says to save Rome. This is true on his part because everyone knew Caesar to make impulsive decisions that could harm Rome and very much cause the downfall of it. He killed Caesar to prevent this. Many say that he is a betrayer but I purely believe that he is is a patriot. Throughout the play he already has contraversal thoughts but decides on his

Brutus believed that the good of Rome was more important than what he thought or felt was right. His sense of honor was possibly the biggest reason why he was sure to die in the end despite the sequence of the events. In act 5, Cassius asks Brutus “Then if we lose this battle, You are contented to be led in triumph thorough the streets of rome?” (V,i,210). To this, Brutus responds “No, Cassius, no. Think not, thou noble Roman, That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome” (V,i,210). This shows the beginning of the plot to kill Caesar and how Brutus’ character traits allow his fate to be

Douglas MacArthur once said “Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be”. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is an honorable man who keeps his word. At the same time, he places the good of Rome above all else. This, along with his sense of honor is what drives him down a rabbit hole of decisions. Out of all the conspirators who act out of selfish reasons, he is the only one who genuinely thinks that Caesar's death is for the greater good. These qualities in Brutus make him one of the most honorable men in Rome, but they also make him a difficult man to trust, as his loyalty is to Rome the country itself. As we can see, Brutus firmly believes in honor and loyalty, but to

The theme of honor in Julius Caesar is portrayed as a mask that corrupt people hide behind. Brutus is the perfect role model for honor that all try to follow behind, “I love the name of honour more than I fear death” (I. ii. 36). Brutus would rather die than be unhonorable, and he lets this mask his decision making. He doesn’t want to kill Caesar because of his honor, then changes his mind and kills Caesar, because of honor. The reason Cassius and Cinna wanted Brutus involved with the plan was so people would take it seriously, and would be more prone to forgive the conspirators for killing Caesar. The conspirators realize the Romans would listen and forgive an honorable man, “O Cassius, if you could But win noble Brutus to our party-“ (I.

Being that Antony wanted all conspirators killed, Brutus took the initiative to kill his self so every person that was still alive could walk away with Antony. Again, Brutus was doing something good for his country, specifically the people. He never wanted to intentionally hurt anyone or cause any pain to anyone. However, when killing his self he betrayed Cassius because they had an agreement to not commit suicide if defeated. Cassius and Brutus’s plan was to fight for their life if defeated because dying would mean surrendering and would appear weak. Each person Brutus loved was dead, including Caesar and he felt as though he let everyone down therefore, he killed himself for that reason only. Betray Cassius is not reasonable because if anything Cassius betrayed Brutus when he sent the fake letters and deceived Brutus into killing his dearest friend. Brutus did not kill his self because he felt guilty or didn’t want to fight anymore; everyone was dead and felt as if there wasn’t a reason for him living anymore. Having a kind heart and willing to always do what’s in favor of everyone else is something did well through the

Brutus was truly honorable in that he cared for the fate of Rome and its citizens. If Caesar was crowned king, he would be given an incredible amount of power that could seldom be controlled. This immense power over Rome could not even be regulated by the order of the Senate. Brutus’s true motive for murdering Caesar was due to his fear of Caesar using his

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