Is Julius Caesar Honorable

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Not a True Friend
Honor has always been a desirable trait since humans have walked on the earth. Men and women alike have spent their entire lives trying to earn a reputation of respect and trust. On the contrary, people who are dishonorable tend to have a reputation of disloyalty and distrust. These unwanted traits can be seen in Marcus Brutus, the main character in William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. Brutus’s actions in the play prove that Brutus is not an honorable man.
Disloyalty is an undesirable trait that can be recognized many times throughout the play in Brutus’s actions toward Julius Caesar. When Brutus decides to join the conspiracy against Caesar, he states:
It must be by his death:and for my part,
I know no personal cause …show more content…

These actions clearly show his disloyalty. He decides to enter the conspiracy against Caesar just because Caesar might change if he becomes the king. Instead of considering other options to prevent Caesar’s possible change, like talking to Caesar, Brutus right away thinks Caesar must be killed. This rash decision proves Brutus is not honorable. Later in the play, Caesar follows through on this decision to kill his friend. After Brutus stabs Caesar, Caesar’s last words are, “Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar” (III. i. 45). This quote made by the dying Caesar implies that Brutus’s disloyalty to him is what killed him, not the stabbing by the conspirators. Caesar trusted Brutus, but Brutus turned on Caesar and stabbed him in the back - figuratively and literally. Brutus’s disloyalty to Caesar in the play shows the qualities of an unhonorable …show more content…

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By refusing to tell his wife about his intention, he shows that he is unreliable and unhonorable. Brutus is unreliable because if he refuses to tell his wife something, why would he be willing to tell others his intentions? Cassius, another conspirator, suggested killing Antony as well as Caesar, but Brutus refused his request, “Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius” (II. i. 27). Brutus thinks that it would be a bad idea to kill Antony as well as Caesar; therefore, he does not even consider Cassius’s suggestion. Later in the play, Brutus once again does not listen to Cassius’s warning:
You know not what you do: don not consent
That Antony speak in his funeral:
Know you how much the people may be moved
By that which he will utter? (III. i. 51)
Brutus did not take time to think about Cassius’s suggestion before deciding against it. This decision will hurt the conspirators later, but Brutus did not think about what could happen. These decisions to not listen to his friends prove Brutus is disrespectful and therefore

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