Dishonorable Heroes in Classical Literature

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Many people who are honored aren’t honorable. In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, a very proud and dishonorable character, trumps Brutus’ speech to the public regarding the assassination of Caesar. After Brutus convinces the public that the assassination was necessary Antony steps up and turns them from loyal to Brutus to wanting to kill him. This is because the public honors Antony more than Brutus even though his speech was more honorable. The crowd couldn’t see though Antony’s manipulating speech which didn’t technically break his agreement with Brutus but had more of an effect than if he did. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, one of the least honorable characters, Napoleon, gradually himself into a human. He takes over

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