Was Julius Caesar Honorable

Among the many characters in the play Julius Caesar, few of them got mentioned as honorable men. Throughout the play, most of the characters did not identify as honorable men. Two characters, Antony and Brutus did identify as honorable men. Antony, who held a place in the Senate with Caesar had a very close relationship with Caesar and would have done anything for him. Brutus had a very close relationship with Caesar as well, however he identified as one of the head conspirators, acting against Caesar. The conspiracy consisted of a group of men who wanted to kill Caesar, the new Roman Emperor. By the end of the play, deciding which of the two men resembled an honorable man most became difficult. Antony showed signs that made the question of …show more content…
Most of the other conspirators wanted to kill Caesar for their own benefit. On the other hand, Brutus wanted to kill Caesar because he truly thought it would better the Roman Empire over all. Brutus showed signs of sadness when Caesar got killed, but many of the other conspirators did not. When the conspirators suggested they kill off Antony as well as Caesar, because Antony could turn against them, Brutus said they should not because they should "be sacrificers but not butchers"(2.1). Brutus did not want to have people perceive them as terrible men that killed people just because they felt threatened by them. Brutus also spares Antony’s life. Brutus acting this way shows he resembled an honorable man.
Mark Antony showed many signs of taking on characteristics of a less honorable man than Brutus. When Caesar died, he seemed upset and said he would avenge him. However, when he realized he inherited the triumvirate he did not seem very sad anymore. He then suggested to kick Lepidus out (another member of the triumvirate) so he and Caesar’s great-nephew, Octavius, could obtain more power. This showed that Antony wanted power badly. He wanted to have more power bad enough that he would take out a friend from the

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