In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, I feel as if there is one character that represents honor, and there are a few that are not honorable. The one character who I think represents honor is Brutus. The reason I think Brutus is honorable is because he was willing to give sacrifices for the good of Rome. He killed his very good friend, Caesar, to save Rome. As you can imagine, this must have been a very hard thing to do. Brutus and Caesar grew up together, and spent much of time being with each other. Brutus made one of the biggest sacrifices in the play when he killed Caesar to save Rome from certain destruction, which I think makes Brutus very honorable. He states, “He would be crown’d/How that might change his nature…” (Act II, scene i, lines 12-13) It is obvious that Brutus is afraid of the possibility of a negative change in Caesar that could doom all of Rome.
However, this is not the only time in the play when Brutus shows his honor. At the very end of the play, he kills himself. This may sound like a very cowardly thing to do, but Brutus knew he had to do it for the good of Rome. He knew that if he would have gotten more power in Rome, he wouldn’t have used it in a correct just way. So, Brutus decided to take his life to save many others from destruction and doom. For these reasons, I think Brutus should be the one who receives the most recognition for being the most honorable in the play, Julius Caesar.
There are more characters that are not honorable in the play Julius Caesar then there are characters that are honorable. One of the characters who I think is not honorable is Cassius. The reason I think this is because Cassius mainly wanted to kill Julius Caesar because he was envious of him. He didn’t believe that Caesar was going to be a good enough ruler. It is obvious that this is true when he states, “…it doth amaze me a man of such feeble temper should so get the start of the majestic world and bear the palm alone.” (Act I, Scene ii, Lines 128-131)...