Caesar And Brutus Essay, Research Paper

Brutus was a trusted friend of Caesar and an honorable man, or so you thought.

In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is presented as a

loyal companion to Caesar showing himself as honorable only to turn around and

betray his friend by death. This to me does not sound like the act of an

honorable man. Can a man who is honored, be honorable? Brutus was a noble man in

Rome and a good friend to the leader Caesar. Many looked up to Brutus as an

honest man, and a person to trust and confide in. Trust is a basis in a

friendship, and the one thing that failed to enter the relationship between

Caesar and Brutus, leading to the one thing to drive their friendship apart. He

may be looked apon as honored but was definitely not an honorable man. Someone

who kills one of his own because he was persuaded to by the thoughts and ideas

of others is easily manipulated and therefore cannot be thought of as honorable.

He does not have strong character if he does not have faith in himself.

"Hold then my sword, and turn away thy face while I do run apon it."

(Shakespeare The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 5. 3. line 49) These were words Brutus

spoke moments before killing himself, dying full of shame. How could a man who

does not have the strength to carry on with his life, be considered honorable?

Half of having the title of being honorable, is having faith in yourself, a

quality which Brutus showed he did not have by timorously taking his own life.

Inner weakness portrays itself in an outer manifestations of lies and anger. How

can these characteristics be considered honorable? Like a chameleon, Brutus

changed his words and ideas to fit the political climate, betraying Caesar, his

country, and eventually himself. Brutus, having no self-assurance, or confidence

he resulted to being a follower right down to his death. These are all signs of

a weak person. With so much going for him, he lost it all to an easy way out of

a difficult situation. We are all presented with effortless ways to get out of

complicated circumstances, but it’s not always the best. As loyal and

trustworthy as Brutus was first thought to be, his true side was eventually

shown in the end. He was no friend to Caesar, or anyone else. Betrayal, lies,

suicide, and murder were result of a weak and deceitful man. This man showed he

was anything but honorable in anyway. On who is honored can’t always be

honorable.