"I love thy name of honour more than I fear death" declared Marcus Junius Brutus. With this quote we see Brutus’s true opinion of his honor and how he believes it should be upheld even if it leads to death. Brutus should have never joined in killing Caesar in the article, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” Written by William Shakespeare, in agreeing he was showing his honor for his country to the public but in private we saw his true worries and anxieties about this decision. Brutus could be argued that he was one of the most honorable people out of the selection of characters. As stated in Act I, scene 2 “For the gods so speed me, as I love thy name of honor more than I fear death.” In him saying this he demonstrates his honor for Rome and how he is willing to die for this honor. Once he joined the group that was for killing Julius he lost most of his honor due to selling out his morals. In Act V, scene 5 Brutus conveys, “It is more worthy to leap …show more content…
In completing this plan instead of what truly happened their brotherhood would remain stronger than ever. On top of that, Rome would have two noble and honorable leaders. “From the time when you decide to do something terrible to the moment you do it, everything feels unreal, like a horrible dream.” This is what Brutus states after deciding to join in killing Caesar. We can see from these feeling Brutus is regretting that he decided this already. He wishes there was another road to take rather than killing his best friend. Not only would this solution give the answer to the question “Who should lead Rome?” but it would fix Brutus’s anxieties. Brutus says to himself, “poor Brutus, with himself at war" This remedy would allow Brutus to be free of worry and anxiety while working alongside his best