Suicides of Worthyness Imagine suicide as an honorable rather than a desperate way of death. During Roman times that's how it was looked upon. William Shakespeare displayed this in his play The Tragedy of Julius Ceaser. Throughout this play conspirators plot against Julius Ceaser from becoming ruler of Rome. They assassinated him on the Ides of March and everything starts going wrong for them. Ceaser’s general, Antony, wanted revenge on the conspirators. He plotted a battle against them and came out victorious. During the battle, people would’ve rather killed themselves than be taken prisoner or killed by another. Brutus, Cassius, and Portia all killed themselves to be considered to of had an honorable death and prove loyalty. Brutus, an honorable man killed himself on the day of battle against Antony, this battle took place in Philippi. It was between Brutus and Cassius against Antony and Octavius. They each took their armies into battle against one …show more content…
He was commanding a soldier and close friend to charge into camp. He was told his soldier died and he took his own life. Cassius felt it was only fair to take his own life because his command sent a soldier to what he thought was his death. “O, coward that I am, to live so long / To see my best friend ta’en before my face!” (5.3 34-35). This led him to ask a servant to kill him so he could have a somewhat honorable death. “Now be a freeman, and with this good sword, / That ran through Caesar’s bowels, search this bosom. / Stand not to answer. Here, take thou the hilts, / And when my face is coerced, as ‘tis now, / Guide thou the sword - Caesar, thou are revenged” (5.3 41-45). He died at the voice of his command towards his servent. Not only did he die in battle, he also perished on his birthday. Cassius felt only as if killing himself would save his noble reputation as a general so being captured could not be a