What does it mean to be honorable? It means bringing or worthy of honor and That is one thing Brutus is known for and the conspirators know this. Even though Brutus himself would later take part in killing his friend Julius Caesar, he does not do it out of jealous, envy, greed, or just pure hatred. He does it because it is what he thinks to be honorable. But to me the fact the he helps kill his friend Julius Caesar is dishonorable, not in the sense that killing is wrong but in a way that it makes Brutus looks honor hungry. It looks like he will do anything that may seem honorable to make himself look better because of his ego or the fact his blood is filled with honor figuratively speaking; do to the fact that he comes from an honorable family. They know if they tag Brutus along it will make them look better as a whole. …show more content…
Depending on the point of view someone is looking at Cassius and Casca; if a person also held s dislike for Julius Caesar then killing him for the good of room would be very honorable. But it does not take a rocket scientist for most people to see the Brutus honor compared to Cassius and Casca is far greater. Even Cinna sees it when he says “..o Cassius, if you could but win the noble Brutus to our party”(1.3.145) and when Casca says “ O, he sits high in all the people’s hearts, and that which would appear offense in us his countenance, like richest alchemy, will change to virtue and to worthiness”(1.3.163); then finally when Cassius replied “ Him and his worth and our great need of him you have right well conceited”(1.3.166) they know. Those guys are aware that their names do not hold as much weight or compare to that of the honorable and noble