Was Julius Caesar Honorable

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The least honorable character of Julius Caesar is Brutus. The main reason Brutus is dishonorable is because he betrayed his friend Caesar. Brutus shouldn’t have made Caesar think they were friends because in the end they weren’t true friends. If Brutus wanted to be seen as an honorable friend he should have sat down and talked to him about what he was doing. Instead of doing this, Brutus killed Caesar and helped the conspirators. What makes this all worse is that the conspirators want to take over Rome which will make everything worse in the end. Finally, this is why Brutus is the least honorable character.Brutus is the least honorable character because he killed Julius Caesar. He made Caesar think they were friends just to betray him in the …show more content…

Although he done it for Rome it still shows he’s a very dishonorable since he betrayed his friend Caesar. After Brutus killed Caesar he later began to have mixed feelings about what he had done. The example of Brutus betraying Caesar supports my claim because it shows he’s a bad person. One who betrays someone, especially their own friend will always be seen as a bad and dishonorable person. If Brutus wanted to be a good friend instead of a follower of the conspirators he would have sat down and talked to Caesar about all the problems. Talking to Caesar would have been a lot better for both of them, especially Brutus considering he ended up killing himself in result of what he done. Along with Brutus being a follower he thought it was ok that he killed Caesar since he done it for Rome. In reality it wasn’t a good thing at all since he betrayed his friend while doing so. As a result of Brutus doing this he eventually caused more problems for himself such as being in a major battle that eventually ended with his life being taken. Although these reasons given support the thesis very well, others may have other characters they think are the least honorable