Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are both considered honorable men by the public. But, like all traits honor is in the eye of the beholder. Honor is defined as evidence or symbols of distinction. Those who are placed in power are often chosen because of their traits, which include being honorable. If those in power have any faults, it could diminish their position in the eyes of the public. Brutus is considered …

…beliefs. He never gives in to the ideas of others forced upon him, like Cassius' idea to kill Caesar because of jealousy and to receive power from the act. Brutus stated that his role in Caesar's murder was to help Rome not himself specifically. Even his enemy Mark Antony says of him "This was the noblest Roman of them all." To be known as honorable by your enemies is to definitely be an honorable man.