Brutus was Caesar’s best friend, and since Caesar was nearly considered to be the king of Rome, this meant that Brutus was well respected and noble. In addition to being well respected, Brutus was also idealistic and honorable. He viewed everyone to be as noble and trustworthy as he was. Even after Brutus’ death and his fatal wrong-doings, his enemies still considered him to be righteous and noble. Marc Antony, who desired the ultimate revenge against the conspirators, saw Brutus as divergent. In fact, upon seeing the death of Brutus, Antony proclaimed ,“This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar” (5. 5. 74-76). Unlike the rest of the conspirators, Brutus killed Caesar because he truly believed that he was helping the Roman Republic prosper and free itself from Caesar’s future tyranny. Antony comprehended Brutus’ motive for killing Caesar, and thus labeled him as “noblest Roman of them
Brutus was Caesar’s best friend, and since Caesar was nearly considered to be the king of Rome, this meant that Brutus was well respected and noble. In addition to being well respected, Brutus was also idealistic and honorable. He viewed everyone to be as noble and trustworthy as he was. Even after Brutus’ death and his fatal wrong-doings, his enemies still considered him to be righteous and noble. Marc Antony, who desired the ultimate revenge against the conspirators, saw Brutus as divergent. In fact, upon seeing the death of Brutus, Antony proclaimed ,“This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar” (5. 5. 74-76). Unlike the rest of the conspirators, Brutus killed Caesar because he truly believed that he was helping the Roman Republic prosper and free itself from Caesar’s future tyranny. Antony comprehended Brutus’ motive for killing Caesar, and thus labeled him as “noblest Roman of them