One of the reasons why Brutus is dishonorable is because he is gullible. By that I mean that he is influenced into killing his so called “friend” very easily. For example, “ What means this shouting? I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king. Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so. I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well” (35). By this you can understand, how even though Brutus says he loves Caesar, he cannot let Caesar become king. Another example is, “It must be his death. And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general. …show more content…
For example, “No, not an oath. If not the face of men, the sufferance of our souls, the time’s abuse- If these be motives weak, break off betimes, and every man hence to his idle bed” (66). When Brutus and his acquaintances were planning to kill Caesar, they wanted to seal their pact by making an oath. But Brutus didn’t want to and since he didn’t want to, he manipulated them into just putting hands in a circle because their word was just more than enough. Another example is, “O name him not! Let us not break with him, for he will never follow anything that other men begin” (67). Brutus’s acquaintances, wanted to add Cicero to their group but Brutus didn’t want him to be added. So he manipulated his acquaintances into dropping Cicero from the group. To conclude, these are the reasons why Brutus is manipulative since he wants things to done his