In William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", honor is displayed as a main theme throughout the play. Honor is having great respect for others, regardless of their status in society and performing great deeds not for personal gain but for the good of others. Marcus Brutus is an example of an honorable man but Caius Cassius is not. In the opening scene of the play there are two senators and the plebeians. The plebeians are having a celebration because Caesar has triumphed over Pompey. The senators are not happy with this. You can tell they are angry because Murellus says “You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!" This implies that the plebeians don't care about what has happened to their previous ruler. You can tell they don't care
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He is not offering Octavious the crown because Antony can now become a ruler with Octavious and Lepidus. I think Shakespeare wanted us to see that Brutus is starting to come into power and he starts to become in control of the conspiracy and Cassius as going along with Brutus because he doesn't want to lose a friend. I think Shakespeare wants us to see Antony as being loyal to his friend but he does things for a personal gain like offering the crown to Caesar. Brutus describes Caesar's death as "ambition's debt is paid." Brutus thought Caesar was ambitious and now they have killed ambition. Lucillius bears a message from Cassius. The letter says that Cassius is getting displeased with Brutus. Cassius thinks Brutus has wronged him. "Most noble brother you have done me wrong." And Brutus says, “how should I wrong a brother?" Brutus and Cassius have an argument about the letter that Cassius wrote about Lucius Pella. Brutus didn't support Lucius Pella and Cassius did. “You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella for taking bribes here of the sardians, wherein my letters, praying on his side, because I knew the man, was slighted off." The friendship between Cassius and Brutus changes when they get more power. They start losing that honor that they had because they didn’t think of what their
He is not offering Octavious the crown because Antony can now become a ruler with Octavious and Lepidus. I think Shakespeare wanted us to see that Brutus is starting to come into power and he starts to become in control of the conspiracy and Cassius as going along with Brutus because he doesn't want to lose a friend. I think Shakespeare wants us to see Antony as being loyal to his friend but he does things for a personal gain like offering the crown to Caesar. Brutus describes Caesar's death as "ambition's debt is paid." Brutus thought Caesar was ambitious and now they have killed ambition. Lucillius bears a message from Cassius. The letter says that Cassius is getting displeased with Brutus. Cassius thinks Brutus has wronged him. "Most noble brother you have done me wrong." And Brutus says, “how should I wrong a brother?" Brutus and Cassius have an argument about the letter that Cassius wrote about Lucius Pella. Brutus didn't support Lucius Pella and Cassius did. “You have condemned and noted Lucius Pella for taking bribes here of the sardians, wherein my letters, praying on his side, because I knew the man, was slighted off." The friendship between Cassius and Brutus changes when they get more power. They start losing that honor that they had because they didn’t think of what their