Marcus Brutus As An Honorable Man

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Honor, it’s a term that has been thrown around the world for many years. The definition changing throughout time from place to place. Modern American honor might look like someone who fights for our country. Today though, some can even say the word “honor” has evolved. Honor has had different definitions over time, modern time, american culture, and in others cultures like Chinese. Honor 300 or even 10 years ago is so different from what honor might look like today.
A honorable man in Shakespeare's time is unbelievable in today’s time. In shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus murdered Caesar but become know as an honorable man. Who or why would anyone think of Brutus as honorable? Brutus himself believed he had honor.

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