Was Julius Caesar Honorable

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The least honorable character of ”Julius Caesar” is Brutus. He killed Julius
Caesar. Brutus also killed other people besides Caesar. Caesar was stabbed thirty three times in the chest repeatedly. Also told everyone that he would be the king of Rome. Instead of Julius Caesar.

The reason why Brutus is the least honorable character is because he killed most of his men that helped him out with killing Caesar. Also Brutus killed Cassius for money. Brutus’s decisions made rome at war. What that means is that the people of rome are against Brutus and his crew. Brutus’s plan was to be the king of rome and to kill Julius Caesar. When Brutus realized what he had done,. He had decided that Casca to hold his sword and so that
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Some may say that Caesar deserved to die. Some say Caesar didn’t deserve to die.
It depends if you really know Julius Caesar. Some say that Brutus treats everyone like family. Some say that he should never be born. And others say that why did he decide to kill Caesar. The reason why is all Brutus wanted is to be treated like a part of the team. But he didn’t get what he wanted. All Brutus got was treated like he was nothing. Brutus was the shadow in the background. But now he decided It's time that Julius Caesar to pay. So Brutus has decided to take Caesar’s place. What I mean by that is Brutus wants everyone bow down to him. Caesar well, he should take Brutus’s. When the fifteenth of March came around brutus decided to kill Caesar before the new king of Rome was announced. So Brutus could be king. But when that happened Brutus started to get startled. He got scared when he saw Caesar’s ghost. And that made Brutus decide that it was time for him to kill himself so he would not have to deal with the hatred, pain, and disgust. So he had casca which was one of the guys that was on Brutus’s side and made him hold Brutus’s sword and that’s when brutus jumped on top of the sword and he died of distress and melancholy. So he would not have to deal with the hatred and he decided to stick with what he is used to but in a different

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