Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.

He was my friend, faithful and just to me.

But Brutus says he was ambitious,

And Brutus is an honourable man.

BRUTUS. There is tears for his love, joy for his

fortune, honour for his valour, and death for his

ambition. Who is here so base that would be a

bondman?

–The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,

William Shakespeare

Why does Antony keep saying that Brutus is an honorable man?



What does Brutus think was Caesar’s greatest evil?



What attitude do both speakers share?