Brutus is an honorable man

Cultural  

1. A statement made several times in a speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. The speech is Antony's funeral oration over Caesar, whom Brutus (see also Brutus) has helped kill. “Brutus is an honorable man” is ironic, as Antony is attempting to portray Brutus as ungrateful and treacherous. He succeeds in turning the Roman people against Brutus and the other assassins.

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Example Sentences

Echoes of Mark Antony: "For Brutus is an honorable man: So are they all, all honorable men."

From Time Magazine Archive

For Brutus is an honorable man, So are they all, all honorable men!

From Time Magazine Archive

When that the poor hath cried, Cæsar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff; Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man.

From Shakspere, Personal Recollections by Joyce, John A.

Caesar was his friend, yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

Here, under leave of Brutus, and the rest— For Brutus is an honorable man, So are they all, all honorable men— Come I to speak in Cæsar's funeral.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale