In his speech against Brutus, Antony highlights the contradiction in Brutus's claim that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome, arguing instead that Brutus's actions stemmed from envy and ambition. He repeatedly refers to Brutus as an "honorable man," using irony to undermine Brutus's character and intentions. Through his emotional appeals and the presentation of Caesar's will, Antony seeks to sway public opinion against the conspirators, ultimately igniting the crowd's anger and turning them against Brutus and the other assassins.
to pretend to honor them
That Brutus "is a honourable man".
He doesn't like him because he's a tool used by Caesar, bowing to his every whim. He wants to kill him at a point but Burtus explains that it's not in the party's best favor to look like butchers when all they want to do is take out Caesar.
The line is "Flatterers! Now, Brutus, thank yourself: This tongue had not offended so to-day, If Cassius might have ruled." in Act V Scene 1. Antony, Octavian, Brutus and Cassius are engaged in the traditional pre-battle shouting match. Antony has just let go with an attack on Brutus and Cassius, calling them flatterers because they sucked up to Caesar while Casca snuck up on him from behind. This is why Cassius says "Flatterers!" Then he turns to speak to Brutus, and says, "This tongue had not offended so today if Cassius might have ruled." "This tongue" is Cassius's tongue and it has, he thinks, offended Antony, so what he is saying is that his tongue would not have offended Antony so much if Cassius had his way. Or possibly it might mean Antony's tongue which has offended Cassius. Either way, what he is talking about is that conversation way back in Act 2 Scene 1 (remember?) where Cassius said "I think it is not meet Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar, should outlive Caesar." He means that if Brutus had agreed with Cassius at that point Antony would be dead and would not be around to take or give offence (or, more importantly, to lead an army against them three acts later). Thanks a heap, Brutus. Or in other words, "Now Brutus, thank yourself."
The main reason is that Brutus believed he was ambitious. Antony does through in some good points how he wasn't ambitious. Caesar was apparently [from Brutus's point of view] power hungry and would make Rome corrupt.
That Brutus "is a honourable man".
to pretend to honor them
That Brutus "is a honourable man".
His opinion on Marc Antony is that Antony is just the limb of Caesar. There is no point in killing him either. Antony is a friend of Brutus and he seems loyal but then Brutus will soon find out that Antony is a traitor to him and but of course despises him.
Because it is obvious if Octavius and Cassius lost, then Brutus and Antony must have won.
Cassius knows that giving Antony a chance to speak at Caesar's funeral will put them in trouble as Brutus is a good orator and will sway the mob against him. He also knows that what they did was wrong and Antony will easily turn the people against them as truth is more powerul than treachery. The romans also love Caesar and that will definitely be a plus point for Antony.
Brutus was Caesar's protégé before Antony came along and a close friend. Caesar appears to feel that if even his close friends have turned against him, what is the point of resisting. Hence "And you too, Brutus?"
If you mean his "Friends! Romans! Countrymen!" speech, he is not so much making a point as crying havoc and loosing the dogs of war, as he said he would. The speech is a remarkable appeal to the emotions of the Roman mob, not to their reason. When you sneer sarcastically "and sure, he is an honourable man" the emotional response of the hearer is to agree "right, he is no honourable man" without thinking. Brutus is certainly an honourable man; Antony himself says so at the end of the play after Brutus is dead and no longer a threat. Antony is not making a point, but trying to get the mob into an irrational rage which will hunt the conspirators out of the city and give Antony the opportunity to replace Caesar as dictator.
In his speech, Antony aims to convey the message that Brutus and the conspirators' claim of assassinating Caesar for the good of Rome is flawed and hypocritical. By repeatedly referring to Brutus as an "honorable man" while highlighting Caesar's accomplishments and the injustices he faced, Antony seeks to sway public opinion against the conspirators. Ultimately, he stirs the emotions of the crowd, transforming their grief into anger, and inciting them to question the motives behind Caesar's murder.
He doesn't like him because he's a tool used by Caesar, bowing to his every whim. He wants to kill him at a point but Burtus explains that it's not in the party's best favor to look like butchers when all they want to do is take out Caesar.
He keeps on saying that Brutus is an honourable man when the message he is trying to convey is that Brutus is not an honourable man at all.
In Shakespeare's play, Cassius is sounding Brutus out to see if he is sympathetic to the plot against Caesar.