ANTONY: He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man. William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

in this passage from Julius Caesar, why does Antony repeat the phrase " he is an honorable man"?

A) To show the audience that Brutus is not trustworthy

B) To prove that Brutus was justified in killing Caesar

C) To say that he trust Brutus and will support him

D) To argue that Caesar deserved to be murdered