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Julius Caesar Tragic Hero (Brutus). Tragic Hero Essay In the play the Life
and Death of Julius Caesar (just as in all of Shakespeare ...
... Brutus and other conspirators assassinated Julius Caesar turning him into
a tragic hero. A tragic hero must portray four main traits. ...
... Julius Caesar fit all the characteristics of a tragic hero. He only didn’t fit into
one which Brutus did and that was for the tragic hero to die at the end ...
... First, I saw Julius Caesar as a tragic hero because his will to gain power was so
strong that he ... I saw Marcus Brutus as a second tragic hero in this play. ...
... Through these examples, Julius Caesar can be seen as having the traits of a tragic
hero. Upon closer inspection, Brutus is the real tragic hero of the play. ...
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Tragic Hero Essay
In the play the Life and Death of Julius Caesar (just as in all of Shakespeare’s tragedies) there is much death, much tragedy, and of course, a tragic hero. However unlike most of Shakespeare’s plays this time the tragic hero is not particularly obvious. Throughout the play a few main characters present themselves as possibilities for being the tragic hero. But as being a tragic hero is not only having a tragic flaw but also entails much more, there really is only one person to fit the mold. The character Brutus is born into power and is higher/better then we are. He has a tragic flaw that causes his downfall and at the end he realizes his mistake (a trait none of the other characters can really claim).
Throughout most of the play Brutus is constantly internally conflicted. Does he do what he believes is best for Rome or stay loyal to his friend and leader? Should he assist in the murder of one person to benefit many? Although killing Caesar was in the end a bad choice, Brutus always tries to do what is best for Rome and for the people. However even though all of Brutus’ motives are good he still has the tragic flaw of pride, which ultimately leads to his downfall. The reason that Brutus gets caught up in the conspiracy is because Cassias appeals to his pride and flatters him with forged letters from the Roman people saying he is a greater leader then Caesar.
This flaw eventually leads to his downfall because of all the bad decisions it causes him to make. The first mistake pride causes him to make is to kill Caesar and the next mistake follows right after. “ Mark Antony, here, take you Caesar’s body. You shall not in your funeral speech blame us, but speak all good you can devise of Caesar, and say you do’t by our permission; Else shall you not have any hang at all about his funeral; and you shall speak in the same pulpit wherto I am going, after my speech is done.” (24) This was said by Brutus to Antony right...
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