Marcus Brutus: The Tragic Hero in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

As noble and great as Brutus might be, all tragic heroes have some tragic flaws and make some errors of judgment, which leads them to their downfall. In this case Brutus's great flaw is that he is too honorable, and he's too naïve when he is dealing with people. An example of an error of judgment is when Brutus underestimates Antony, and thinks him incapable of being dangerous after Caesar's death, "For Antony is but a limb of Caesar...he can do no more than Caesar's arm When Caesar's head is off."  This turns out not to be the case. One example of Brutus's excessive honor being damaging to him, is when he decides that only Caesar should die and no one else even if they seem to threaten his cause, as Cassius warns repeatedly that Antony does.

In Julius Caesar Brutus displays the traits of a tragic hero throughout this play. His tragic flaw is need to be nobel. He makes an error in judgment, and when killing Caesar causes all of Rome to turn against the conspirators everything from then on causes tragic events. All of which eventually lead to his death.

Julius Caesar is a work of art by William Shakespeare in 1599. Within this play Julius Caesar is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is defined as “the main character of a tragedy [who is] usually dignified, courageous, and high ranking” (novel study guide). Also vital to defining a tragic hero is that, “the hero’s downfall is caused by a tragic flaw” ( novel study guide). It is very evident that Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a tragic hero given that he is of noble stature, has a fatal flaw and comes to an unhappy end.

Now, to whom Brutus is and his speech. Brutus is the best friend of Caesar, but he thinks that he saved Rome from Caesar. He says that Caesar was going to enslave all of Rome, and he had to kill Caesar to save Rome. He wants to save his skin from angry Romans, so he gives a speech to the fickle Romans and is able to win their favor, but not for long. His speech is smart and uses many fallacies and many persuasion tactics to assure the audience. He is nonchalant after the speech because he expects the fickle Romans to join his side. So, he makes a mistake and he

In 1599 Shakespeare wrote the play Julius caesar. The main character of the play Brutus as he represents a tragic hero. being a tragic hero means. He is above us but human And he falls from a high place, He struggles against his own fate, he is guilty of a fatal flaw (honor), he has an epiphany, and by the end of the play, he is dead

    Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, displays Brutus as a tragic hero, blinded loyalty and devotion. Brutus's heroic belief of honor and virtue was so powerful that it drove him to perform villainous actions and lead to his destruction.

Every tragic hero has tragic flaws that make them a tragic hero. The tragic flaws of Brutus are his idealism and naivety. Furthermore, it is Brutus’s idealism and naivety that leads Brutus and the other conspirators to be driven out of the empire. (III, i, 260-267) Brutus ignores Cassius’s warning of Antony and proceeds to allow Antony to have a speech at Caesar’s funeral, this decision ends up being the catalyst for the chaos that was about to break

A tragic hero in Shakespearean literature is understood as a noble and heroic character who makes a series of bad decisions based on his bad judgment that leads to his downfall and eventually death. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, the tragic hero is Marcus Brutus, a powerful Roman senator who joins a conspiracy to assassinate the Roman ruler, Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because of his noble reputation, his moral personality, the cathartic experience that the audience feels from his life and his tragic flaw: idealism.

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two potential protagonists are presented to the audience. Both Brutus and Caesar have been mentioned as possible protagonists, but there can only be one protagonist. But who is the real protagonist? Although there is proof to back up Caesar, Brutus has more proof and solid proof. Therefore, Brutus should be named protagonist of the story.

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is the tragic hero. Some scholars argue over whether Caesar or Brutus is the true tragic hero. Based on facts such as, Brutus is naive, cowardly, and sneaky. Cassius made Brutus do his dirty work for him, and he didn’t realize it. Brutus’ weakness is his love for Rome, Cassius picked on this weakness, talking Brutus into killing Caesar. As defined by Aristotle, a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that leads to his/her downfall, this definition defines Brutus.

In Julius Caesar Brutus displays the traits of a tragic hero through out this play. His tragic flaw is his being too naive. He makes an error in judgment, and when this error occurred it causes his own downfall. But Brutus causes his own downfall when after killing Caesar all of Rome turns against the conspirators. And all these events cause his death. However, the factors that have made him a tragic hero are discussed below:

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus is proven to be the most noble tragic hero there is. A tragic hero is someone who is born of noble birth and who suffers a catastrophe, which definitely defines Brutus. “Caesar you can rest now. I didn’t kill you half as willingly” (Shakespeare 5.5.56-57) is one of the most important quotes said by Brutus to end the tragedy of the play.

Brutus’ new-found leadership with the conspirators leads to a downfall because he controls each of them and what they get to do. When others attempt to say that they should do certain tasks, he denies them. “Nor’th insuppressive mettle of our spirits,/ To think that or our cause or our

Obviously, some people might believe that Brutus is the tragic hero because he died after killing his best friend Caesar and therefore it can be assumed that the audience would have pity for him (“Aristotle’s”). However, there was no pity because while it could be argued that he was saving Rome, there was no evidence that Caesar was a negative influence on the city. The only thing ever said about Caesar had been people’s stories about how weak he was (I.ii. 97-137). In these stories, Cassius describes Caesar as a “sick little girl” completely insulting his ego (I.ii. 135) as well as informing Brutus that Caesar had once said “Help me, Cassius, or I sink!” (I.ii. 118) which once again, is an absolute insult to his character. Unfortunately, no one ever got to truly see what kind of ruler

Brutus possesses many ideals and mannerisms that make him the tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s tragedy. To begin with, Brutus has a deep sense of love for his city, and concerns himself with its well-being. His concern for Rome is actually what causes him to backstab Caesar. He worries that he is too arrogant to be an adequate leader, “I do fear the people/ Choose Caesar for their king.” (Shakespeare I.ii. 85-86). Secondly, Brutus has an undying moral compass that navigates him on his integrity driven choices. Brutus thinks long and hard before he joins the conspirators, and wonders whether or not it is the right choice and questions his choices, “Into what dangers would you lead me…/ That you would have me seek into myself/ For which is not in me?” (Shakespeare I.ii. 69-71). His strong beliefs are what ultimately convince him to join the conspirators, for the good of Rome. Also, Brutus believes in equality and respect. He gives a speech to the public because he feels they deserve to know the reason why Caesar dies, ‘And, waving our red weapons o’er our heads,/ Let’s all cry “Peace, freedom, and liberty!”’. (Shakespeare III.i. 121-122). This heroic quality is one of the things that drives him to be a good leader, and a good person as well. As much as these traits lead us to believe