Flaws In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

Brutus & Julius Caesar The tragic hero archetype has been played with for as long as literature has been created, but no one had quite a spin on it like William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes were specifically designed to elicit pity and fear from the audience and to personally feel their downfall. In Julius Caesar, the protagonist Brutus is a well-made example. He practically follows all the requirements to the letter. However, the character of which the play is named after is often not considered as one as he doesn’t exhibit suffering and morality in a conventional way and does not experience his own catharsis.

After Julius Caesar was assassinated, the Roman Republic was overruled and transformed into the Roman Empire. The Republic had many flaws including the fact that it was based on inheritance, it had no genuine voice for the lower class, women, or slaves, and it was not strong enough to govern effectively and keep its citizens happy during endless wars. Ancient Rome only truly became powerful when it became an empire.

People Are Not Flawless What makes a character a tragic hero? Most would say that a tragic hero is the main character who does lots of great stuff but is overrun by a couple of flaws. A tragic hero dies from a gruesome death. Some may think that there are two tragic heroes in a story, but that's not always the case.

One moment is all it takes to ruin the best day of your life, and it has a ripple effect on the following days. In the play Julius Caesar, we see this event happen to Brutus. Brutus has three main flaws. His flaws were easy manipulation, being a leader, and being inconsistent. Brutus’ tragic flaws ultimately led to his downfall and death.

In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar there were many people that had major faults that hurt them but also so helped them in some cases. For example; Antony, Cassius, Brutus, and even Caesar himself. in that day in age patriotism was a noble thing and as many people stated Brutus was a noble man. Brutus didn't believe Caesar should have been in power and that Caesar was overly ambitious and that his ambition would cause problems for the kingdom.

Paetyn Jones Mr. Ioannidis, 2nd Hr. English 10B 1 March 2024 The Flaws That Cause The Fall Tragic heroes are a widespread motif used in literature. A tragic hero is a character that experiences a downfall based on their flaws. These weaknesses are called tragic flaws and are both good and bad weaknesses. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, both Brutus and Caesar are examples of characters who display a tragic flaw.

Brandon James Grayson ENG II/4th Block October 27, 2015 ESSAY William Shakespeare’s play, “The tragedy of Julius Caesar,” is a chronicle of amity and treachery. This correlation will result in the demise and decease of Brutus, whom some suppose is truly the tragic hero. As established by Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero, Brutus epitomizes what a tragic hero truly is. Brutus, after the happening, comprehends that the reversal of his fortune is brought about by himself when he realizes how fallacious he was in partaking in the assassination of Caesar.

I am nervous and cannot sleep. All I can think about is whether I should take action against Caesar and help my countrymen or should I not join and go to the grave dishonorable and like Cassius says I will. Caesar does have some flaws as Cassius mentioned that lead me to question whether he is fit to lead Rome. Especially him turning down the crown three times. It makes him seem that he is reluctant to lead Rome. It also seems Cassius is hungry for power and only wants Caesar assassinated because he was on Pompey’s side and Caesar beat him. Cassius shows up to my house with the conspirators in hats and cloaks hard to recognize them. We decide to kill Caesar but I am hesitant still about joining the conspiracy. After they leave Portia is so

Title William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, shows Caesar- the highly beloved, noble, almighty, trustworthy one who changed the traditional Roman republic to the Roman Empire - is responsible for his own death. The documentary Ancients Behaving Badly also gives reasons to show this responsibility. Caesar ignored signs, he was considered dangerous, and he was too proud. In the play, Caesar ignores multiple signs of the danger the future holds.

William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar highlights how weak leaders affect society’s condition. Shakespeare displays this through the actions of multiple characters, one of whom is Julius Caesar, a Roman general and senator greatly favored by the people. Caesar enters the play by ignoring a soothsayer’s omen to beware the ides of March, an action that is indicative of his belief in his personal invulnerability. Caesar’s continuous disregard of warnings of his death manifests into his ultimate demise. Shakespeare extrapolates Caesar’s arrogance, physical weakness, and unfortunate fate to elucidate how rulers with similar traits would eventually fail and foment disarray between their people.

Julius Caesar biggest flaw was his pride. He ignored warnings from people. He was told by a soothsayer to “Beware the ides of March” but Caesar ignored the warning and called him a dreamer. He ignores the warning from his wife Calpumia. His wife had a dream that the senators were washing their hands in Caesar blood in front of Pompays statue.

First and foremost, Julius Caesar’s tragic flaw was that he was too arrogant. Which because of that lead to his death by the conspirators consisting of his closest politicians and generals. At the very minute finishing the book, I immediately thought that Julius Caesar should have taken the crown the three times he was offered it. However, he chose not to so he could gain more of a better opinion to the eyes of the people in Rome. Which I believe from the text of the play is how Julius Caesar intended to play his actions. Based on the reading, Brutus and Cassius don’t believe that Julius Caesar was the king to the throne. Brutus feared for his people that they would “Choose Caesar for their king.” (Shakespeare 36). Brutus and Cassius believed

Without critical thinking, dangerous decisions are devised. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare a man struggles to choose what he loves more, his best friend or his country. Marcus Brutus is the confused protagonist in Shakespeare's epic tragedy. When Brutus thought Rome was in danger, his love for his country lead him to betray and kill his “ambitious” friend: Julius Caesar. In the tragic tale Julius Caesar, Brutus’ habit of making poor decisions based on his inability to critically think was revealed through his inclination to overtrust others, his tendency to think with his heart and not his head and his habit of underestimating Antony.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar contains many themes and topics for me to discuss. Tragic flaw is shown throughout the play. I am going to analyze Caesar's tragic flaws in detail. There are many times that Caesar's flaws appear and are recognized in the play. Caesar does not have just one big flaw he has several smaller flaws. Caesars flaw also connects with other great literary works, such as the Bible. I hope to convey and describe the tragic flaws Caesar has.