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How Is Brutus A Tragic Hero

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Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because he drives the story and plot with his decision making. This trait makes him the protagonist. His first story changing decision is to join Cassius and the conspirators leading to the assassination of Caesar. He also let Antony speak at Caesar's funeral which Cassius said not to, which led to a Roman mob against all of the conspirators.
Then lastly led to the civil war where Brutus made the decision to go from a strong defensive position to a weak offensive position that ultimately led to the conspirators defeat and shortly after, Brutus' suicide.
Brutus joins Cassius and the conspirators in the murder plot of Julius Caesar. Brutus does eventually help murder Caesar but he honestly thought it was for the good of his …show more content…

Even tough Brutus murders Caesar it is arguable that he is not even a real murderer considering that Brutus said, "Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, to cut the head off then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; for Antony is but a limb of Caesar" (2.1.162-164). When all other conspirators wanted to murder Antony too, because they thought he would harm them all if he finds out and outlives Caesar, Brutus did not.
Brutus makes Rome mob against all of the conspirators. He does this by letting Antony speak at Caesars funeral. Cassius warns Brutus that Antony is a powerful and moving speaker by saying, "you know not what you do; do not consent that Antony speak in his funeral. Know you how much the people may be moved by that which he will utter?" (3.1.233-237). Not acknowledging anything Cassius was explaining to Brutus, he moves through with letting Antony speak and eventually letting Antony pump up the crowd and turning the mob against the conspirators. Antony leads the mob to rising against the conspirators discreetly by calling

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