become dictator soon. Caesar’s best friend, Marcus Brutus, is very popular and everyone respects him. Brutus is a senator, and he comes from a long line of nobles in Rome. He is very naïve, and that often leads to him misreading human characters and critical situations. Brutus is later evicted from Rome, which is his most important ideal. Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because he is prominent, has a fatal flaw, and experiences a downfall. Brutus fulfills the first important characteristic of a tragic
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
inherited, nobility is not. Brutus was a noble and trusting man. Who was well known and respected by forbidden others. Brutus tended to make decisions for the satisfaction of the people. This made Brutus noble, because everyone honored and respected him. Another aspect that made Brutus so noble was how he was always upright and straightforward. His bravery showed the quality of being a good leader. Now, after Brutus’ death, he will be remembered just like immortal Caesar. Brutus’ nobility led his good
Marcus Brutus is the protagonist and face-man of the insidious conspiracy. He is also the tragic hero in this classic work of literature. Aristotle’s definition of the tragic hero is a character that has a character flaw, also known as hubris, and experiences a downfall from a high position in society due to this flaw. After this downfall, a tragic hero experiences an enlightenment. Brutus fits Aristotle’s description perfectly. Brutus has a severe character flaw and experiences a downfall from
the rising of a great leader or to his tragic downfall. Brutus had many flaws such as being noble and righteous of Rome, while Caesar was full of arrogance and ambition. Both characters’ traits caused their own destruction. Caesar and Brutus were both ambitious, but in separate ways. Caesar wanted power and glory at any cost, and Brutus wanted to see a better and magnificent Rome while being honorable and fair. However, those traits would cause Brutus to be vulnerable and would bring him a step closer
can and did lead to be a downfall. Brutus is a patriotic character because he is looking out for the good of Rome in every action he takes. First, he recognizes Julius Caesar as a bad ruler for Rome and wants to do something about it. Then he does something about it, kills Caesar. Where Brutus’ patriotism leads to a downfall is when he uses it to explain why he does not like Caesar ruling Rome and then justifies killing Caesar. Brutus did not recognize his
to reason turns out to be a flaw, and in the instance of Marcus Brutus, a tragic flaw. Reasoning is not characteristically present in Marcus Brutus. Brutus cannot look past his philosophical view of the world and consequently his reasoning is meddled with. This flaw he exhibits will eventually lead to his death. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must be of noble stature and embody nobility, they cannot be perfect, their downfall must partially be their own fault, their demise is not exclusively
someone could end with bad consequences. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, one of the main characters, Brutus, trusted his best friend, Cassius, with everything. Brutus trusted that Cassius was right about him being a new ruler of Rome, how killing Caesar would make a safer and better living space for the community, and that the people would support Brutus while he was leading. Cassius saw that Brutus trusted him. He
A Hero’s Tragic Downfall In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is portrayed as a tragic hero. He believes he can amend the Roman Empire by killing Caesar and granting Romans freedom from a potential monarchy. Cassius comes to Brutus with intentions of obviating Caesar from the throne. At first, Brutus is against this. Then, Cassius changes his mind by lying to him and persuading him with false letters supposedly from other Romans. Ultimately, Brutus is the tragic hero because
usually from a noble family or high position. Oedipus from The Sophocles is a tragic hero because he possesses tragic flaws such as hubris, hamartia, and too much curiosity. Marcus Brutus, a Roman politician, also serves to be a tragic hero since he is too naive, honest, and sometimes impulsive. Both Oedipus and Brutus have certain characteristics that determine them to be a tragic hero. One day, Oedipus went to the Oracle of Delphi and found out that he was destined to kill his father and sleep with