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Brutus' Tragic Flaw A tragic hero often has three important characteristics; his superiority which makes his destruction seem more tragic, his goodness which arouses pity, and his tragic flaws. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is an excellent example of a hero with tragic flaws. Brutus is superior because of his close friendship with powerful Caesar and because of his popularity with the people. The conspirators need Brutus to join the conspiracy because of his friendship with Caesar and his popularity among the people. Brutus' idealism and goodness are evident throughout the play; he sees only the goodness in people and naively believes others are as honorable as he. Even his enemy, Mark Antony, comments on these traits at the end of the play: "This was the noblest Roman of them all." Brutus' tragic flaws are idealism, honor, and poor judgment which are taken advantage of at first by Cassius and later by Mark Antony.
" Brutus tries to cover the conspiracy with honor and virtue. Cassius disagrees and states that Casca just puts on this appearance: "However he puts on this tardy form. He is only fooling himself, because the other conspirators do not share his motives. Brutus' idealism leads to his downfall. " Brutus wants to be honorable which leads to the conspiracy's destruction. Another one of his mistakes is allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. Antony effectively arouses the crowd's emotions with Caesar's body and will. Brutus sees no harm in allowing Antony to speak after he has already spoken. His innocence and purity of motives cause him to trust the motives of others. Brutus continues his misjudgment when he reads the bogus letters and believes that these express the true feelings of all of Rome. He believes he is doing the right thing: what is best for Rome and the Roman people. " When the other conspirators want to kill Antony along with Caesar, Brutus declares, "For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. At the same time, Cassius points out Caesar's weaknesses: his deafness, his epileptic fits, and lack of swimming ability. " Brutus' next miscalculation of character involves Cassius' motives. He does not make quick and good judgments because of his ethical and moral views.
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