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One characteristic of a tragedy is that is always has a tragic hero. This is someone who is
a moral and honest person, who is respected by others. But, through ill judgment and
decision making, they become the root of their own demise. In this tragedy, there are two
possible tragic heroes, Caesar and Brutus. If you know the story well, you know that
Brutus kills Caesar for the good of Rome, supposedly. But this is the idea that must be
argued. Who really is the tragic hero, and why? What makes them this?
In the beginning of the play, Cassius goes to Brutus and tries to persuade him to
Oppose Caesar by giving false information about him to Brutus by planting letters where
Brutus will find them. “Brutus, thou sleep’st. Awake, and se
. . .
Brutus will do almost anything for her. This line, spoken by Brutus, states his main argument in the death of Caesar, which
is that he and the other conspirators killed Caesar for the good of Rome, to prevent
Caesar from coming to power and leading Rome into corruption. He does what he believes to be right. Cassius uses this to his advantage by using false
information to mislead Brutus into thinking that Caesar is a corrupt leader and must be
stopped. Brutus is responsible for his own death.
After Caesars’ death, Brutus explains to the people of Rome that Caesar would
have been a corrupt leader and would have caused the demise of Rome. He wants Rome to be great, and commits all his
actions to that cause, and it ultimately leads to his death.
This is Brutus’ tragic flaw that makes him the tragic hero of this story.
Brutus is clearly the tragic hero in this story. Having read this letter, Brutus decides to join the conspirators in their plot to
kill Caesar. Brutus also tells
the crowd that he loved Caesar as much as they loved Caesar, but that he loved Rome
more.
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