Who Is Julius Caesar Tragic Hero
Many scholars often debate whether Julius Caesar or Brutus was the tragic hero of Shakespeare's famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Both characters were prominent people who had a tragic flaw that ended with their downfall. While both men could have easily been the tragic hero Brutus fits that role better.
Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite all of this Brutus like all tragic heroes had one major flaw. Brutus was far too trusting of others. This flaw has caused him to be deceived by others like the conspirators. An example of this deception is in 1.3 where Cassius writes letters in the hand writings of different romans to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. These letters work as
Brutus joins the conspirators soon after. Another example of this is when he asked Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral believing it would end peacefully. Antony being the skilled orator he was used that chance as an advantage …show more content…
Caesar like Brutus is a prominent figure in Rome with a tragic flaw that led to his downfall and suffering he did not deserve. So why isn’t Julius Caesar the tragic hero? There are a couple of reasons for this. First Caesar unlike tragic heroes never realizes his mistake. Brutus at the end of the play realizes he should never have killed Caesar and that he should not have been so trusting of others like Antony and makes amends for it by killing himself with his own sword. Second, Julius isn’t presented in the play as a noble man like Brutus and more of an ambitious man as stated by Casca in 1.2 when he says that Caesar refused a crown three times but looked as if he would have loved to have it. With all things considered as close as Caesar is to being a tragic hero he doesn't fit the role of
Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite all of this Brutus like all tragic heroes had one major flaw. Brutus was far too trusting of others. This flaw has caused him to be deceived by others like the conspirators. An example of this deception is in 1.3 where Cassius writes letters in the hand writings of different romans to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. These letters work as
Brutus joins the conspirators soon after. Another example of this is when he asked Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral believing it would end peacefully. Antony being the skilled orator he was used that chance as an advantage …show more content…
Caesar like Brutus is a prominent figure in Rome with a tragic flaw that led to his downfall and suffering he did not deserve. So why isn’t Julius Caesar the tragic hero? There are a couple of reasons for this. First Caesar unlike tragic heroes never realizes his mistake. Brutus at the end of the play realizes he should never have killed Caesar and that he should not have been so trusting of others like Antony and makes amends for it by killing himself with his own sword. Second, Julius isn’t presented in the play as a noble man like Brutus and more of an ambitious man as stated by Casca in 1.2 when he says that Caesar refused a crown three times but looked as if he would have loved to have it. With all things considered as close as Caesar is to being a tragic hero he doesn't fit the role of