The Tragedy of… Marcus Brutus? Whether or not Caesar is the main protagonist in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar has caused much controversy. Many people consider Marcus Brutus as the main character in the play. Unfortunately, Shakespeare is not here to justify these thought-provoking questions. All there is to help determine the truth is his writing of the play. Caesar’s early demise is enough evidence that the play is more focused on Brutus, but further proof is that Brutus is an absolute Roman, his
Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero of Julius Caesar. Brutus believed that Caesar would bring chaos and have a negative impact on Rome. Brutus thought that killing Caesar it would preserve the republic of Rome. Brutus put his country before his own wellbeing, his friends, and even his family. He joined the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. The irony of Brutus’s assassination of Caesar is that he actually admired Caesar. Although he admired Caesar he put his feelings aside and killed Caesar anyway
The character of Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is by far the most complex. As a prominent hero, his death at the end is truly a tragedy. However, were it not for his fatal flaw, the overall outcome of the play may have ended more favorably for Brutus, Cassius, Caesar, and the other citizens of Rome. Throughout the work, Brutus’ flaw is evident and drives the plot in a direction that determines the story’s ending. Were Brutus marked by different moral values or a less respectable position
Marcus Brutus: Honestly a Tragic hero As Aristotle once said “a man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall”(Aristotle). Written in the late 16th century, Shakespeare writes the tragic play, Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus, a well-regarded Roman Senator, collaborates in the assassination of Julius Caesar, with the hopes of sparring Rome from an evil dictator. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, though Marcus Brutus is a virtuous character, his negative
about two prominent men in Rome named Brutus and Julius Caesar. Though many may argue over who of these two men is the tragic hero, it’s clear that this definition fits Brutus better. Brutus is the tragic hero in the play because he held a high position in the Roman society, possessed three tragic flaws that led to his dismay, exhibited two extraordinary talents, and he ultimately faced his downfall with courage and dignity. To begin with, Brutus is the tragic hero in the play because he held a high
Brutus is a tragic hero who has many flaws that leads him to his downfall, such as, his trust in his people and his pride for his country. Every word that Cassius says he believes. His power on leading Rome makes him an honorable man. He thinks about Rome first before anything else, to get rid of potential tyranny he must assassinate Caesar. His trust, pride, and honor for his country and citizens leads him to a tragic downfall and critical mistake. Brutus has trust in his people, pride in his
based upon the assassination of the Roman leader Julius Caesar. There are three tragic heroes in the play that hold very important roles during the rising action, climax, and falling action. The rising action of the story is when the conspirators kill Caesar and then run all around the surrounding area with his bloods on their hands and swords. Marc Antony’s speech, where he turns his listeners against Brutus and the conspirators, is the climax of the play because that is when all of the
The valiant never taste of death but once.", Brutus may be seen as a coward, but at the same time not by the choices he made and the thoughts he thunk. Unlike Caesar, Brutus was a noble man who thought twice beforehand until he was sure and prepared. When his actions as a conspirator followed afterwards, his saw *things* in new light and perspective and gained self-knowledge as well. And in the end, as one of a main characteristics of being a tragic hero, he made his fatal mistake which led him to
Macbeth as a Tragic Hero What turns an otherwise exceptional man into a tragic hero? Perhaps ambition? A personality flaw, such as ambition, can change a good person into a tragic hero. Qualities of a tragic hero consist of being a noble man, having a personality flaw, and learning something important in the end. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth fulfills the requirements of the stereotypical tragic hero. The first qualities of a tragic hero that Macbeth displays are being a character
seem to remember is Brutus. The friend who started it all, he was the one who planned it all, the one who betrayed, the one who killed, the one who left the beloved king forgotten. Throughout the play Shakespeare shows Brutus fighting for the title of honor, but he is really not all that honorable, he is a backstabber, he is always contradicting and conflicting himself, and he forgets about the things he supposedly cares about. So why do people keep saying he’s honorable? Brutus is not honorable,