A Man of Admirable Exploits
Everyone is his own person, and he is entitled to his own opinion and judgment of subject in a society. It is difficult sometimes to determine who is the tragic hero of a story without reasons and proof. In William Shakespeare play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there were two characters to choose from that were fit of being the tragic hero. They are Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must have prosperity, virtue, a great reputation, and tragic flaw. Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar have those features of being the tragic hero, but only Brutus could be judged as the real tragic hero of the play. Both characters showed strong points of a tragic hero. However, Brutus, a friend and conspirator who killed Caesar, "Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar" (3.1.77), is truly the tragic hero. It was because of Brutus' honorable reputation with the public of Rome that made the killing of Caesar seem reasonable (2.1.90-93). The people of Rome held him in high regards for his honorable traits, such as his prosperity and nobility. Brutus obtained his great reputation of being the nobleman, tha
The predominance of Brutus being the tragic hero over Caesar has been proven by legitimate evidence from the play. Although the title is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the play evolves around the character Brutus, who killed Caesar. Brutus saved Rome from tyranny. It is in fact a tragedy that Brutus had to kill himself, but that is what separated him from Caesar's death, which ends his dictatorship. Some people might not agree to the idea that Brutus is the tragic hero, but the strong traits of Brutus. He is, by far, the spotlight of the play and his death is tragic, for he could become a great leader. Caesar was known for his victories and bringing home riches from the countries that he had defeated. He was also known for his arrogance, his pompous personality and tyranny (3.1.58-73). Many people respected him for his prosperity, but he was also feared His prosperity included not only money but also his wife, Calphurnia. She was always by his side and tried to convince not to go to the capitol because she had dreamed that Caesar would bleed and that his killers would bath in his blood (2.2.13-26). Caesar
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