William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is based mainly on the assassination of Julius Caesar. Ironically Brutus, Caesar's loyal friend, who was fashioned by Cassius and the Conspirators, is the one who made the assassination happen. Artemidorus, Calpurnia, and the Soothsayer were just a few who warned Caesar of what was to come on the Ides of March (March 15), but he turned his back. The conspirators killed Caesar because he was too "ambitious," and left Antony to live, which was a mistake. At the end of the play, Antony and Caesar's nephew, Actavius, defeat Brutus and Cassius's army at the battle of Phillipi. Indeed, Brutus was the tragic hero in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

Moreover, Brutus was a tragic hero for other reasons. His downfall was beyond his control and in the end, despite his death, he gains self-knowledge or wisdom. Brutus's downfall was beyond his control. His tragic flaw of being naive led him to be fashioned by Cassius and the conspirators. Equally important, he cared for Rome more than Caesar, his loyal friend. As a tragic hero, Brutus gains self-knowledge, but Brutus never states his regret for killing Caesar. The reader gets the impression that Brutus was remorseful when he spoke of the suicide of his wife, Portia. Brutus knew that killing Caesar was for better of Rome because he didn't want Caesar to turn his back on his country. Brutus realized that everything was misconstrued which led to the deaths of his wife Portia, his friend Cassius, and his loyal friend Caesar. F

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