Julius Caesar Flaws

Aristotle, a famous Greek Philosopher, defines that “A tragic hero is a man who rises to a high position and then falls dramatically”. This character created by holding tragic flaws, which are attributes meant to drag them into their ruination. Shakespeare had designated this title for the powerful Julius Caesar in “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” since the people of the Elizabethan Era believed monarchy was the best form of government. Caesar was reflected as a rising monarch, and his murder was seen to be unfortunate. However, Julius Caesar only appeared at the beginning in the book and was a plot device to propel the story. There was one individual who participated in Caesar’s murder, being a friend named Brutus who believed that Caesar may

Despite the title, Brutus is the tragic hero of the The Tragedy of Julius Caesar because in the build up from the beginning to end, his tragic flaws such as one-sided thinking and poor judgement define him as a “tragic hero”. A tragic flaw Brutus had from the start of the book was naivety, focusing only on his goal to save the people from possible tyranny, ignoring factors that will lead to his downfall. When Cassius deceives him with a letter supposedly written by the people of Rome, Brutus immediately joins the plan to murder Caesar. The letter told him to be “awake” of Rome’s condition

The murder of Caesar brought upon many events such as social chaos amongst the citizens and a civil war in Rome. Brutus, having good intentions from the start, held the power properly execute his plans keep the people of Rome from falling into the hands of dictatorship. However, in the beginning, his naivety shown being tricked by Cassius and his refusal of killing Antony. His ignorance and poor judgement is displayed when he allows Antony to sway the Roman people during Caesar’s funeral and finally, choosing go to go Phillipi, ignoring the eerie words of Caesar’s ghost. In contrast to Caesar, Brutus’ characterization was spread on from beginning to the end