Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, details the story of Brutus and Cassius with other conspirators, as they plan and follow through with murdering Julius Caesar, the leader of Rome. Following Caesar’s death, the government of Rome begins to crumble. Marc Antony and Octavius take temporary control, leading their army against the conspirators who have been unmasked as the cold-blooded killers of Shakespeare’s title character. He, Shakespeare, was a poet and actor who spent 20 years as a playwright. He is widely regarded as the greatest english poet of all time. First and foremost I believe that Brutus was the most important person to be labeled as the tragic hero, but there are others that could fit as well, such as Marc Antony or even Cassius. But still, more than any other character, Brutus fits the role of the tragic hero. He demonstrates nearly all of the characteristics of such a character, with the most prominent characteristic being that he is of great importance, with much political power, and his fate effects so many more people than just himself. We, the audience, feel pity for him, for various reasons. He was somewhat tricked into making the decisions he made, then dragged down as those decisions caused the world to fall in around the conspirators. Brutus, before the murder, was a great man, loved by so many. After it, he was torn from his noble position, and dragged down with the criminals that had manipulated him. He, as being called the tragic hero