Brutus Cesar Flaws

In The Tragedy of Julius Cesar, both Brutus and Cesar appear to have the characteristics of a tragic hero. However, Brutus appears to fit the description better. Both Brutus and Cesar have many flaws that lead to their own downfall, which is the tragic part. Only one would be considered a hero. Brutus's intentions are what make him a hero. Cesar does have tragic flaws, hence his death. One main thing, he was too easily flattered; all it took to change his mind was Decius telling him that Clapernias dream was a mere misinterpretation and the people actually just wanted a piece of him because he was so great. Also, as Brutus said, Cesar was too ambitious in spite of all the conspicuous omens he proceeded to go to the capitol. He also thought he was intangible and that no

Brutus, on the other hand, also has many flaws of his own. To start, he is obstinate, meaning he does not listen to people he is working with. Multiple times throughout the play we see Brutus make a decision, “listen” to others input and then completely disregard them choosing his own plan over theirs, oftentimes resulting in failure. He is also bad at reading in the room. Nobody is going to be on your side if they don't understand what you mean or why you are correct, even if you are. Lastly, he has a poor judgment of character. He trusted Antony, who he knew was very close to Cesar, and it got him killed. Some people may say that Cesar had good intentions. If he did, he would not have been so focused on becoming the king. He disregarded obvious omens of death because he was so invested in becoming the ruler of Rome. If he genuinely had the people's best interests in mind, he would not have even thought about going to a one person rule. He would have kept the Roman republic and not killed Pompey in the first place. Brutus is obviously more fitting for the definition of a tragic hero than Cesar. The main reason being, he verifiably has good