Brutus Flaws

Every Tragedy Has Its Hero

Brutus was a man that possessed many positive qualities but also possessed many negatives traits too. He was a kind, intelligent, and noble person, but he was also overly trusting, easily manipulated, and not very good at getting people to follow his lead. These qualities are what makes Brutus a tragic hero. Everyone has flaws, and because of that everyone knows those flaws can lead to bad things. Brutus was a person with good intentions but also weaknesses, and these weaknesses led to his downfall. The tragic flaws that he possessed helped lead to his death and many of the problems he faced throughout the play.

Having flaws is something that everyone has, especially Brutus. A major flaw that Brutus possesses is

He failed to see obvious faults in some people and trusted they were good. For example, Brutus trusted Cassius completely even though Cassius convinced him to join the conspiracy in a un-noble way. He told other conspirators to, ¨Take this paper and be sure to lay it in the judges chair where Brutus sits, so he´ll find it.¨ He wanted Brutus to join the conspiracy so he wrote notes pretending to be a citizen of Rome, to convince Brutus. To other people they might have seen that Cassius was that type of person and not trusted him, but Brutus saw Cassius as a noble and honest person. Just as being easily manipulated did, Brutus always trusting everyone led to his downfall. He trusted his closest friends, when they were actually lying to

Brutus lacked the use of pathos when he spoke to the people of Rome. A good example of this is when Brutus spoke at Caesars funeral. He lacked the emotion to get them to connect with him, while Antony on the other hand was very good at using emotion. Brutus spoke to the people as if he was above them instead of talking to them as if he was one of them. This ended up becoming a major flaw that affected him all the way to his death. His lack of persuasion led to the Romans taking Antony's side, which then led to the downfall of