Explain Why Cassius Is Not A Tragic Hero

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Cassius is not a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that leads to their destruction. He is not tragic hero for two reasons. Cassius is envious of Caesar and does not care about Rome which means he is fake and isn’t trustworthy. Also Cassius was a coward. Cassius talked Brutus into killing Caesar for the better. He convinced Brutus to do it for Rome but really he did it because he was jealous of Caesar. Cassius told a story about Caesar drowning, which then he had to save Caesar. Cassius thought he was more worthy than Caesar but Rome wanted and loved Caesar. Cassius isn’t a tragic figure because he wants to only be loved by people without actually caring about them. Cassius planned the assassination,