Tragic Hero: Caesar vs. Brutus What would be considered a tragic hero in a story? A tragic hero is considered a character with good intentions that possess a fatal flaw in their character that ultimately results in their demise. A prime example of this trait would be Brutus in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus has three main flaws that lead to his downfall. Brutus’s morals, sense of honor and love for Rome, and his ability to be fairly easily manipulated all lead to his eventual downfall as the story goes on. Brutus lets his morals and sense of morals for other people cloud his vision and trust people and ideas throughout the story that he should not have trusted. After the conspirators killed Caesar, Brutus had allowed Antony to speak to the commoners after Cassius had even suggested that it was a bad idea. The decision to let him speak resulted in the people of Rome starting a riot and him having to flee. This also ultimately caused the war against Antony and Octavius that ended up taking both Brutus and Cassius’s life. …show more content…
His decision to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar was strongly influenced by his honor and love for Rome. Brutus was bent on not letting Rome be ruled by a tyrannical leader, who he believed Caesar to be. Throughout his speech preceding the killing of Caesar, he talks repeatedly about his own honor and the honor he had for Caesar, showing that honor is an important factor in his decisions. At the end of the play, his strong sense of honor shows again with him refusing to be able to be taken prisoner, committing suicide before the enemy troops are able to reach him and capture