How Is Brutus A Tragic Hero

A tragic hero is somebody of greatness that will ultimately get defeated based on their judgment while trying to do something good. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is a tragic hero. He is a government official in Rome during the time of 44 B.C. During this time Julius Caesar is on a hunt for power and Brutus is afraid of what will happen if he gets complete power. Brutus joins a group of conspirators that will eventually convince him to do things that will lead to his defeat. All Tragic heroes have the same qualities. They have noble stature, Brutus is loved by all of Rome, a tragic flaw that will lead to their defeat, Brutus was very easily tricked. Everything starts to go downhill for the tragic hero, Brutus

His tragic flaw is that he is very easily manipulated and believes that everyone is just as honorable as him. These flaws led him to make many mistakes. Brutus tells the conspirators “O Rome, I make thee promise, if the redress will follow, thou receivest thy full petition at the hand of Brutus” (2.1.59-61). Brutus is saying he will do anything as long as it is for the good of Rome. The conspirators were able to manipulate Brutus into helping them kill Caesar. Cassius wrote Brutus letters saying that the people wanted him to be king, not Caesar. Brutus being naive gave into Cassius’ plan and helped him and the rest of the conspirators kill Caesar. Brutus thought it was a good idea because he was convinced that it was for the good of

For example, Brtus realizes he never should have trusted Cassius. Brutus says, “ The name of Cassius honors this corruption, and chastisement doth therefore hide his head” (4. 3. 15-16). Brutus realizes once its to late that it was a big mistake to give into Cassius’ plan. Brtutus being very naive gave into Cassius’ manipulatie ways. Brutus also regrets killing Caesar. Brutus says, “Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will” (5. 5. 50-51). Brutus regretting killing Caesar ties into his regret of trusting Cassius. He now realizes that if he did not trust Cassius, Caesar would not have been