How Is Brutus A Tragic Hero

The Life of Marcus Brutus

Brutus, born was born around 85 BC near Philippi, Macedonia. He was the son of Marcus Brutus and the Servllia. He was killed my Pompey the Great in 77 BC. After the death of his father he was adopted and raised by two of his uncles. Brutus a Roman politician, he was considered as one of the main conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar. He Brutus was known as a tragedy hero because he faced a major conflict between his loyalty to his friend Julius Caesar or to county. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Junius-Brutus)

Although Brutus has the same name as his father when his uncle Quintus Servilius Caepio adopted him is name change Quintus Caepio Brutus but eventually he changed it back to Marcus Brutus.

Although Brutus loved the friendship he and Caesar had, he did not want him to become so powerful the he would become a dictator of the people of Rome. Eventually Brutus decided that he would join Cassius as a conspirator against Caesar. Brutus decision was not an easy decision to make but, he felt that even though his relationship with Caesar is strong, his relationship to the people of Roman Empire was Stronger. Brutus wanted to be so noble, but at the same time he is also hypocritical. He was having trouble arriving at a decision whether to participate in the assassination, he expressed contradictory attitudes towards the conspiracy, he attempted to "purify" the murder through ritual, and he condemns Cassius' money-raising practices while asking for a share

Octavian and Antony was the other conspirator against Caesar at Brutus and Cassius they were defeated. Cassius killed himself in October 42 B.C. Brutus army was defeated by Octavian and Antony for the second time at Philppi, and Brutus took his own life. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brutus-commits-suicide) The life of Brutus was an interesting one. He had many successes in his life, but many failures as well. No matter how much he tried to be a noble man, his behavior came across as conflicting and hypocritical. As a political figure, he had to make many decisions, some he wasn’t proud of, so he always tried to find a moral reason to justify his actions to make himself feel better about the actions he takes. In the end, though, he really becomes a noble man and accepts his fate, taking responsibility for the part he played in Julius Caesar’s death. Even though he thought he was doing a good thing, it ended up being the worse because it caused the Roman world into a new round of civil wars; causing f Brutus and Cassius vying for supremacy against Octavian and Mark Antony. Then lastly, On October 23, Brutus’ army was defeated by Octavian and Antony at a second encounter at Philippi, and Brutus took his own life.