For the past 400 years critics have considered Julius Caesar the tragic hero of William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. However, in more recent years critics have challenged that, declaring that Brutus is more fit for the position. In the play, Brutus is a tragic hero because he is overly trusting in multiple instances, therefore, leading to his downfall and death. The first example of Brutus being confiding can be seen when he joins the conspirators. He unites with the conspirators not because he “loved caesar less” (III.ii.22), but because he, “loved Rome more” (III.ii.22). He falsely surmises that the conspirators have the same outlook, who actually assassinate Caesar for their own good. By getting himself into this mess,