“No, Cassius, no. Think not, thou noble Roman, That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome. He bears too great a mind” (5.1.121-123). This quote discusses what Brutus is saying to Cassius before they go to war. He is saying that he would rather kill himself than go back to Rome as a failure. Brutus is a follower, who is easily manipulated into doing something everyone else is doing, this shows he is weak mentally and indecisive proving he is the tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone who has a potential for greatness but is doomed to fail in the end. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus shows how he is easily manipulated, mentally weak, and a follower who cares for Rome. First, Brutus shows how he is easily