Julius Caesar Hero Quotes

“When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.”( Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu). This quote represents the play because many tragic heroes like Brutus have let their egos get the best of them to a point where they now uncontrollably do things they would have disagreed on earlier. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar is seen as the tragic hero, but Brutus also is a tragic hero. I think Brutus is a tragic hero because he is easily manipulated, he trusts the wrong people, and he became power hungry. With Brutus carrying these traits throughout the play; one could argue that he is a tragic hero because he rose to the top and with undeserving traits he fell from his

The fact that Brutus states “Since the quarrel will break no color” (11,1,28-29) this proves that multiple characters are able to manipulate Brutus easily because he believes what the men tell him; even if their statements are not true. Caesar makes claims that to Brutus are irrelevant. Brutus finds that Caesar speaks with dull, meaningless words. Brutus is in contrast with what is happening at the beginning of the play; Brutus first agreed with Caesar’s actions, Brutus was then manipulated to believe Ceasar is in constant error. Also revealed in the play when Casca states ”Are not you moved, when all the sway of the Earth shakes like a thing unfirm” (1, 111, 3-4) Casca states this to Brutus, Casca is revealing that Caesar is like the storm coming through town. The powerful storm is found very controlling and causes chaos and fear. Casca states this to prove that Caesar is not a good ruler. Casca manipulates Brutus into thinking and believing that he should be threatened by Caesar. Now the plausible solution for Caesar would be to kill him. Casca is making Brutus believe that everyone should be scared by the storm and that Brutus is the only one who could possibly settle the storm. The metaphor is describing how Caesar is the ruthless

Caesar states an example of this “et tu Brute? Then fall Caesar.” (111, 1, 11-12) This reveals that Brutus is power hungry because he Just killed his “best friend”. Someone Caesar thought he could trust. Caesar is saying that if his best friend wanted him to die then he must fall. This shows Brutus has become power hungry because with everyone in his ear about what he should and shouldn’t do actually become a part of what thoughts and actions he actually had. He now wanted to kill Caesar. This proves that Caesar is a tragic hero because he let people change his mindset to a point where all he wants is power and control. Also, Brutus states “ O, if you wert the noblest of thy strain, young man, thou couldst not die more honorable.” (V, 1, 59-60) this illustrates Brutus’s strive for power because after he killed Caesar he now had all kinds of power. Brutus now starts acting as if killing Caesar was a chore or a burden. He is acting like he could of paid or forced someone to do it for him. With power came an even more powerful ego. Brutus now wants to keep all the power to himself. This proves that Brutus is power hungry because he now is taking all of his new power and keeping it to