The Tragedy of Brutus. In the play Julius Caesar, there were many traits of a tragic hero being displayed. A tragic hero is a character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw, which, combined with fate, results in a tragedy. One character proved that he was the tragic hero the most. Although Caesar would be portrayed as the tragic hero based on his flaws, actually Brutus is because of his involvement in the conspiracy which was an error that caused his downfall. Caesar was a very powerful leader in Rome. He was loved by many and was very loyal to his allies. He did have many flaws that eventually led to his assassination. When he was rising to power, he was a target for many people because they believed he was too ambitious and …show more content…
Caesar also believed that he was invincible, which was not true because he was killed by his own friend. Caesar showed a tragic flaw in the play, but ultimately Brutus showed more error than Caesar. First, Brutus showed the traits of a tragic hero by making many errors. The first error Brutus made was joining the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar. By doing this, he killed his friend, which had serious consequences. Brutus not only lost a loyal friend, but he also lost support from the people after Antony had spoken on it. “It must be by his death; and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general.” Brutus said this as he wanted the best for Rome but it resulted in hate towards him. He underestimated the power of the public opinion, which made it difficult for him to gain power and influence. This led to the start of a civil war and chaos in Rome. These errors led to his death. And lastly, Brutus had a tragic downfall. The first downfall that he had was losing his friend Mark Antony. He was a trusted ally, and when Brutus killed Caesar, he lost that loyalty. Antony then ruined the reputation of Brutus, which led the plebeians to dislike