Tragic Hero In Shakespeare's The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, tells the story of Julius Caesar, a man ruling Rome and whose power just continues to grow, and the ones he believes are looking out for both him and Rome though they 're actually plotting against him and themselves the entire time. Along with how being power driven and egotistical can ruin someone. The play touches base on how a tragic hero can be something so enticing; how a man born into nobility can lead a life of destruction but manage to come out a hero in the end. Shakespeare’s play is something truly full of reality in the world of deception, love, and greed. Shakespeare 's major character, Caesar is our ruler in the play. His strong acquaintance and political accomplice is none other than Brutus. Though Caesar is the major power in the duration of the play and he his known by everyone in Rome he is vain, conceited and believes himself to be immortal (Shalvi 73).So it is no surprise that Brutus is favored in the community. He is known to be notoriously noble and honorable and even so far said to be a seemingly gentle and rational man (Simmons 61). There is no denying that theses are true characteristics of our Marcus Brutus. He came from a family known for their selflessness and is Marcus Brutus is most closely associated with his ancestor Junius Brutus due to his part in founding the Roman Republic along with how he overthrew the tyrannical kings. Even Junius Brutus wanted to attain nobility in Rome and that feeling of pride was passed onto Marcus Brutus. He goes to say, “My heart doth joy that yet in all my life I found no man but he was true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day” (V.v. 34-36). Though Brutus has a favorable personality in the play and his intentions are pure, that does not stop fate from working against him. It is long after the death of his beloved Caesar that Brutus begins to tie in to the possibility that the other conspirators were not at the best of heart for Rome when it came to killing Julius Caesar. It is very easily known that Brutus goes along with the conspirators with the good of Rome in his thoughts. He had a close relationship with Caesar and the thought of killing him was difficult enough for him so when Brutus is hit with the reality that all his fellow conspirators simply wanted Caesar dead for their own personal issues and not for the best interest of Rome, it took a toll on him. His own words just before his death were, “I shall have glory by this losing day More than Octavius and Mark Antony By his vile conquest shall attain unto.” (V.v. 36-39). In the duration of Shakespeare 's play, Marcus Brutus has a burden on his shoulders; though he is a favorable man in the community of Rome, his trait of strong ambition managed to get the best of him and it is made quite clear. While it is a fair trait to want to continue on …show more content…
He wanted to maintain the democracy that his ancestor had been a part of and he was willing to go to all cost to make sure that that happened. But when he had to contemplate over being a part of the death of his close friend, that could have changed the thoughts of his strong nationalism. Now while Caesar may have taken the time to think about participation, his love for Rome won over his love for Caesar. His motive though to partake in the actions, was strictly for his love of Rome. Brutus believed that the fellow conspirators had the same loyal intentions, but he was sadly mistaken. The majority of the other conspirators wanted nothing but for Caesar to be dead; whether it was for feelings of revenge due to Caesar killing of Pompey previously or if it was just because they felt Caesar was too power driven for Rome. For Brutus to be hit by the fact that he had participated in an act of killing for the wrong reason, was enough to hurt him so emotionally and mentally that it drove him to his own