Tragic Hero Essay The play of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tale of the tragic fall of one of Rome’s great leaders. Shakespeare uses the idea of a tragic hero, Marcus Brutus, to move the audience by the actions of the hero. Shakespeare also incorporates his own traditional elements into the play. Despite the title of the play the main character is Marcus Brutus. Through the duration of the play Brutus kills Caesar because that is what he decides is best for Rome and its democracy. One gets glimpses of the internal struggles of Brutus in the play as he strives for his perfect idea of Rome. The author makes the point throughout the play to present a character’s inner turmoil directly through dramatic devices. In this
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One of the three elements of being a tragic hero is your ancestors, this is where Junius Brutus comes in. Junius Brutus is an ancestor of Marcus Brutus. Junius Brutus is very important because he overthrew the tyrannical kings after things had gotten out of hand. Junius Brutus also started a democracy. Marcus Brutus’ ancestry is shown when the play states “There was a Brutus once that would have brooked Th’ eternal devil keep his state in Rome as easily as a king” (I.ii.159-161). Next Brutus suffers from a catastrophe which takes part in making him a tragic hero. The catastrophe Brutus suffers from is when he realizes that the other conspirators did not kill Caesar for the right reasons and that such an honorable person put himself with such bad people. Brutus was great friends with Caesar and he loved him but Brutus felt that he was compelled to kill him because that was what was going to be the best for Rome and its government. For example Brutus states “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (III.ii.21-22). Finally Brutus expresses his tragic flaw throughout the play as it helps contribute to the making of him becoming a tragic hero. Marcus Brutus’s tragic flaw is idealism. He wants too much for Rome. He wants …show more content…
Shakespeare incorporates the idea of a tragic hero throughout the play. In this case the tragic hero is Marcus Brutus. Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because he has gone through a catastrophe which is when he realized the conspirators killed Caesar for the wrong reasons and that he being such a noble person has gotten involved with so many bad people. Another reason he is a tragic hero is because of his ancestor Junius Brutus. Finally Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because of his tragic flaw which is idealism, his idea of making Rome perfect. Shakespeare adds complexity to his heros who may have opposing desires. On one side Brutus has an immense concern for Rome and what would happen to it if Caesar would be crowned king. On the other side Brutus has a great amount of love and appreciation for Caesar. Brutus makes three choices throughout the play that contribute to negative outcomes. One is his decision to allow Marc Antony to speak at Caesar 's funeral. Another bad decision he made was to get involved with such barbaric people. One more choice Brutus made was not to march forward with his army and top let the enemy seek him out so that his army would have an abundance of energy and be ready to fight as soon as they meet up with the other army. The outcome of Brutus’ actions wasn’t very good because the Roman government fell as a democracy and became a monarchy under the rule of Octavius. This makes
One of the three elements of being a tragic hero is your ancestors, this is where Junius Brutus comes in. Junius Brutus is an ancestor of Marcus Brutus. Junius Brutus is very important because he overthrew the tyrannical kings after things had gotten out of hand. Junius Brutus also started a democracy. Marcus Brutus’ ancestry is shown when the play states “There was a Brutus once that would have brooked Th’ eternal devil keep his state in Rome as easily as a king” (I.ii.159-161). Next Brutus suffers from a catastrophe which takes part in making him a tragic hero. The catastrophe Brutus suffers from is when he realizes that the other conspirators did not kill Caesar for the right reasons and that such an honorable person put himself with such bad people. Brutus was great friends with Caesar and he loved him but Brutus felt that he was compelled to kill him because that was what was going to be the best for Rome and its government. For example Brutus states “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (III.ii.21-22). Finally Brutus expresses his tragic flaw throughout the play as it helps contribute to the making of him becoming a tragic hero. Marcus Brutus’s tragic flaw is idealism. He wants too much for Rome. He wants …show more content…
Shakespeare incorporates the idea of a tragic hero throughout the play. In this case the tragic hero is Marcus Brutus. Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because he has gone through a catastrophe which is when he realized the conspirators killed Caesar for the wrong reasons and that he being such a noble person has gotten involved with so many bad people. Another reason he is a tragic hero is because of his ancestor Junius Brutus. Finally Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero because of his tragic flaw which is idealism, his idea of making Rome perfect. Shakespeare adds complexity to his heros who may have opposing desires. On one side Brutus has an immense concern for Rome and what would happen to it if Caesar would be crowned king. On the other side Brutus has a great amount of love and appreciation for Caesar. Brutus makes three choices throughout the play that contribute to negative outcomes. One is his decision to allow Marc Antony to speak at Caesar 's funeral. Another bad decision he made was to get involved with such barbaric people. One more choice Brutus made was not to march forward with his army and top let the enemy seek him out so that his army would have an abundance of energy and be ready to fight as soon as they meet up with the other army. The outcome of Brutus’ actions wasn’t very good because the Roman government fell as a democracy and became a monarchy under the rule of Octavius. This makes