Caesar And Brutus: A Tragic Hero

“Is this the work of an ambitious man? When the poor cried, Caesar cried too. Ambition shouldn’t be so soft. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man.” This quote says Mark Antony trying to say the way Caesar acted before he died showed that he wasn't too ambitious after all.

“This was the noblest Roman of them all” (IV.V.68). The noblest Roman of them all, according to Antony, was Brutus. One of his tragic flaws was that he believed everything that everyone tells him. Another important tragic flaw of Brutus was that

Julius Caesar is a widely known, famous play read in schools everywhere. The basis of the story is that a group of cruel men ban together to kill their ruler. It’s only natural that people assume that this is s highly organized group of killers, however this is just not the case. From the beginning the leaders of the group have clear intentions. While Cassius, a man that has a clear hatred for Caesar, may think he persuaded Brutus into thinking Caesar is a bad man that is no good for Rome, it becomes apparent that Brutus has formed those ideas on his own.

Out of all of the seven deadly sins, pride is one of the deadliest. It is a strange sin because sometimes it can be used for good, and others times it is used for evil. We are supposed to take pride in the way we look and act. Pride can take over someone fast. It is nice to be proud of the people one cares about but if one pushes him/her too far, pride could destroy the relationship between them.

The second trait of a tragic hero is that, “The tragic hero must have a flaw” (Aristotle’s Traits of a Tragic Hero). This flaw that Anakin had was love. A jedi knight is prohibited to marry or be in love because it would cause greed, leading them to make actions based on love and not common sense. Love is a very powerful emotion and can create or destroy life. According to Aaron Nusz, “Conversely, Lucas places a great deal of importance on the “Women as Temptress” and its importance to Anakin” (Nusz 24).

Winston Churchill once said: “All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” The Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles depicts this message through the use of a tragic hero. Tragic heroes are excellent examples of people who have become wiser through their struggling, and they can be used to teach others how to do the same, even in modern society. Sophocles develops the tragic hero Creon to be a very human character with wise intentions, but one who has too much pride, which ultimately leads to his downfall. However, this tragedy alerts Creon of his personality flaw, so that he can change for the better, and assure that others will not fall down his path.

The reason why I think this is because he is a very selfish person. Cassius couldn’t even bare himself to commit suicide, he had to have someone else stab him. Also the main reason why he didn’t like Caesar in the first place was because he didn’t understand why Caesar got to be king over anyone else. Cassius is also very manipulative, he basically uses Brutus’ good for bad and turns him into a bad person a little bit.

Brutus was a close friend to Caesar, and he didn’t kill Caesar because he didn’t like him. He did love Caesar, but his love for Rome was stronger and he didn’t want Caesar to ruin the great city he had even said “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves.” (III.ii). Brutus thought that Caesar was too ambitious and that would have ruined Rome, so he wanted the best for the citizens of Rome and killed Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus are both alike because they both have bad flaws, Caesar's determination leads to his death and Brutus' innocence eventually gets him killed. Pursuing this further, these two individuals are both very dependent for themselves. Caesar and Brutus are both honorable men living in Rome and have worrisome wives that love them and would risk their lives for their safety (Applebee 722-728). Nevertheless, Mario and Caesar are also alike because of their personalities and how they like to live. The two love to show their bravery for what they believe should be true and right.

In this tragedy written by Sophocles, the tragic hero was portrayed as being the root to his own downfall. Lord Creon was the tragic hero in the play Antigone. Creon’s greatest weakness was his excessive amount of pride. He could not bear to be disobeyed by anyone because that would hurt his reputation.

A tragic hero is somebody who is well-known and of high position with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. A tragic hero, is remarkable, however not impeccable, therefore being possible to relate to as a human being. The hero 's downfall is the result of a fatal flaw in his or her character. Their downfall is the result of free will, not of an accident or insignificant destiny. The hero 's fall is never a complete loss.

Without doubt, this exemplifies Holden’s ability to make observations. Holden doesn’t wash his face because the gore made him look tough and he likes it but he also proclaims that he’s a “pacifist”. Holden does one but says the opposite, this demonstrates Holden’s poor observation skills. Furthermore, in the novel, Holden says “I 'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.

The problem with showing the viewer that Chris is this wonderful person all the time is that it’s fake. Showing the character’s his faults makes him more relatable. On top of that Chris is very intriguing on his outlooks of the life he lives adding a sort of mysterious enigma to his character. “Some readers admired the boy immensely for his courage and noble ideals; other fulminated that he was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity—and was undeserving of the considerable media attention he received” (Krakauer – Author’s Note).

Caesar was a tragic hero because he loved Rome and tried to take care of Rome though he desired power as king of Rome. But Brutus never wanted to be like Caesar by taking the crown. He loved Rome and that’s why he killed Caesar who he loved and himself. He wanted to be an honorable man and not taking the crown that would make him

Brutus’s judgment is clouded and that is where his flaw is. He is very naive to what is going to happen and does what he has to for Rome, not thinking of the consequences, and this leads to his