Calpurnia Character Analysis

“Et tu, Brute?” those were Caesar’s last words to Brutus before dying by his hand. Caesar’s friends stabbed him in the back (literally and figuratively) and this happened because of his overtrust in his friends. Caesar is a tragic hero because of his tragic flaw, terrible mistake, and his doom to die. Caesar’s flaw is his overtrust in his friends and in himself. Before Caesar’s death Caesar’s wife had a dream that scared her for her husband. “Call it my fear that keeps you in the house.” Calpurnia is worried for the well being of Caesar. Caesar in the text disregards her after telling her he will not go. “How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia! I am ashamed I did yield to them.” This shows that he is more believing in himself and his friend than his own wife. Caesar ignores his wife’s warnings and goes to the senate house anyway. A friend of Caesar, Artemidorus, finds out about the conspirators plan to kill

Caesar’s mistake is not listening to his warnings around him. Calpurnia’s dream was one of the warnings. Calpurnia had a dream that made her worry for her husband 's safety. “Call it my fear that keeps you in this house”, this shows the wife 's concerns but Caesar pushes her aside. Another warning was the letter that warned Caesar about the conspirators plan. He intended to give Caesar the letter at the senate house, but Caesar pushed him aside just like his wife.

A tragic hero has 3 characteristics; a fatal flaw, an irreversible mistake, and doom to die. Caesar was doomed from the start, the overtrust in his friends and the intolerance of his warnings. Caesar was even told the day he would be assassinated “beware the ides of march.”

Caesar was a tragic hero from the start, his tragic flaw, his irreversible mistake and his doom to die. His last words to come out of his mouth before dying was “Et tu, Brute?” Those last words stuck with Brutus till he died at