Marcus Brutus as Tragic Hero in Shakespeares Julius Caesar Essays

Marcus Brutus as Tragic Hero in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar      Ã‚   In many stories there is a tragic hero. The hero finds out about himself and the people around him in the story. In Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero. The play Julius Caesar is about politics and betrayal in ancient Rome. Brutus is part of the senate, which is below Caesar, who is soon to be crowned. The senate wants to overthrow Caesar to save Rome. To do this the senate has to get Brutus on their side and help them kill Caesar. Shakespeare portrays Marcus Brutus as a honorable naive about the character of men. Marcus Brutus fits Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero in a tragedy, in which is he is not good nor evil, is a man of noble status, and suffers from tragic flaws that brings about his demise.    One way that Brutus fits into Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is that he is neither entirely good nor evil. Marcus Brutus always shows his loyalty to Caesar, even though he dislikes him. He would not think of betraying Caesar if Cassius had not pers... Marcus Brutus as Tragic Hero in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Essays Marcus Brutus as Tragic Hero in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar      Ã‚   In many stories there is a tragic hero. The hero finds out about himself and the people around him in the story. In Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero. The play Julius Caesar is about politics and betrayal in ancient Rome. Brutus is part of the senate, which is below Caesar, who is soon to be crowned. The senate wants to overthrow Caesar to save Rome. To do this the senate has to get Brutus on their side and help them kill Caesar. Shakespeare portrays Marcus Brutus as a honorable naive about the character of men. Marcus Brutus fits Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero in a tragedy, in which is he is not good nor evil, is a man of noble status, and suffers from tragic flaws that brings about his demise.    One way that Brutus fits into Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is that he is neither entirely good nor evil. Marcus Brutus always shows his loyalty to Caesar, even though he dislikes him. He would not think of betraying Caesar if Cassius had not pers...