A Tragic Hero In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar Throughout many of Shakespeare's plays, there has to be a tragic hero. A noble character possesses a tragic hamartia and this hamartia is what eventually leads to his downfall. There have been many arguments in...
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A Tragic Hero In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar Throughout many of Shakespeare's plays, there has to be a tragic hero. A noble character possesses a tragic hamartia and this hamartia is what eventually leads to his downfall. There have been many arguments in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar about who the tragic hero is. Numerous people concluded that Brutus is the tragic hero of the play. However, others argue and name Julius Caesar as a tragic hero. After learning more about these two characters' lives a conclusion can be easily drawn. 'Caesar is in a sense the dominating figure in the story, but Brutus is the hero.' (The Tragic Hero in Julius Caesar by Anne Paolucci) Brutus is indeed the tragic hero in this play, as he was the character who possessed such heroic qualities, and these qualities contributed to his downfall and his death. For a character to be a tragic hero, he must have at least one tragic hamartia, and Brutus has many. (Roy, Maithree. The Tragedy of Brutus in Shakespeare's J
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