Julius Caesar Flaws

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“Not that I lov’d Caesar less, but that I lov’d Rome more.” (3.2.21-22). In Shakespeare’s play; Julius Caesar, tragedy struck Rome when 8 conspirators decided to take Rome’s well being and power into their own hands, taking advantage of Caesar’s very close friend, Brutus, tricking him to betraying Caesar for the “goodness” of Rome. Since Brutus is a true tragic hero by his flaw with honor, poor intuition, and idealism. Brutus is a tragic hero and his flaws caused the undoing of the play.
Absorbed by his honor lead him to be willed by Cassius and the other conspirators. “Shall Rome stand under one man’s awe? What, Rome?” (2.1.52). Brutus is mislead with fake letters from the “public”. When Brutus is formally joined alongside the conspirators,
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“And in the pulpit, as becomes a friend, Speak in the order of his funeral.” (3.1.229-230). Although Brutus thinks Antony would cause no harm by speaking at the funeral. Antony speaks for Caesar, which causes the city people to riot in look for the conspirators. Brutus has his final act of poor judgement when Brutus decided to attack Antony and Octavius at Philippi. During the battle at Philippi Brutus action caused many deaths, even his.
Brutus’s third flaw is his idealism, which leads him to believe everyone such as Cassius and Antony. Antony uses idealism to convince Brutus, which also includes his tragic flaws. Cassius brings Brutus into belief into causing Caesar’s death by persuading him, “Send him hither, and I’ll fashion him.” (2.1.220). Which leads him to kill Caesar for the sake of Rome. All of this composes him as a tragic hero. Therefore everyone uses Brutus by victimizing him with his flaws. Cassius and the conspirators took advantage of his honor, Antony took advantage of his poor judgement, and everyone took advantage of his idealism. At the end of the play Brutus’s main flaw was honor, he commits suicide, “I shall have glory by this losing day.” (5.5. 36). instead of being captured and this displays that he is a true tragic