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Caesar Essay

Brutus consists of the characteristics and traits that make up a tragic hero. They are his good character, his superiority over others, his tragic flaws, and his tragic realization. Without these characteristics, Brutus would not be perceived as a tragic hero. These characteristics were developed through his idealism. Throughout this play, Brutus shows signs of these traits and gives the reader more reasons to believe that he is a tragic hero. More than anything, he showed his sense of good character through his idealism.
Out of all the characters in the play, Brutus displays his good character most effectively. When the conspirators were planning on other individuals that should be killed along with Caesar, Brutus stated that he did not want their cause to seem full of hatred and envy.
"Our course will seem too bloody, Caiuss Cassius,
To cut the head off and then hack the limbs,
Like wrath in death and envy afterwards;
For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.......

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