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Published: 28.07.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Brutus Was The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar', 1.
  • Essays 'Brutus Was The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar', 2.
Extract

Tragic hero: A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of tragic flaw, and this causes his fall from greatness. Even though he is a fallen hero, he still wins a moral victory, and his spirit lives on. In every one of Shakespeare's plays, there is a hero. In Julius Caesar, there are a number of people to pick from; Caesar himself could be the hero, Cassius could be considered the hero, Calpurnia could be the hero...etc. This boils down to the main question; who was the hero of Julius Caesar?…

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