Brutus, A Tragic Hero "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." (Shakespeare 3.2.21-24) William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is based mainly on the assassination of Julius Caesar. Ironically Brutus, Caesar’s loyal friend, who was fashioned by Cassius and the Conspirators, is the one who made the assassination happen. Artemidorus, Calpurnia, and the Soothsayer were just a few who warned Caesar of what was to come on the Ides of March (March 15), but he turned his back. The conspirators killed Caesar because he was too "ambitious," and left Antony to live, which was a mistake. At the end of the play, Antony and Caesar's nephew, Actavius, defeat Brutus and Cassius's army at the battle of Phillipi. Indeed, Brutus was the tragic hero in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. As a tragic hero, Brutus was dignified, courageous and high ran....

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