Questionable Heros in Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar, a play written by William
Shakespeare, had many characters who could have been questioned in terms of
their motives and will. Some may have had good intentions, but others were
not motivated by their concern for the well-being of the Romans. The
aim of this paper is to take a look at why the main people in this tragedy did
what they did.
Julius Caesar, the center of the big ordeal, is the first logical person
to take a look at. When he first arrives, he is hailed as a great man and
offered the crown numerous times, refusing it each time. He is clearly the
hero of the people for that time. The question of his heroism comes when his
previous actions are looked upon. He has just returned from killing Pompey and
Pompey's sons. He did this to gain complete control of Rome instead of sticking
with the triumvirate that had currently ruled. He was ambitious, or so it was
said, and he wanted only power. This alone shows that his motives were not as
pure as was first thought.
The next person to be looked upon in Mark Antony, apparently Julius
Caesar's right-hand man. He plays the part of the hero as he takes Caesar's
side after death and rallies the people against the conspirators. As he speaks
to Octavius, though, he shows that he is mainly after the power also in saying
that the third person of their new triumvirate, Lepidus, is not a worthy
adversary and is only good enough to carry messages. Antony goes on to say that
they should have him (Lepidus) killed, along with all the other people they were
making a list of. He was going to have them eliminated just because they might
stand in their way to gaining complete power. He also ordered to have figured a
way to cut some of the money out of the will to the people and keep it for
himself. His intentions weren't so good after all.
Cassius, the apparent originator of the conspiracy in the first place,
is at first hard to figure out if he would take action in good will or in greed
that their power was being taken away slowly he gave them positions in the army
To achieve his goal of being a dictator, he felt the need to put a set
suggested he would become king meant he had a goal to aim for. It as
be better for Rome while the others just did not want him to become more powerful than
ambition and a chance to win the struggle of leadership of his pears and enemies. In the story a
Oedipus’ is intelligent, being able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx which no man had previously been able to answer “You came to Cadmus’ city and unbound the tax we had to pay the harsh singer, did it without a helpful word from us…” (35-37). Unfortunately, his common sense lacks when he is bombarded with clues to who truly is. “You live, unknowing, with those nearest to you in the greatest shame. You do not see the evil”
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fought for his country. He is seen as a hero at the start of the play
The second time, he led his friends around the world to convince the 12 Olympians to fight for his cause, to save the world as we know it. He brought backup to where the fight was occurring to help take down the evil forces. These great deeds prove that he is a true hero.
In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, I saw two main characters as tragic heroes. First, I saw Julius Caesar as a tragic hero because his will to gain power was so strong that he ended up losing his life for it. The fact that he could have been such a strong leader was destroyed when he was killed by conspirators. I saw Marcus Brutus as a second tragic hero in this play. Brutus was such a noble character that did not deserve to die. The main reason why he did die, however, was because he had led a conspiracy against Caesar and eventually killed him. These two characters were the tragic heroes of the play in my opinion.
.... Octavius knows Mark Antony cannot be trusted. He let it be known that he doesn’t trust Mark Antony when he said “Let us do so, for we are at stake/and bayed about with many enemies; / and some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, / Millions of mischiefs” (IV.I.48-51). Antony turned Rome against the conspirators; he could potentially turn them against Octavius. Trust is the trait of a noble man.
Sakespear's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar holds two possible candidates for a tragic hero, however Brutus fits the persona best. The true definition of a tragic hero, as found by Aristotle, is a character who falls from a high standing to a low standing. They suffer enourmous loss, but are eventually enlightened of their own flaw or flaws. Initially the play begins with Caesar returning to Rome from defeating Pompey. Meanwhile, the first seeds of conspiracy are begining to take root. Although Brutus ignores Cassius's chiding to join the conspirators his tragic flaw of being easily molded and persuaded lead him to fall prey and join. As time progresses Brutus makes many grievous errors, and his flawed logic leads him to become bereft of all he once held dear. In the end, preceding his death, Brutus grasps the fact that he has no one to blame for his loss but himself; thus the enlightenment. All of these characteristics classify Brutus as the tragic hero of this play.
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During everyone 's lifetime, there is always something we hold closest to our hearts; it maybe our principles we live by, values, and even our own beliefs. Values are those things that are very important to us but never really realize how much we actually value them in our life. Have you ever been asked to define three of your main values and rip them up? I have and I never noticed how much they meant to me. Each and every one of us believes in our own personal values. These values are what gives us strength and strive us to do what makes us happy. These values are very important to us and are standards that we live by whether we realize it or not. Everyone has something we value including me. Some of the values I might think highly of,
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