A perfect person does not exist. In reality, everyone has flaws, even including our heroes. A tragic hero is a highly respected person who has a fatal weakness, or tragic flaw that leads to his or her downfall. In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus plays the role of tragic hero. This is shown through his nobility, his fatal flaw, and his downfall. Brutus was an honorable man who took part in the conspiracy not because he “loved Caesar less but that [he] loved Rome more”. He joins the conspiracy against Caesar due to his trustworthy nature and he trusts that the motives of the other conspirators are as driven by patriotism as his are. Blinded by his patriotism, Brutus commits the murder of his good friend with the help
