A piece of clay is easily manipulated to suit the desires of the potter producing stunning pots of intricate design and color. However, poor usage and insufficient thought contributes to a failed creation. Similar to that is the characteristics of being easily manipulated. With improper intentions, manipulation can control someone to do horrible things that seem good on the outside. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero who has the flaw of being easily manipulated. This quality establishes that he is the tragic hero because he goes through all the motions that a tragic hero must endure such as misreadings that increase the tragic hero’s urgency and realization of his mistake.
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His love for Rome is greater than his love for Caesar so after hearing this, Brutus agrees to help Cassius kill Caesar because he believes Caesar is ambitious although “[he knows] no personal cause to spurn at him But for the general.” (II.i.10-11) His easily manipulative mind is twisted by Cassius’ lies which displays the hamartia Brutus possesses proving that he is the tragic hero. Brutus is persuaded enough to side with the conspirators and aid them in their plot to kill Caesar. He thinks that what he is doing is right; because it is for the people of Rome but in reality his motives were influenced by Cassius whose motive is out of …show more content…
Towards the end of the story Brutus decides to kill himself because he believes that “it is more worthy to leap in ourselves Than tarry till they push us.” (V.v.28-29) Brutus is honorable even in his death because he kills himself contrasting to Cassius’ death as he dies with his eyes closed when his slave stabs him. He was already close to dying because he was slowly losing his allies and the battle. Just before he dies, Brutus tells Caesar that he “...killed not thee with half so good a will.” He admits that he made a mistake in killing Caesar because he kills him with a faulty reason. He is manipulated into believing a lie causing him to kill Caesar. Following the pattern of a Shakespearean Tragedy, Brutus understands what he did was wrong and that killing himself would avenge the death of
To begin …show more content…
His love for Rome is greater than his love for Caesar so after hearing this, Brutus agrees to help Cassius kill Caesar because he believes Caesar is ambitious although “[he knows] no personal cause to spurn at him But for the general.” (II.i.10-11) His easily manipulative mind is twisted by Cassius’ lies which displays the hamartia Brutus possesses proving that he is the tragic hero. Brutus is persuaded enough to side with the conspirators and aid them in their plot to kill Caesar. He thinks that what he is doing is right; because it is for the people of Rome but in reality his motives were influenced by Cassius whose motive is out of …show more content…
Towards the end of the story Brutus decides to kill himself because he believes that “it is more worthy to leap in ourselves Than tarry till they push us.” (V.v.28-29) Brutus is honorable even in his death because he kills himself contrasting to Cassius’ death as he dies with his eyes closed when his slave stabs him. He was already close to dying because he was slowly losing his allies and the battle. Just before he dies, Brutus tells Caesar that he “...killed not thee with half so good a will.” He admits that he made a mistake in killing Caesar because he kills him with a faulty reason. He is manipulated into believing a lie causing him to kill Caesar. Following the pattern of a Shakespearean Tragedy, Brutus understands what he did was wrong and that killing himself would avenge the death of