Tragic Decisions In Julius Caesar

Everyone has to make decisions, but making them becomes even more difficult when you are in the spotlight. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there are many decisions to make, such as; when Caesar came back from Rome, he was offered the crown three times but denies it. He does this because he wants to feel needed; Brutus and the other conspirators realized what Caesar was doing and that he had the chance to be dangerous. With the help of Cassius’s letters, Brutus joined the conspirators, and they made a plan to kill Caesar. Caesar thought that all of these people were his friends and felt betrayed when they killed him. There are five main points that make someone a tragic hero: they are physically or spiritually wounded which resulted in their death, a leader of men, made a mistake and learned from it, made serious decisions, and may have a supernatural interaction. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is portrayed as a tragic hero because he makes a serious decision, …show more content…
Brutus is saying that he does not want to join the conspiracy because he has no reason to harm Caesar. Personally, Brutus likes Caesar as a friend but knows that if he becomes king and gains power, it will be dangerous for Rome and its people. Cassius, one of the conspirators, realizes that Antony is loyal to Caesar and wants revenge for the death of Caesar. In Act II, scene i, lines 165-166, Brutus says Cassius and the conspirators “For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. / Let us be sacrificers, and not butchers” (Shakespeare 877). Brutus means that without Caesar, Mark Antony has no power and he does not want to kill Antony because it will make them look like they are out for blood when he is trying to do what he thinks is best for Rome. Soon Brutus would learn if he made the right