Brutus, in the novel Julius Caesar, went through three simple steps necessary to become a tragic hero. He first shot down Caesar thinking he had good intentions. Then he realized he had made a mistake and knew there would be consequences. He eventually suffered a fall, but even after death he remained honorable. Good intentions, achievement, and an unfortunate but honorable fall are the qualities that make Brutus a tragic hero and not a villain. Good intentions are just what they seem, they are what all people believe in the back of their minds to be right, but are actually wrong. You see, the human mind is wired strangely and has not changed throughout human history, take Hitler for example. His “good intentions” ended up ruining Germany's good name and astonishing the entire nation. At one point in the play Brutus does not know whether Caesar will be the best of leaders for Rome, "Crown him thus, and then I admit that we have put in him a sting with which at will he may run into danger." (Act 2, scene 1, lines 16-18). Here Brutus is confused, not knowing what t...