Julius Caesar may have been a noble person, but the people of Rome didn't think so. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare shows that Caesar comes to an unhappy end when he is murdered by the people he loved most. Within this play Julius Caesar is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is defined as “the main character of a tragedy [who is] usually dignified, courageous, and of high status” (Novel Study Guide). Also fundamental to defining a tragic hero is the fact that "the hero's fall is caused by a tragic flaw" (Novel Study Guide). It is evident that Julius Caesar is William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a tragic hero as he is of noble stature, has a fatal flaw and comes to an unhappy end.. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare brings Caesar to a tragicIt is shown that Caesar is a tragic hero when he is wronged by those closest and dearest to his heart. One of the reasons Caesar died an unhappy death is the way he was killed. For example, Octavius says, “Never, till Caesar's thirty-three wounds/ Be well avenged; or until another Caesar/ has added slaughter to the sword of traitors” (Vi53-55). A happy death would be accidental or natural causes. Caesar's death was unfortunate because he was murdered by his friends. They stabbed him on purpose, which made his death much more miserable. The number of times he was stabbed shows how angry the conspirators were and how much they wanted him dead. Being stabbed to death is a very painful way to die because it is not a sudden death. Caesar had to suffer thirty-three stabs until he died! Caesar's death was so tragic because it was carried out by his best friends. Brutus said, “Grant it, and then death will be a benefit:/ So are we friends, who have shortened/ His time in which he feared death…” (III.i.103-110). One source states: "The conspirators kill Caesar because of his selfishness: as republicans, they fear that he will become a dictator" ("Shakespeare's World of Death" p. 76). Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Cimber, Decius, Metallus, Lagarius and many others were involved in the stabbing. His death is so tragic because he never thought his best friends would betray him. They were jealous of his power and power. Ultimately, Caesar's pride helped cause the end of his life. He was so self-centered and so confident that Decius was telling him the truth: Calpurnia's dream had been interpreted the wrong way. The noble Caesar believed that the Roman citizens loved him and that he was their lifeblood, but in reality they wanted him gone. It is possible that Caesar would have been killed by the conspirators another day, but because he did not listen to what the soothsayer and his wife had to say, he was tragically taken for
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