In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the element of the tragic hero is presented. A tragic hero is defined as a high-ranking character who has a flaw that leads to his downfall, this individual is enlightened about his errors and is often viewed with pity or sympathy by the public. Shakespeare created two tragic heroes in his classic, Brutus and Caesar. The character primarily seen as a tragic hero in this story is the protagonist, Brutus. Brutus is a tragic hero because he enjoys a high political position, is a poor judge of character, and is enlightened about his errors. Throughout the story of Julius Caesar's assassination, we can look through a window into the life of Brutus and watch the Republic unravel. These are the flaws that transform characters into tragic heroes. All tragic heroes have a unique, individual flaw that leads to their downfall. Shakespeare highlights Brutus' flaw as his strange capacity for poor judgment and faulty reasoning which leads him to make the decisions he does. Brutus is manipulated by Cassius and tries to find a logical reason to kill Caesar. The problem is that there is no reason why Caesar should have died. Brutus attempts to gain the loyalty of the plebeians by asking. Would you prefer that Caesar lived and died all in slavery? (948.) This is an example of Either/Or reasoning which implies that there are two possible options for an event to occur. Another common faulty reasoning technique used by Brutus is the cause-and-effect route. Brutus uses it masterfully when he says. As he was ambitious, I killed him (948.) Accusing Caesar of being ambitious is Brutus' attempt to vilify Caesar. He thinks that if he tells the Roman citizens that Caesar... middle of paper ... for taking advantage of Brutus' poor judgment and naivety. The truth is that no matter how much Cassius convinced Brutus to betray and murder Caesar, Brutus acted on his own accord. He made his own decisions. We cannot place responsibility for Brutus' actions on anyone but himself. Although Brutus is guilty of the murder of his friend and leader, it is natural to pity him at the denouement when we discover that he has lost everything. Yet this is what makes him a tragic hero. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare gives us the tragic hero of Brutus. This Roman is a tragic hero because he comes from a high political position and causes his own downfall due to his fatal flaw of being a bad judge. Brutus teaches us to be wary of those we trust, because the decisions we make could ultimately destroy what we try most to protect..