Et Tu Brute: The Man Who Lost EverythingIn Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar; Brutus truly loses everything, giving him the rightful name of tragic hero. Brutus lives in the golden age of the Roman era. He is one of the most honored men who walk the street; but while he supposedly tries to protect his beloved country from tyranny, he loses everything and contributes to chaos and the exile of patriots. Brutus is seduced by the idea of ​​blood for freedom, thus killing his closest friend Caesar. Because of his mistake, he loses his name, his home and faces the disappearance of his wife and himself. Brutus is truly the tragic hero of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus committed a voluminous amount of irreversible faults which brought about his own disappointment and demise. His first mistake is killing his loyal and trusting friend, Caesar, and not giving just cause to the crowd he has gathered. “As he was valiant, I honor him; but as he was ambitious, I killed him..” (948). We can see from Brutus' statement that Caesar did not plan his speech very carefully; and we can also predict how virulent this error might prove to be. Brutus decided to follow a violent and brutal path rather than a democratic and tactical one. Brutus' second error did not concern Cicceron the poet. Ciccero could have helped influence the general public to the conspirators' taste. Brutus' third flaw, perhaps the most devastating, was letting Antony, Caesar's beloved ally, make a speech after him. This gave Antoine a considerable advantage over the crowd's thoughts and decisions regarding the assassination. “And you will speak in the pulpit where I go. Once my speech is finished. (945). Brutus is a noble man, but he is not a politician. Brutus gives Anthony the right to speak to "strengthen" their ...... middle of paper ...... the Republic. "...not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." (948). Brutus knew that his fellow Romans' loyalty to him was fickle and ever-changing luck. Brutus put everything on the line in the name of the Republic; and in the name of the Republic he lost everything. Brutus caused almost all the suffering he endured, but at least he had good intentions. Ultimately, Brutus deserves our respect and pity. Brutus is by far the tragic hero of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and one of the most memorable tragic heroes in the history of literature. Brutus causes his demise because of his faults and follies, evolves into the character he ends up in, and faces enlightenment. History will forever remember Brutus as the man who lost everything because of a mistake he made in the name of something he loved. “And you Brute, then falls Caesar!” (951).