In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar goes from good fortune to misfortune. He starts out as an indomitable dictator, but ends up assassinated. Brutus feared that Caesar would become king. The Romans abhorred the idea of ​​the monarchical system of government. Therefore, Brutus' only option is to kill Caesar. Caesar can be considered a tragic hero because his arrogance leads to his own demise. Caesar ignores the worrying signs given to him by the soothsayer, Calpurnia, nature, the priests and Artemidorus. Caesar believes himself to be indomitable. However, in the midst of his fall, Caesar is enlightened. Caesar has flaws. Shakespeare portrays Caesar as extremely selfish and pompous. Therefore, these personality traits lead to his death. Caesar received many omens indicating that his downfall was imminent. The first of these warnings was that of the soothsayer. The soothsayer tells Caesar “Beware of the Ides of March” (I. ii. 20). However, Caesar simply says that the soothsayer is crazy and continues. The second example of Caesar's biggest flaw is when Calpurnia dreams of Caesar's death. Caesar says Calpurnia called “Help, ho!” They assassinate Caesar! (II. ii. 3), during his sleep. Calpurnia dreamed that the statue of Caesar had a hundred spouts that spat out his blood and that the Romans bathed their hands in it. Not only did Caesar ignore his wife, but he also ignored reports of a chaotic nature. Calpurnia tells him: “There is one within, / Besides the things we have heard and seen, / Tells of the most horrible sights seen by the watch. / A lioness gave birth in the streets, / And the tombs yawned and gave up their dead” (II. ii. 14-18). Calpurnia gives several nature examples right in the middle of the paper......to help her go crazy. At the beginning of the play he says to the soothsayer: “He is a dreamer” (I. ii. 26). In the third act, the soothsayer tries again and Caesar responds, “What, is this guy crazy?” (III. i. 10). The character of Caesar is effective in making the reader have a dislike for him. Shakespeare leads the reader to believe that Caesar only cares about power and wealth, so the reader should not honor him or have sympathy towards him. Julius Caesar is the tragic hero because his arrogance causes his death. He ignores the advice of the soothsayer, his wife, nature, the priests and Artemidorus. Julius Caesar's obsession with power ultimately cost him his life. Finally, much to Caesar's surprise, his close friend ends up delivering the final blow. Absolute power always corrupts. Works Cited Elements of Literature. Orlando: Holt, Winston, Rineheart, 2007.