Tragic Hero: The Ones Fate Has Left Forlorn A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is inexorably predestined to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of disastrous mistake, which initiates his fall from grace. In William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, there are a number of characters who could be considered tragic heroes; however, the one true tragic hero in this play is none other …
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…might stand up and say to all the world, "That was a man!" ". Brutus was born into nobility, he was a kind and honorable person, he loved Rome, and he made a fatal error: to be apart of the conspiracy against Caesar. After he died he still "won a moral victory;" he truthfully cared for all people, and as a result of his moral victory, his spirit lived on through the respect of his people.