Julius Caesar. His name alone summons up feelings of heroism, bravery, and tragedy. American Heritage dictionary states that a tragic hero is any man noted for feat of courage or nobility of purpose: especially, one who has risked or sacrificed his life. As the writing prompt asks who is the actual hero out of the play? And further more, who was the hero in the real-life history of Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire? Several …
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…is someone who is noted for feat of courage or nobility of purpose. I think it was an act of courage and noble of Brutus to sacrifice his friendship and loyalty to Caesar in order to save the Republic of Rome. Deep down Brutus knows it was right to join Cassius and murder Caesar in order to save and preserve what was most important to him as a citizen and statesman of Rome- the Republic.