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Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, who is the real tragic hero? Julius Caesar? Or Brutus?

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1 Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar

2 In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, who is the real tragic hero? Julius Caesar? Or Brutus?

3 A tragic hero must be a person of HIGH STATURE How does Caesar fit this criteria? And Brutus?

4 A tragic hero cannot be too good or too evil... Caesar? Brutus?

5 The tragic hero must have a TRAGIC FLAW within his character... What could be Julius Caesar’s Tragic Flaw? And Brutus?

6 The tragic flaw must cause the hero to experience a downfall... What do you think Caesar’s downfall will be? Brutus?

7 After the downfall, the tragic hero must arrive at an ANAGNORISIS, which means that the hero realizes he has caused his own downfall. Will Caesar have a moment of anagnorisis? Brutus?

8 All of these events must result from a Tragic Dilemma What was Caesar’s dilemma? Brutus?

9 As we finish Shakespeare’s play, keep in mind the following criteria for a Tragic Hero, as we your final essay will deal directly with these criteria!


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