The Real Hero of Julius Caesar .
In Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare, the true hero lies not within Caesar or Cassius, but Brutus. When looking at these characters more closely it's obvious that Brutus is the real, but a tragic hero because Brutus had heroic qualities and died because of it. This is shown many times throughout the play. It is shown in every act of every scene and shows Caesars true honor and nobility. Anybody who has read Julius Caesar knows tat he was ambitious and the reason that Brutus killed his best friend was for the good of Rome and not himself. .
The reason that Brutus is the hero of Julius Caesar is because he is a noble man with many heroic qualities. Throughout the play, he never betrays anyone. Although he did murder Julius Caesar, it was for the good of Rome, not to betray Caesar. Even after Brutus killed Antony's best friend, Caesar, Antony still pointed out that Brutus was an "honorable man." He demonstrates this in Act 5, Scene 5, after Brutus" gets killed, Brutus, the only conspirator that actually killed Caesar because he was not selfish and he actually did care about the good of Rome. He cared more about the good of Rome than he did himself. In Act 3 when Caesar and the conspirators are stabbing Caesar, Brutus could have retreated because he knew the commoners might have killed him, but he knew that it would be for the good of Rome and not himself. If he did retreat than he wouldn't be a hero, but a cowards. He would be a coward because he couldn't face what was the truth of Caesar and his ambition. This showed his true honor and he did do this for Rome.
Brutus also showed many acts of kindness toward others. In Act 1, Scene 2, Cassius tries to get Brutus to join the conspiracy, but he feels that he doesn't want to betray Caesar. He had to make his decisions to be the correct ones and in Act 3 Brutus kills Caesar only because he is concerned of what will happen to Rome if Caesar remains in power.
