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 …showed first 75 words of 725 total…

…showed last 75 words of 725 total…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.