He was a good man. He was compassionate, and did not want to cause unnecessary death. He was altruistic and was more concerned for the well-being of his country than for increasing his own power. If these are flaws, then Jesus had the same flaws.
When you look at it this way, there is a lot to be said for the idea that there is no such thing as a "tragic flaw". Bad things don't happen to people in tragedies because they are flawed, or not in good tragedies anyway. Bad things happen to them because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Being "the noblest Roman of them all" would normally have made Brutus a hero, as it made his ancestor a hero. But he lived at a time when he was surrounded by cynical, two-faced, devious, grasping and selfish people like Cassius and Antony, and his tragic virtues (they are not flaws) were out of place.
Brutus' flaw is his naivete because he easily trusts Cassius and the other conspirators. He also thinks that the conspirators are killing Caesar for the same reason as him (which is for the good of Rome).
Would it surprise you to know that it didn't? Maybe Brutus did not have a "tragic flaw". He made some errors in judgement of course,but they were mostly because he was "the noblestRoman of them all" which I hope you don't think is some kind of defect.
Brutus lacked judgment. In the story/play he thought that all men were honorable and trustworthy. He was laterd proved wrong by Cassius.
They both commited suicide due to realizing that they were losing the battle against Antony and Octavius at Phillipi. They are different because Cassius didn't neede to beg anyone to kill him his slave Pindarus had no trouble killing Cassius because it meant he was free from his rule and Cassius wouldn't be missed by most where as Brutus had to beg his soldiers to kill him because Brutus was an honorable man and prior to the speech of Antony at Caesar's funeral, was beloved by by the Romans.eventually the slave named Clitus allowed Brutus to run upon his sword.
Strato holds the sword for Brutus while Brutus runs into it, but Strato asks Brutus to shake his hand first, which Brutus did.
1) Idealism 2) Perfectionism 3) maybe naivety 4) poor judgment 5) his honour 6) thrust 7) gullibility
Brutus' flaw is his naivete because he easily trusts Cassius and the other conspirators. He also thinks that the conspirators are killing Caesar for the same reason as him (which is for the good of Rome).
Would it surprise you to know that it didn't? Maybe Brutus did not have a "tragic flaw". He made some errors in judgement of course,but they were mostly because he was "the noblestRoman of them all" which I hope you don't think is some kind of defect.
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they both have a tragic hero with a tragic flaw in JC: Brutus; whos tragic flaw is his naivity In TFA: Okonkwo; who tragic flaw is being like his father (being feminine)
Brutus lacked judgment. In the story/play he thought that all men were honorable and trustworthy. He was laterd proved wrong by Cassius.
Had he given in to Cassius's much more realpolitik suggestions, they would have bumped off Antony at the same time as Caesar and have consolidated their positions in Rome. But if Brutus had been that kind of a guy, Cassius would not have recruited him as an ally in the first place. If idealism is a "tragic flaw" in Brutus, then isn't it also a "tragic flaw" in Jesus? If he had only co-operated with the Sanhedrin and the Romans he wouldn't have been crucified, right? But I think Jesus would have said that his ideals were more important than not getting killed, and I think Brutus (at least in the way Shakespeare portrayed him) would have said the same. Curiously, Dante portrays Brutus as a villain because he betrayed his friend and benefactor. Would treachery make more sense as a tragic flaw?
poor operator judgment and lack of awareness.
The term is "anagnorisis," which refers to the moment of tragic recognition or realization by the protagonist about their own character flaw or error in judgment.
Hamartia is a tragic flaw or error in judgment that leads a character to their downfall in a tragedy. It is a key element in tragic storytelling as it underscores the fatal flaw or mistake that ultimately brings about the protagonist's downfall.
He doesnt have a tragic flaw. Read aristotles view of tragedy in "Aristotles poetics" and you can see that there is no such thing as a tragic flaw. It is a simple miss-judgment of the character in which he can change, but may choose not too.
They both commited suicide due to realizing that they were losing the battle against Antony and Octavius at Phillipi. They are different because Cassius didn't neede to beg anyone to kill him his slave Pindarus had no trouble killing Cassius because it meant he was free from his rule and Cassius wouldn't be missed by most where as Brutus had to beg his soldiers to kill him because Brutus was an honorable man and prior to the speech of Antony at Caesar's funeral, was beloved by by the Romans.eventually the slave named Clitus allowed Brutus to run upon his sword.