many times before their deaths the valiant never taste of death but once His bravery makes him noble But Caesar s faults lower him He is deaf in one ear suffers from illness and behaves vainly He ignores omens and the Soothsayer s call to Beware the Ides of March Though mighty he is also human and proud His death in the Senate shows that even great men fall Brutus s Nobility and Honour Brutus is shown as noble honest and idealistic He is loved by the Romans and respected even by his enemies Cassius says Brutus is noble and Casca says he sits high in all the people s hearts His decision to join the conspiracy is not from envy but from duty He fears Caesar may become a tyrant and destroy the republic He says Not that I loved Caesar less but that I loved Rome more These words prove his unselfish patriotism He sacrifices friendship for the public good That makes him the moral hero of the story Brutus s Tragic Flaw and Fall Like all Shakespearean tragic heroes Brutus has a flaw It is his lack of practical wisdom He is too trusting and simple in politics He believes others share his honesty but they deceive him He spares Antony s life after the murder thinking Antony is harmless This is a fatal mistake Antony later turns the crowd against the conspirators with his moving words Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears Brutus s idealism causes his fall Yet his suffering and final death make him a true tragic hero Spirit of Caesar Still Rules Though Caesar dies early his spirit continues to dominate the play Antony cries O mighty Caesar Dost thou lie so low His words show Caesar s greatness even in death Later his ghost appears to Brutus at Philippi saying Thou shalt see me at Philippi This demonstrates that Caesar s power endures Even the conspirators cannot escape his shadow But Shakespeare uses this to highlight Brutus s tragedy Brutus as the True Hero At the end Antony praises Brutus saying This was the noblest Roman of them all He calls Brutus the only conspirator who acted from pure motives This final tribute settles the question Brutus stands for honor loyalty and freedom He fights not for self but for Rome His suicide shows his dignity and courage Shakespeare gives him the same tragic greatness as Hamlet or Othello In short Shakespeare shows both Caesar s power and Brutus s morality Caesar rules with strength but Brutus rules with conscience Caesar s spirit may live after death but Brutus s soul wins the audience s heart Therefore Brutus not Caesar is the true tragic hero of Julius Caesar