Part one of term paper
Brutus, the tragic hero in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, possesses a character flaw that is both good and bad. His character flaw is his noble blindness, which causes him to trust easily. His noble blindness has its good and bad traits and contributes to his downfall as well. By trusting people easily, his noble blindness ultimately brin ...

Part two of term paper
... it easier to kill Caesar because Brutus is one of Caesars closest friends. Caesar even says, “Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?”(III, I, 75) Which means that if Brutus, his best friend, cannot sway Caesar, then no one can. His noble blindness is a bad trait because he is taken advantage of easily. Cassius knows about Brutus’ love for Rome and his closeness to Caesar and he uses that in his plans. Cassius gains Brutus’ trusts as soon as he mentions the danger Rome is in if Caesar becom ...