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Aristotle died before the historical Julius Caesar was born, and over a millennium before Shakespeare wrote his play. In fact, in his Poetics, Aristotle was thinking exclusively of the play he had seen: Sophocles's Oedipus Rex. Of course there is no character in Julius Caesar who kills his father and marries his mother, so Aristotle's remarks are rather beside the point.
In short, the notions of the "Aristotelian Unities" or the "tragic hero" were constructed many hundreds of years after Aristotle and were applied to drama from totally different traditions, such as English Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Most of the writers of Shakespeare's time, including Shakespeare, could not possibly care less about Aristotle.
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What are similar themes of Things Fall Apart and Julius Caesar?
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)
Was Julius Caesar a hero or a villain?
Julius Caesar was a hero because he helped people who needed help. He is also a villain because he killed many people. I think that Caesar was a great leader. He did not repress the people or slay his political enemies. He helped the people in many of his great He gave land to the poor in Rome
Why is Julius Caesar considered a tragedy?
First thing to consider it that the title alone tells us the play will be a tragedy. Everyone dies at the play, yet we know that the Rome survives. Brutus must choose between his long time friend and the good of his beloved Rome. Shakespeare places the hero in a no win situation, it can only end in violence for Brutus.
What character has the most lines in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
Well, darling, the character with the most lines in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is actually Brutus. So, if you're looking for the one who hogs the spotlight the most, it's good ol' Brutus. But hey, all those lines don't necessarily make him the hero of the story, if you catch my drift.
Is there another character that might qualify as hero in Julius Caesar?
Apart from whom? The play certainly centres on Brutus. Antony is an important character also. Either of them might qualify as a hero, depending on your definition.
