Et Tu Brute: The Man Who Lost Everything In Shakespeare's tragedy of Julius Caesar; Brutus truly loses everything, so much so that he is given the right nickname of tragic hero. Brutus lives in the golden age of Roman times. He is one of the most honored men who walks the street; but while supposedly trying to protect his beloved country from tyranny, he loses everything and helps raise chaos and the exile of the patriots. Brutus is seduced by the idea of ​​blood for freedom, thus killing his closest friend Caesar. Because of his mistake he loses his name, his house and faces the death of his wife and himself. Brutus is truly the tragic hero of the tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus created a voluminous amount of irreversible defects that cause his disappointment and death. His first mistake was killing his loyal and trusting friend, Caesar, and failing to give just cause to the crowd he had gathered. “Because he was valiant, I honor him; but because he was ambitious, I killed him...” (948). We can see from Brutus' statement that Caesar did not plan his speech very carefully; and we can also predict how virulent this mistake might prove to be. Brutus decided to go down a violent and brutal path rather than a democratic and tactical path. Brutus's second mistake was not to involve the poet Ciccero. Ciccero could have helped influence the general public towards liking the conspirators. Brutus' third and perhaps most devastating flaw was that he allowed Antony, Caesar's beloved ally, to give a speech after him. This gave Antony a great advantage over the crowd's thoughts and decisions about the assassination. “And you will speak in the pulpit where I am going. After my speech is finished." (945). Brutus is a noble man, but he is not a politician. Brutus grants Antony the right to speak to “strengthen” their… middle of paper… the Republic.” ..not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (948).Brutus knew that the loyalty of his fellow Romans to him was a changing and ever-evolving opportunity.Brutus put everything on the line in the name of the Republic; of pain he endured, but at least he meant well. In the end, Brutus deserves our respect and pity Brutus is by far the tragic hero of the tragedy of Julius Caesar and one of the most memorable tragic heroes in the history of literature. .Brutus causes his death due to his flaws and follies, evolves into the character he ends up with, and faces enlightenment. History will forever remember Brutus as the man who lost everything for a mistake he made in the name of something he loved “And you Brute, then fall Caesar!” (951).