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In three pages, this paper examines the effects of hubris on protagonists Brutus, Othello, and Hamlet, on those around them, and considers whether any or all have been either redeemed or rehabilitated at the plays’ conclusions. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.
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it as "the sense of retribution" that conformed to the Greek cultural belief that whoever "attempts to exceed his own place in the human community," punishment must be imposed (Cahn
364). William Shakespeare was influenced undoubtedly by the ideas, culture, and literature of the Greeks, and therefore it is no surprise that hubris was featured in some of the
Bards most compelling tragedies. Anything in excess will invariably end with tragic consequences, as Shakespeare protagonists Brutus (in Julius Caesar), Othello, and Hamlet would discover. Marcus Brutus hubris consisted
of excessive pride. So proud he was in his accomplishments and in public support of him that he believed he could orchestrate the murder conspiracy against Emperor Julius Caesar
for the good of the Roman Empire and its people. His pride blinded him to the power of Caesars charisma, the intensity with which the Romans would mourn their
martyred leader, and to the extent of the backlash that transformed him from hero to reviled villain practically overnight. He thought he could restore himself to public favor by
delivering a rousing oration at the slain emperors funeral, during which he said in part: "Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you
may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you
may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesars, to him I say that Brutus love to Caesar was no less than
his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" (III.ii.14-22).
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