Oftentimes, in a work of literature, there is a certain character that holds a trait, which will eventually bring him to his defeat. This trait is also known as a tragic flaw. In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, it is Caesar who holds the tragic flaw of pride. His desire for the throne causes him to ignore the strange phenomena and the warnings given by his wife and the Soothsayer, and he eventually …showed first 75 words of 706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 706 total…for the throne, and considering himself as a superior being to his fellow acquaintances. As Bernard Bailey once said, “When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” His quote can clearly relate to Caesar’s personality. It is often said that you are your own worst enemy, because it is your faults, not the outer world, which will ultimately bring you down.