Question

Although William Shakespeare’s (2006) Julius Caesar and Chinua Achebe’s (1958) Things Fall Apart are set in different time periods and locations, they share commonalities in their portrayal of characters and their tragic downfalls. In a logically structured essay, analyse how two heroic and honourable characters of your choice (one from Julius Caesar and one from Things Fall Apart) meet with suffering and a tragic end due to either their personal flaws or a combination of their own personal flaws and external forces beyond their control.