Plutarch and the Senate - Is He Really a Bad Man?

It's a bit complicated, and not clear from our sources what went on, but they're all driving at he was so incredibly popular that the people would have him again. They wouldn't let him go as a tribune. They really see him as their hero. Plutarch actually says, chapter six, that he found himself invested with something like monarchical power, which, of course, is very, very dangerous. He seems to have been, i'm not sure if he was more effective, or just as effective as tiberius. But anyway, he is definitely not somebody that they want around.