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Blog #16 - Coriolanus Characterization in Act One


The leader of the wolf pact or known as the alpha male is a really good word that describes the characterization of 'Martius' who is later named 'Coriolanus' as a symbol of his dedication and seniority/power in the community he is in when in battle and his weight in "political" dictions. both the plebeians and the tribunes of the Senates trussed him out being his main opposition. The ego and pride of Martius in scene one are completely juxtaposed to that personality of meninius who tends to be more down to earth and humble because he doesn’t not have any real problems to converse with the lower classes of the people of Rome.



Martius tends to be Impatient and the drive to conquer enables him and leads to him failing to see that making the lower classes happy would actually result in him having a great following. While his rivalry with tealus affidius portrays Martius as someone who gains his power through brought force rather than gaining the love of the people.



Lastly, the play sees him as the main hero who sustains little no fear of the antagonist Aufidius at the start and whom he was actually able to defeat in the battle that saves Rome from an invasion. The character becomes bipolar and unpredictable his pride is pushed aside for saying by Corioles to make room for modesty and leaning into the path of becoming more reasonable and looking to win the hearts of the people.



His tendency to be bipolar and unpredictability foreshadows potential use of that aspect of his character to drive the plot of the play.

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  1. GDMarch 4, 2018 at 8:10 PM

    Hi! I definitely agree with how you believe Shakespeare characterizes Coriolanus throughout the first act. Indeed, he is portrayed as an alpha male who shows great signs of dominance and seniority through his bravery and success in battle. However, I believe that you should have included the contradictory characterization of Martius when he shows that he is unable to accept the praises he receives from those around him suggesting that maybe the depiction of him being prideful is false. You could have also connected the third scene in the act wherein his attitude is both influenced by Volumnia and Virgilia as well as the fact the he lacks in social skills as compared to Menenius. Overall though, it was really good and I think that you have a great amount of understanding towards the way he is characterized. :)

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