Coriolanus Characterization: Act 1


Caius Martius is the main protagonist in Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. In Coriolanus, the plot takes the form of a political play; two chief opposing forces within Rome which includes Caius Martius and the plebians and tribunes. Caius Martius was introdueced as an arrogant and rude general, hated by many and loved only by few. The play begins with a food riot among the commoners protesting against Martius' authority. He is shown to be the "chief enemy to the people" (1:1) with a disrespectful attitude. However when he gets sent off to war and fights in the battle of Volsces, he is shown to be a brave warrior and a fearless leader as he gave words of motivation to his fellow warriors to continue fighting. He is also portrayed as tough and persevering by withstanding bleeding battle wounds. In addition Caius displays modest behavior by choosing not to accept his share of the war spoils. Shakespeare characterizes Martius as both stubborn and rude but also as courageous and strong.   This is done to portray Martius in two different lights; one as a foul person and the other as a typical hero on the battlefield. This conflicted people's views on the character as the opening scenes of him gave himself a bad impression but as the play progresses, it entices people to sympathise  him through his acts of valour.

To conclude, Caius Martius stands out to be a crude and ignorant person towards the people however to his soldiers and to his country he is a great leader and humble soldier.

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