Daniel Palma

Shakespeare’s Coriolanus introduces a political tragedy where it induces the political system interlaced with the influences of different sources political power. Coriolanus is directly parallel to the use of dictatorialism where his confrontation of war creates large deviance as he tries to gain a political position of consul. When he does evidently place himself the position of consul, we see the contrast of Brutus and Sicinius machiavellian political power, where it contrasts Coriolanus way of dictatorial power. This contrast of political and war capabilities displays the influence of each character as their own values contrast and disassociation of one another. We see the transition of Coriolanus's political power to be static throughout the whole play; where his power is due to his political influences under the settings of war where his dictatorial aspect evidently led to his anger and loss of consul. Shakespeare's theme in Coriolanus are mostly methodologies which relate

Evidently, the first scene is set to be an exposition where the introduction of Marcius is presented while also instilling the values of the plot. The introduction of Marcius is given by the citizens as the Shakespeare deliberately uses the voices of the citizens not only to introduce Marcius and the political system of Rome but also implemented foreshadowing scenes where a similar riot is acted towards Coriolanus as he tries to gain the position of the consul. The characterization of Marcius is displayed as an arrogant and egotistical leader where his commands are parallel to a dictatorship, using harsh and vulgarly language amongst his citizens. Quite evidently Marcius displays all of his dictatorial aspects under the setting of political environments whereas if Marcius was set on to a battlefield we apparently see much more of his authority as a general, his demeanor is suited to Volumnia’s ideology of a man. Marcius is further characterized in the exposition and characterization o