#13

Through out the Coriolanus text Shakespeare delivers multiple different perspectives which we characterize him from, through the beginning of the text he is seen as selfish and somebody who does not care for the people, rather cares for himself. However as the scene progress we see a large difference in his attributes. our first glimpse of his noble heroic side is shown through the dialect between his mother and his wife. The dialect portrays him these ways as his mother states she rather see him win his battles than love. This is further strengthened through the actions he later carries out. I believe Shakespeare uses this plan of action as a way of showing us his flaws, most heroes are portrayed as flawless however, once Shakespeare distinguishes to us his flaws we can then assume he is not perfect. Something key to acknowledge is the fact that this play is a political play, showcasing flaws is key to reveal to help the reader make a decision on who's side we must take. Secondly while he reveals his flaws, it can help develop the conflicts later to be developed in the play. Moving forward towards the end of the act Shakespeare reveals Coriolanus to be noble through the dialect which involves himself. A key area was when the news of the Volscels came in, in particular who Coriolanus was going to battle. It is revealed he would be battling against Tulles Afidus,  unlike most heroes Coriolanus speaks kindly towards him, proclaiming how much of a great warrior he is, even comparing him to the king of the jungle the lion. This reveals to us how modest Coriolanus could be, he is willing to state kinds things towards his enemy, This is significant because he ends up forming an alliance with him in the later chapters. Finally the battle took place, this is where Shakespeare reveals to us how heroic he can be, He single handily went into battle, which also shows how strong he is. Lastly when he spares Afidus life we see the true character Coriolanus has, most significantly to me, shows how noble he is.