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Manipulation In Ceius's Caius Martius Coriolanus
Throughout the play Caius Martius Coriolanus is viewed as a distasteful, insulting and unapproachable character with strong beliefs regarding the importance of war and the honour gained by brutally killing those who oppose him. One could argue that this is due to his violent and war driven nature however, I believe to the highest extent that his own nature was manipulated and shaped by his mother during his upbringing. Volumnia enforces her personal beliefs particularly pertaining to war, violence and honour on Coriolanus immensely throughout the play. All of these beliefs dreadfully contribute towards his awfully disastrous attempt at becoming consul later on in the play.
Noticeably throughout Act 1 Scene 3, which involves conversation between
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