Characters

The cast of Coriolanus

The people who make Coriolanus move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.

Volscian nobilitys

Tullus Aufidius

Volscian general and Coriolanus's rival-turned-ally; mirror antagonist whose ambition ultimately destroys them both · Approximately Coriolanus's peer; maturity unknown

Roman patricians

Cominius

Patrician general and consul; eloquent voice of Rome's military establishment · Elderly; described as worn by the wars

{"mother":"Volumnia"}; {"wife":"Virgilia"}; {"son":"Young Marcius"}s

Caius Marcius Coriolanus

Tragic protagonist; a supreme soldier undone by pride and inability to perform politics · Around thirty

Caius Marcius

Patrician general of Rome, later renamed Coriolanus; the play's tragic protagonist · thirty (approximately)

Roman patrician familys

Valeria

A Roman noblewoman; friend and social companion to Volumnia and Virgilia

husband: Coriolanus (Caius Martius); son: Young Marcius; mother-in-law: Volumnias

Virgilia

Coriolanus's wife; a woman of quiet loyalty and domestic devotion · Young woman, wife and mother

Coriolanus (son); Virgilia (daughter-in-law); Young Marcius (grandson)s

Volumnia

Coriolanus's mother; a formidable matriarch who shapes her son's martial identity and ultimately persuades him to spare Rome · elderly

Other characters

Menenius Agrippa

Patrician counselor and bridge between classes; voice of reason and eloquence · Elderly; described as 'old father Menenius'

Sicinius Velutus

Tribune of the people; manipulator of the mob and political rival to Coriolanus

Brutus

Tribune of the people; political schemer and manipulator

First Senator

Roman patrician and voice of cautious authority

First Citizen

Spokesperson for the plebeian hunger and grievance

Titus Lartius

Valiant Roman general and trusted commander under Cominius

Third Servingman

Volscian household servant and bouncer

Second Servingman

Servant in Aufidius' household; witness to Coriolanus' arrival

Second Citizen

Commoner and voice of the plebeian masses; spokesman and moral questioner

The Citizens (Plebeians of Rome)

The collective voice of Rome's common people; a fickle mob easily swayed by tribunes and circumstance

First Servingman

Attendant in Aufidius's household; comic observer of Coriolanus's arrival

The Citizens / The People / The Plebeians

Collective voice of Rome's common people; the mob that shapes and unmakes Coriolanus

Third Citizen

A common plebeian; voice of moderate reason among Rome's masses

Messenger

Herald bearing news of war and political upheaval

A Roman

A spy and messenger who carries intelligence between Rome and the Volscian camp

Second Senator

Volscian senator and military advisor

The Aedile

A magistrate and officer of the people; servant to the tribunes

A Volscian Messenger

Messenger bearing intelligence of Rome's internal strife

First Soldier

Roman soldier under Marcius at Corioli

Second Messenger

Herald of Rome's salvation
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