Coriolanus: Difference between revisions
Content added Content deleted
m (Mass update links) |
m (Mass update links) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
{{tropelist}} |
{{tropelist}} |
||
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: This, along with [[Pride]] is the root of most of the problems, on both sides of the commoners vs dictators debate. |
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: This, along with [[Pride]] is the root of most of the problems, on both sides of the commoners vs dictators debate. |
||
* [[Badass]]: ''Coriolanus''. This guy charges alone into an enemy city and emerges alive and victorious. Also, given his rank, an example of a [[Four |
* [[Badass]]: ''Coriolanus''. This guy charges alone into an enemy city and emerges alive and victorious. Also, given his rank, an example of a [[Four-Star Badass]]. |
||
* [[Berserk Button]]: Coriolanus can, with some effort, hold on to his temper when he has to, but not when someone calls him a traitor. |
* [[Berserk Button]]: Coriolanus can, with some effort, hold on to his temper when he has to, but not when someone calls him a traitor. |
||
* [[Blood Knight]]: Coriolanus lives for combat, and it's frequently pointed out that it's the only thing he really knows. Unfortunately, he is quite open about his total contempt for anyone who does not fight. |
* [[Blood Knight]]: Coriolanus lives for combat, and it's frequently pointed out that it's the only thing he really knows. Unfortunately, he is quite open about his total contempt for anyone who does not fight. |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
** In the 2011 adaptation, the way that Aufidius looks at Martius--especially when he's {{spoiler|cradling his dead body in his arms}}--screams this trope at the top of its metaphorical lungs. |
** In the 2011 adaptation, the way that Aufidius looks at Martius--especially when he's {{spoiler|cradling his dead body in his arms}}--screams this trope at the top of its metaphorical lungs. |
||
* [[Gray and Gray Morality]]: Coriolanus' total contempt for the common people is clearly shown to be a serious fault, but he makes some good points (see [[Democracy Is Bad]] above) and the two men who claim to be "voices of the people" are described, as [[Ambition Is Evil|ambitious]] by [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Menenius]]. |
* [[Gray and Gray Morality]]: Coriolanus' total contempt for the common people is clearly shown to be a serious fault, but he makes some good points (see [[Democracy Is Bad]] above) and the two men who claim to be "voices of the people" are described, as [[Ambition Is Evil|ambitious]] by [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Menenius]]. |
||
* [[Hot |
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Depends to some extent on the actor playing him, but Coriolanus' temper is a serious problem especially when his [[Berserk Button]] gets pressed. |
||
* [[Hypocritical Humor]] |
* [[Hypocritical Humor]] |
||
* [[Important Haircut]]: In the 2011 movie the Volscians start shaving their heads in imitation of Coriolanus, and the 'throne' he sits on is the barber's chair they use for this initiation. The bearded Aufidius is not happy. |
* [[Important Haircut]]: In the 2011 movie the Volscians start shaving their heads in imitation of Coriolanus, and the 'throne' he sits on is the barber's chair they use for this initiation. The bearded Aufidius is not happy. |
||