# Coriolanus — Character guide

> Key figures in Coriolanus by William Shakespeare.

- [Caius Marcius Coriolanus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/caius_marcius_coriolanus.md): Proud Roman general who leads the war against the Volsces and later turns against Rome.
- [Menenius Agrippa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/menenius_agrippa.md): Patrician senator and friend to Coriolanus, known for his wit and diplomacy.
- [Tullus Aufidius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/tullus_aufidius.md): Volscian general and Coriolanus's chief rival, later his ally and betrayer.
- [Volumnia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/volumnia.md): Coriolanus's formidable mother who shapes his pride and pleads for Rome.
- [Sicinius Velutus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/sicinius_velutus.md): Tribune of the people who opposes Coriolanus and incites the plebeians.
- [Junius Brutus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/junius_brutus.md): Tribune of the people who conspires with Sicinius against Coriolanus.
- [Cominius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/cominius.md): Roman consul and general who leads the army alongside Coriolanus.
- [Virgilia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/virgilia.md): Coriolanus's gentle wife who fears for his safety and pleads for mercy.
- [Valeria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/valeria.md): Noble Roman lady and friend to Volumnia, who visits Virgilia.
- [Titus Lartius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/titus_lartius.md): Roman general who fights alongside Coriolanus at Corioli.
- [First Citizen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/first_citizen.md): Leader of the plebeian revolt who argues against Coriolanus's pride.
- [Second Citizen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/second_citizen.md): Plebeian who supports Menenius's fable of the belly.
- [Adrian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/adrian.md): Volscian spy who meets with Nicanor to discuss Roman affairs.
- [Nicanor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/nicanor.md): Roman traitor who provides intelligence to the Volscians.
- [First Officer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/first_officer.md): Officer who arranges the seating for Coriolanus's candidacy.
- [First Servingman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/first_servingman.md): Servant in Aufidius's house who mocks Coriolanus in disguise.
- [Messenger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/messenger.md): Bearer of news about the Volscian army's movements.
- [Senator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/coriolanus_se/characters/senator.md): Roman senator who summons Coriolanus to the Capitol.

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