I was happy that, in the end, Aufidius' trusting of Coriolanus wasn't quite as quick as it appeared to be. When Coriolanus first wlked into Aufidius' house and proclaimed that he wished to becme allies, I didn't full trust that it was going to be as simple as that. But isn't this why we have asides? Shouldn't Aufidius have been a little bit less trusting of Coriolanus at the start? I mean, we are talking about Bill Shakespeare here, not some Johnny-come-lately, so I suppose I shouldn't really be questioning, since he's only building tenstion, rather than simply explicating as he goes. It's a good decision I suppose, it keeps the audience guessing and isn't that what's really imporatant for a writer? Being able to control and mainpulate your audience?
I like seeing characters I don't like squirm. Act IV scene 6- perfect example, Brutus and Sinicus having to sit there as Menenius rubs Coriolanus' return in their faces. I think that they general consesus in the play is that they're the bad guys, and as a result Shakespeare won't let them live. Best case scenario- he lets Marcius get his revenge, but then kills Marcius through Afidius to make him pay off for being so pompous. Then again, not matter how many times I try to predict the ending, It never turns out exactly right. That's just what I want to happen.
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