Coriolanus

A proud military leader returns from successful campaigns to find his city riven by class conflict and food shortages. Political rivals exploit popular anger, his rigid pride isolates him from both the populace and the ruling council, and legal maneuvers lead to his exile. Personal loyalties are tested when family members plead on his behalf and an embittered adversary manipulates outside forces. The resulting collisions of private honor, civic obligation, and political expediency end in betrayal and tragedy, while the work examines pride, persuasion, the uses of power, and the fragile balance between individual reputation and communal stability.