An enraged father jumps over the witness stand and rushes toward the man that has torn his life apart. He is quickly tackled, cuffed, and pulled out of the courtroom by law enforcement. His enemy sits there without a scratch. This man’s name is Randell Margraves and he was attacking Larry Nassar, the man who molested his three daughters. For years Nassar was the doctor of the US Olympic Gymnastics Team and throughout his career, he sexually assaulted young female gymnasts in the name of medical treatment. It was after two of Margraves three daughters testified that he attempted to attack Nassar in the court room, yet by doing so he compromised his integrity. Even though he had the right reasons, he fell to a level lower than his true self
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A paraphrased version of the quotes used earlier specifically describes a good-tempered man; “They only get angry when its appropriate, and they express their anger in the right way” (44). Coriolanus would fit this description because of the way he reacts to injustice. One such example is in the last scene of the play. Coriolanus is returning from making a peace treaty with the Romans and meets face to face with his mortal enemy turned ally named Aufidius. Upon seeing Coriolanus, he states: “Tell the traitor, in the highest degree He hath abus’d your powers” (85). Aufidius’s claim of treason against Coriolanus is false to its very core. Coriolanus has not betrayed the Volscians or abused the powers bestowed upon him by Aufidius. He yells in response “Measureless liar thou hast made my heart Too great for what contains it. Boy! O Slave!—” (86). Coriolanus yelled at a man who has betrayed him and deceived him, the man that goes on to murder him. When he joined the Volscian, he and Aufidius entered into an agreement of mutual respect. This turned into a form of friendship as the campaign went on. When Coriolanus is betrayed by such a close ally, the agreement is broken in a dishonorable manor. Aufidius goes on to order his troops to kill Coriolanus in cold blood. This nefarious plot sparks the bonfire of Coriolanus’s anger. He is not only betrayed but treated as nothing more than a traitor. …show more content…
This is especially evident when the tribunes incite the people against Coriolanus, ending his brief political career. When Coriolanus meets face to face with the man that went behind his back, he spares no words “The fires i' the lowest hell fold-in the people! Call me their traitor! Thou injurious tribune! Within thine eyes sat twenty thousand deaths, In thy hand clutch'd as many millions, in Thy lying tongue both numbers” (85-86). This anger that freely flows forth is acute and deliberative. It is meant to remind the tribune what Coriolanus has done for Rome. The tribune who halted his rise to consulship has never shed a drop of blood in Rome defense. Yet, he decimates the political career of the man who gave everything for his city. How is this not a righteous response? Coriolanus is yelling at a man who not only prevented him from becoming consul but banished him from Rome. He should be praised by the people, not punished. The injustice that is done to him is never reconciled and he never gets over
A paraphrased version of the quotes used earlier specifically describes a good-tempered man; “They only get angry when its appropriate, and they express their anger in the right way” (44). Coriolanus would fit this description because of the way he reacts to injustice. One such example is in the last scene of the play. Coriolanus is returning from making a peace treaty with the Romans and meets face to face with his mortal enemy turned ally named Aufidius. Upon seeing Coriolanus, he states: “Tell the traitor, in the highest degree He hath abus’d your powers” (85). Aufidius’s claim of treason against Coriolanus is false to its very core. Coriolanus has not betrayed the Volscians or abused the powers bestowed upon him by Aufidius. He yells in response “Measureless liar thou hast made my heart Too great for what contains it. Boy! O Slave!—” (86). Coriolanus yelled at a man who has betrayed him and deceived him, the man that goes on to murder him. When he joined the Volscian, he and Aufidius entered into an agreement of mutual respect. This turned into a form of friendship as the campaign went on. When Coriolanus is betrayed by such a close ally, the agreement is broken in a dishonorable manor. Aufidius goes on to order his troops to kill Coriolanus in cold blood. This nefarious plot sparks the bonfire of Coriolanus’s anger. He is not only betrayed but treated as nothing more than a traitor. …show more content…
This is especially evident when the tribunes incite the people against Coriolanus, ending his brief political career. When Coriolanus meets face to face with the man that went behind his back, he spares no words “The fires i' the lowest hell fold-in the people! Call me their traitor! Thou injurious tribune! Within thine eyes sat twenty thousand deaths, In thy hand clutch'd as many millions, in Thy lying tongue both numbers” (85-86). This anger that freely flows forth is acute and deliberative. It is meant to remind the tribune what Coriolanus has done for Rome. The tribune who halted his rise to consulship has never shed a drop of blood in Rome defense. Yet, he decimates the political career of the man who gave everything for his city. How is this not a righteous response? Coriolanus is yelling at a man who not only prevented him from becoming consul but banished him from Rome. He should be praised by the people, not punished. The injustice that is done to him is never reconciled and he never gets over