Coriolanus · Character
Sicinius Velutus
A tribune of the people who reads Coriolanus's pride as a weapon and waits patiently for him to hand it over.
supporting
Also known as Sicinius, Sicinius Menenius, Sicinius Velutus, Sicinius Sir
First appearance: coriolanus
As a supporting figure in Coriolanus, Sicinius Velutus is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Tribune who accuses Marcius of pride and conspires with Brutus to turn the people against him.
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Sicinius is one half of the tribunician pair that guards the plebeians' hard-won voice against patrician contempt. He watches Coriolanus's triumphal return not with awe but with calculation, noting that a man who cannot…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Professional
- Social
Character groups
- Roman political and military figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Coriolanus’s banish…
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- Caius Marcius Coriolanus
rivalry · negative
Coriolanus and Sicinius are bitter political enemies, with Sicinius leading the tribunes'… How this plays out →
- Junius Brutus
professional · negative
- Cominius
rivalry · negative
- Menenius Agrippa
rivalry · negative
- Second Citizen
social · ambivalent
- Tullus Aufidius
rivalry · negative
- First Citizen
social · ambivalent
- Messenger
professional · ambivalent
- Caius Marcius Coriolanus
rivalry · negative
Coriolanus and Sicinius are bitter political enemies, with Sicinius leading the tribunes'… How this plays out →
- Junius Brutus
professional · negative
- Cominius
rivalry · negative
- First Citizen
social · ambivalent
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