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implied in the play. Thus, the criticism above tries to reveal the matters. The concept of historical-political scope is emphasized. Other critic also comments, still, about the historical-political concept in Coriolanus . In his review, The Rumbling Belly Politic: Metaphorical Location and Metaphorical Government in Coriolanus, Eastman 2007 states that the play, Coriolanus is a work of William Shakespeare which is inspired by a real event in London. The event is signed by a rebellion from people. The event that is called ‘the Midlands rebels’ is protest to the landowners’ policy of transforming traditionally public, open fields into centralized, fenced-in, private property. The critical orthodoxy that ties Coriolanus to the Midlands Insurrection has affected the building of strained connections between the play’s social concerns and those of the Midlands rebels, enclosure chief among them; this has in turn left many promising readings of the play unduly concerned with somehow detecting phanto m commons in Shakespeare’s Rome http:extra.shu.ac.ukemls13-1eastcori.htm. Eastman implies the criticism of the practice of feudalism which is inspired Shakespeare’s work. From Cefalu’s and Eastman’s criticisms which hold the discussion of historical-political scope, the discussion indirectly aims at the important aspect in history and politics affair. History records both Rome and England passed through some periods of power, war, glory, and destruction. Those, of course, refer to the role of leaders of each period. Those are also how leaders of each period determine the way of power, war, glory and destruction. It is important to argue that politics and leadership generally support each other. Then if the characteristics of Caius Marcius Coriolanus, the main character, is viewed deeply it can be noticed that he tends to be a political leader. Again the play Coriolanus is a reality event which is dramatized. The drama which is created cannot be separated with the concept of reality; that is political side. The political side discusses here refers to a tendency to overthrow the system of government which is considered inappropriate with the voice of people. On the other hand, the ruling government tries to maintain its position. “Shakespeare in Coriolanus dramatizes the conflict between communal and private notions of the body. The movement to enclose land is metaphorically linked to the constitution of the individualistic, enclosed self” http:extra.shu.ac.ukemls13-1eastcori.htm. In relevance with the political term and tragic hero, the writer supports criticism from Wain, 1964: 163 which discusses that in political terms, the play describes a country which falls into the power of a murderer and tyrant. The hero dies as the reason of vengeful pride giving way to heroic sacrifice. Wain shows that Caius Marcius Coriolanus ’s death is considered as heroic sacrifice. Caius Marcius Coriolanus has to die to save Roman’s and Volsce’s peace. However, Doren has another perspective of Coriolanus’ death. At the end of play, there is a consideration of Coriolanus as a tragic hero because of his personal rivalry with Aufidius. The death of Coriolanus is inevitable not because of his character or because of his career as we have followed it, but because Aufidius hates him. This hatred, engraved on the surface of the tragedy as many as seven times, is a sign that cannot be missed, but it has nothing to do with the essential theme. Its origin is earlier than the play and has to do with a rivalry between two leaders. The central conflict is between the leader and the led Doren, 1955: 245.