Object of the Study

philosophical Approach is A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature Fifth Edition written by Wilfred L. Guerin et al. To conduct this study, there were some steps which had already done. The first step was reading the object of the study, the play Shakespeare’s Coriolanus with an intention to understand the play. Second, the writer determined the topic to be discussed in this study which was revealing moral values of leadership. Analytically Shakespeare with his Coriolanus indicated that there were moral values of leadership reflected through the main character. The third step was gathering some sources and references to answer the problem formulations. The writer analyzed the main character’s characteristics through what he said and did using the theory of character and characterization. Accompanying the analysis of the characteristics of main character, by using the gathered sources the writer analyzed also some conflicts faced by the main character. After analyzing the main character ’s attitudes and conflicts faced, the writer used the extracted theories of moral and leadership to reveal moral values of leadership in those two elements. After all, the last step was making a conclusion based on what the writer discussed in this thesis. 25

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS

This chapter is divided into two main parts. The first part is to answer the first problem formulation about the characteristics of the main character and how the main character is characterized. Still in the first part, the analysis of conflicts as the consequences of the main character ‟s attitudes is presented. Then the second part is to answer the second problem formulation which is the revelation of moral values of leadership as seen through main character‟s attitudes and conflicts.

A. The Characteristics of Coriolanus

Coriolanus owns certain characteristics which are expressed through his attitudes. Coriolanus‟ characteristics deal with the characterization. It includes the way the author, Shakespeare, gives the descriptions and the way the author makes the readers understanding him. By using his imagination, Shakespeare gives certain characteristics to Coriolanus so that the readers can imagine what Coriolanus looks like and his personal traits, bad or good person. In the analysis follows, the writer divides the characteristics of Coriolanus into two parts. Those are physical characteristics and psychological characteristics.

1. Physical Characteristics of Coriolanus

The main character of the play The Tragedy of Coriolanus is Caius Marcius, then Caius Marcius Coriolanus. In the play, Caius Marcius Coriolanus is