Excessive pride brings ruin .
Coriolanus is so proud he is unable to reconcile with the Roman people and, thus, seals his fate. Coriolanus has a reputation as an outstanding soldier and military leader, a reputation his mother helped him to cultivate. But both he and she overlooked important human qualities that individuals must develop, such as compassion, humility and sympathy for the less fortunate. Leaders must stay in tune with the times . Coriolanus supports the old ways of the aristocratic class even though the people clamor for change.