His marks of merit, wounds received for's country."
(2.3.163-164)
When I read this passage it reminded me of the passage in the Bible of Thomas not believing Jesus rose from the dead unless he touched the wounds made on the cross. The two readings are very similar. Jesus and Coriolanus both sacrifice themselves for others and the others (Thomas and the Citizens, respectively) do not believe in what they can not see. Its terribly insulting for a war hero to be berated especially when he was willing to prove he had scars. I simply see this only happening because Shakespeare needs to have some starting conflict that annoys Coriolanus further than he already is.
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