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Coriolanus ( / kɒriəˈleɪnəs / or /- ˈlɑː -/ [1]) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same years he wrote Antony and Cleopatra, making them his last two tragedies.
Coriolanus is a 2011 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Coriolanus. It is directed by and stars Ralph Fiennes as the title character, with Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius, Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia, and Brian Cox as Menenius. [5] This is Fiennes' directorial debut. [6]
Gnaeus (or Gaius) Marcius Coriolanus [1] was a Roman general who is said to have lived in the 5th century BC. He received his toponymic cognomen "Coriolanus" following his courageous actions during a Roman siege of the Volscian city of Corioli. He was subsequently exiled from Rome, and led troops of Rome's enemy the Volsci to besiege the city.
Jan 20, 2012 · Coriolanus: Directed by Ralph Fiennes. With Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes, Lubna Azabal, Ashraf Barhom. A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Jan 19, 2023 · Introduction to the play. Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, Coriolanus begins with the common people, or plebeians, in armed revolt against the patricians. The people win the right to be represented by tribunes. Meanwhile, there are foreign enemies near the gates of Rome.
The five-act play, based on the life of Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, a legendary Roman hero of the late 6th and early 5th centuries bce, is essentially an expansion of the Plutarchan biography in Parallel Lives. Though it is Elizabethan in structure, it is markedly Classical in tone.
Jul 31, 2015 · Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, Coriolanus begins with the common people, or plebeians, in armed revolt against the patricians. The people win the right to be represented by tribunes. Meanwhile, there are foreign enemies near the gates….
Mar 1, 2024 · When it comes to early ancient Rome the lines between fact and fiction, history and legend are often blurred. Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, the legendary Roman general and statesman, is a perfect example. His story tells how a once-revered war hero turned traitor and villain and led the Roman Republic’s greatest enemies to its very gates.
Shakespeare’s Coriolanus labors to establish his reputation as Rome’s most valiant son, but his relentless verbal attacks on his fellow Romans and strenuous defenses of himself cause him to lose respect almost as quickly as he earns it.
CORIOLANUS A name unmusical to the Volscians' ears, And harsh in sound to thine. AUFIDIUS Say, what's thy name? Thou hast a grim appearance, and thy face Bears a command in't; though thy tackle's torn. Thou show'st a noble vessel: what's thy name? CORIOLANUS Prepare thy brow to frown: know'st thou me yet? AUFIDIUS I know thee not: thy name ...
