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Mar 1, 2024 · Coriolanus’s time in the sun didn’t last for long. Two years later, Rome was recovering from a major grain shortage that had heaped misery upon its populace. The shortage ended with grain imports from Sicily , but the Senate had to debate how the grain would be distributed.
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Coriolanus (/ k ɒ r i ə ˈ l eɪ n ə s / or /-ˈ l ɑː-/) 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 .
Jan 19, 2023 · Coriolanus was first published in the 1623 First Folio and that text serves as the source for all subsequent editions of the play. Read and download Coriolanus for free. Learn about this Shakespeare play, find scene-by-scene summaries, and discover more Folger resources.
Coriolanus is a tragedy that tells the story of a Roman general named Caius Marcius Coriolanus, who is renowned for his military prowess and bravery. The play is set in ancient Rome during a time of political unrest and social upheaval.
Coriolanus was believed to have been written sometime between 1605 and 1608, meaning this play comes late in Shakespeare’s career — with only 8 plays following its creation. It is believed that the first performance of the play came much later in 1681 and was an adaptation of the play by Nahum Tate as a protest against anti-Catholic sentiments.
David Bevington. Coriolanus, the last of the so-called political tragedies by William Shakespeare, written about 1608 and published in the First Folio of 1623 seemingly from the playbook, which had preserved some features of the authorial manuscript. The five-act play, based on the life of Gnaeus Marcius.
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Roman general Coriolanus makes his name defeating an enemy army and defending Rome. The Senate nominates him as consul but he cannot win the people's vote, so he is banished from Rome and allies with his old enemy.
