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   What happened to Coriolanus?

   • 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. He comes to attack Rome, his mother persuades him not to, and his new-found ally kills him for the betrayal. More detail: 2 minute read

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   What is a summary of Shakespeare's Roman War tragedy Coriolanus?

   • A summary of Shakespeare's Roman war tragedy, Coriolanus. Famine in Rome is causing unrest between the common people and the patricians (the aristocrats of Rome). The people particularly resent the arrogant Caius Martius, son of Volumnia, who makes no secret of the fact that he despises them.

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   Is Coriolanus a Roman play?

   • Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that was first performed around 1609. Like Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra, it is a Roman play. But unlike those plays, it is not set in the Imperial Rome of the first century CE, but more than two centuries earlier, when Rome was just one Italian city among many, fighting for survival.

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   Is Coriolanus a political play?

   • Coriolanus is also an unusually political play. It portrays a patrician-plebeian conflict that in some ways echoed the ongoing political struggle between King James and the English Parliament when the play was written. Read the full play summary, the full play analysis, or a complete character list from Coriolanus.

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2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › coriolanusCoriolanus: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes

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   Learn about the plot and themes of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, a tragedy about a Roman general who is exiled and seeks revenge against his former city. Find out how he is influenced by his mother, his enemies, and his own pride.

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   A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Coriolanus. Find out more about the Roman general and his devotion to his mother that results in a tragedy.

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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.

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   A summary of Shakespeare's Roman war tragedy, Coriolanus. Famine in Rome is causing unrest between the common people and the patricians (the aristocrats of Rome). The people particularly resent the arrogant Caius Martius, son of Volumnia, who makes no secret of the fact that he despises them.