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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 · Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes), is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother (Vanessa Redgrave) to ...
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Full Title: The Tragedy of Coriolanus. When Written: 1607-1608. Where Written: London, England. When Published: 1623. Genre: Tragedy. Setting: The early Roman republic and the Volscian towns of Corioles and Antium. Climax: Coriolanus leads a Volscian army to conquer Rome but is confronted and stopped by his family.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 2, scene 1. ⌜ Scene 1 ⌝. Synopsis: Coriolanus is welcomed back to Rome by his family and Menenius, and is expected to be elected consul. (Coriolanus’s entry into Rome has often been staged as a great spectacle; see John Ripley, “Coriolanus’s Stage Imagery,” in Further Reading.) Enter Menenius with the two Tribunes of the people ...
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Jul 31, 2015 · Act 4, scene 4 Coriolanus comes to the Volscian city of Antium in search of Aufidius. Act 4, scene 5 Coriolanus offers to join Aufidius in making war on Rome. Act 4, scene 6 The tribunes’ delight in Coriolanus’s banishment is interrupted by news that an army led by him and Aufidius has invaded Rome’s territories.
Coriolanus follows the eponymous character as he tries (and fails) to gain political power through allegiances to the common people whom he once hated, and his longstanding rivalry with his enemy Aufidius--a rivalry that will prove deadly by the play’s end. With this Shakescleare modern English translation of the play, you can follow the ...
