Dec 17, 2009

Coriolanus | Coriolanus

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1623
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: Third century c.e.
Genres: Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: Class conflict, War, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Nobility
Locales: Italy, Rome, ancient, Antium, Corioli

Places Discussed

*Rome. Capital of the Roman Empire on the banks of Italy’s Tiber River. It is a walled city built on seven hills, one of which is the Capitoline or Capitol Hill. The senate house, where the tribunes meet and new consuls are sworn in is on Capitol Hill. Here, too, is Rock Tarpeian, a precipitous rock from which traitors are flung to their deaths—a fate suggested for Coriolanus. The market place, or Forum, is a meeting place for citizens where Coriolanus solicits the voices of the people in his attempt to become consul.

*Corioli. Walled city in the...

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Coriolanus | Coriolanus

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