Coriolanus (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Third century
- Setting: Rome, Corioli, and Antium
- Principal Characters: Caius Marcius Coriolanus, Titus Lartius, Cominius, Menenius Agrippa, Tullus Aufidius, Sicinius Velutus, Junius Brutus, Volumnia, Virgilia
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Class conflict, War, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Nobility
- Locales: Italy, Rome, ancient, Antium, Corioli
The Story:
Caius Marcius, a brilliant soldier, was attempting to subdue a mob in Rome when he was summoned to lead his troops against the Volscians from Corioli. The Volscians were headed by Tullus Aufidius, also a great soldier and perennial foe of Marcius. The hatred the two leaders had for each other fired their military ambitions. Marcius’ daring as a warrior, known by all since he was sixteen, led him to pursue the enemy inside the very gates of Corioli. Locked inside the city, he and his troops fought so valiantly that they overcame the Volscians. Twice wounded, the...
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