Jan 3, 2010

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
Setting: Rome, Corioli, and Antium
Genres: Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: Class conflict, War, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Nobility
Locales: Italy, Rome, ancient, Antium, Corioli

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Caius Marcius, afterward Caius Marcius Coriolanus (KAY-yuhs MAHR-shuhs kohr-ee-oh-LAY-nuhs), a great warrior of the Roman Republic, a man of immense valor and equally great pride. He does not desire public acclaim for his achievements; his own knowledge of their worth is sufficient. He violently resents having to beg for the voices of the common people, whom he has watched flee from the battlefield in fear, and he is ultimately unable to stifle his contempt long enough to win the consulship. For his arrogance, he is banished from Rome. His alliance with...

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Coriolanus | Coriolanus

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