Coriolanus (Vol. 86) - Vivian Thomas (essay date 1989)
Vivian Thomas (essay date 1989)
SOURCE: Thomas, Vivian. “Sounds, Words, Gestures and Deeds in Coriolanus.” In Shakespeare's Roman Worlds, pp. 154-219. London: Routledge, 1989.
[In the following excerpt, Thomas contrasts Shakespeare's dramatic presentation of Coriolanus with Plutarch's historical assessment of the figure, comparing the two authors' divergent handling of character, story, and theme.]
from face to foot He was a thing of blood, whose every motion Was tim'd with dying cries …
(II.ii.108-10)
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