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Coriolanus
by
William Shakespeare
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Summary
Act and Scene Summaries
Act 1, Scene 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act 1, Scenes 3–10 Summary and Analysis
Act 2, Scenes 1–3 Summary and Analysis
Act 3, Scenes 1–3 Summary and Analysis
Act 4, Scenes 1–7 Summary and Analysis
Act 5, Scenes 1–3 Summary and Analysis
Act 5, Scenes 4–6 Summary and Analysis
Questions & Answers
Themes
Characters
Character List
Coriolanus
Aufidius
Volumnia
Menenius
Cominius
Tribunes
Roman Senators
Roman Citizens
Messengers
Other Characters
Analysis
Quotes
Quotes in Context
Quotes
Critical Essays
Critical Evaluation
Essays
Criticism
Coriolanus (Vol. 30)
Coriolanus (Vol. 50)
Coriolanus (Vol. 64)
Coriolanus (Vol. 75)
Coriolanus (Vol. 86)
Coriolanus and the Failure of Performatives
Coriolanus: Punishment of the Civil Body
The Noble Thing and the Boy of Tears: Coriolanus and the Embarrassments of Identity
The Return of the Domestic in Coriolanus
Multiple-Choice Quizzes
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Coriolanus Questions and Answers
Why is Coriolanus a tragic character?
Can someone explain this quote from Coriolanus? "It is held / That valour is the chiefest virtue, and / Most dignifies the haver. If it be,/ The man I speak of cannot in the world / Be singly counterpoised."
Is Coriolanus an example of a classical tragedy?
How has Coriolanus's pride led to his banishment from Rome in Coriolanus?
In Shakespeare's Coriolanus, what are the primary reasons for Coriolanus' failing to become consul?
Did Coriolanus have a tragic flaw or was he flawed by upbringing?
Compare and contrast the characters of Volumnia and Virgilia with regards to gender stereotypes and what it means to be a woman in Rome.
Compare and contrast the characters of Coriolanus and Menenius as well as their relationship with each other.
Compare and contrast the characters of Coriolanus and Aufidius as well as their relationship with each other.
How does Coriolanus' relationship with his wife compare to his relationship with his mother?
How does Coriolanus's downfall come about?
In Coriolanus by Shakespeare, is Coriolanus's death an assertion of his role as a heroic Roman warrior, or is it a death of a traitorous villain?
Why isn't Coriolanus considered to be one of Shakespeare's "great tragedies"?
What happens at the consulship ceremony?
Why are the plebians so hostile toward Coriolanus?
What is a good "literary analysis" topic for Shakespeare's Coriolanus?
Discuss the title of Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.
In the play Coriolanus, is the emergent republic of Rome better off with or without Coriolanus himself?
How does Shakespeare portray the behaviour of men in Coriolanus, regarding questions of power, relationship, and class?