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Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. The tragedy is one of the last two tragedies written by Shakespeare, along with Antony and Cleopatra.
Coriolanus is the name given to a Roman general after his military success against various uprisings challenging the government of Rome. Following this success, Coriolanus becomes active in politics and seeks political leadership. His temperament is unsuited for popular leadership and he is quickly deposed, whereupon he aligns himself to set matters straight according to his own will. The alliances he forges along the way result in his ultimate downfall.
The play opens in Rome shortly after the expulsion of the Tarquin kings. There are riots in progress, after stores of grain were withheld from ordinary citizens. The rioters are particularly angry at Caius Marcius, a brilliant Roman general whom they blame for the loss of their grain. The rioters encounter a patrician named Menenius Agrippa, as well as Caius Marcius himself. Menenius tries to calm the rioters, while Marcius is openly contemptuous, and says that the plebeians were not worthy of the grain because of their lack of military service. Two of the tribunes of Rome, Brutus and Sicinius, privately denounce Marcius. He leaves Rome after news arrives that a Volscian army is in the field.
Among the most significant works William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Orpheus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Troilus and Cressida, The Tempest, Venus and Adonis, Antony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, The Winter's Tale and many more.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length4 hrs
Narrated byMark Bowen
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 7, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Opening credits
17The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 3 Scene 2
2The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Dramatis Personae
18The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 3 Scene 3
3The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 1
19The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 1
4The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 2
20The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 2
5The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 3
21The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 3
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6The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 4
22The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 4
7The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 5
23The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 5
8The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 6
24The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 6
9The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 7
25The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 4 Scene 7
10The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 8
26The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 5 Scene 1
11The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 9
27The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 5 Scene 2
12The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 1 Scene 10
28The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 5 Scene 3
13The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 2 Scene 1
29The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 5 Scene 4
14The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 2 Scene 2
30The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 5 Scene 5
15The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 2 Scene 3
31The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 5 Scene 6
16The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Act 3 Scene 1
32The Tragedy of Coriolanus-Closing Credits
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