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Tag: Coriolanus

Coriolanus – Analysis – Essay

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by JL Admin

After his candidacy has been approved by the plebeians and he is about to assume the office of Roman consul, when the two tribunes of the people challenge him and rescind the people’s vote, Coriolanus, furious that he is being made to bow to what he believes is an illegitimate authority says,  [M]y soul aches …

Coriolanus – Historical Context – Setting

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by JL Admin

King James’s Attempts to Assert Absolute and Unitary Power  In Shakespeare’s time, some members of the nobility believed that King James was attempting to assert his absolute power as governing monarch and was determined to undermine their rights, such as had been won in 1215 through the Magna Carta, in which King John surrendered some…

Coriolanus – Literary Devices – Imagery

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by JL Admin

Animal Imagery  Running through Coriolanus are images of animals. When Aufidius calls him ‘‘boy,’’ Coriolanus responds that he, Aufidius, is a false hound and that he, Coriolanus, has been like an eagle who has attacked the Volscians as if they were doves in a dovecote. The Roman tribunes compare Coriolanus to a wolf and the…

Coriolanus – Themes

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by JL Admin

The Conflict between Honor and Loyalty  The concepts of honor and loyalty usually seem to be interconnected. Loyalty to one’s family, to one’s country, to one’s core values seems to be the mark of honor. It is a mark of dishonor to betray family, country, and core values. In Coriolanus, however, rather than being interconnected,…

Coriolanus – Characters

Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 by JL Admin

Menenius Agrippa  Menenius is an aged patrician. He opposes the demands of the people for grain or political power. Nevertheless, he attempts to remain a gentleman in his confrontations with them. He is a friend of Coriolanus, but is rebuffed by him when he pleads with him to spare Rome.  Tullus Aufidius  Aufidius is the…

Coriolanus – Act Wise Summary

Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 by JL Admin

Act 1, Scene 1  Coriolanus opens with a revolt of the plebeians in ancient Rome. They are out in the streets shouting for bread and the death of Caius Marcius, whom they blame for being the cause of their suffering. They accuse the patricians, members of the upper class, of hoarding the grain for themselves….

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