The Tragedy of Coriolanus E-Book

William Shakespeare

• Herausgeber: William Shakespeare
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Coriolanus (/kɒriəˈleɪnəs/ or /kɒriəˈlaːnəs/) 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 numbered as 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 more than adequate 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 to accomplish his own will result in his ultimate downfall and death(font:Wikipedia)

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The TragedyofCoriolanus

William Shakespeare

Table of Contents

Characters of the Play

Act I

Scene I. Rome. A street.

Scene II. Corioli. The Senate-house.

Scene III. Rome. A room in Marcius’ house.

Scene IV. Before Corioli.

Scene V. Corioli. A street.

Scene VI. Near the camp of Cominius.

Scene VII. The gates of Corioli.

Scene VIII. A field of battle.

Scene IX. The Roman camp.

Scene X. The camp of the Volsces.

Act II

Scene I. Rome. A public place.

Scene II. The same. The Capitol.

Scene III. The same. The Forum.

Act III

Scene I. Rome. A street.

Scene II. A room in Coriolanus’s house.

Scene III. The same. The Forum.

Act IV

Scene I. Rome. Before a gate of the city.

Scene II. The same. A street near the gate.

Scene III. A highway between Rome and Antium.

Scene IV. Antium. Before Aufidius’s house.

Scene V. The same. A hall in Aufidius’s house.

Scene VI. Rome. A public place.

Scene VII. A camp, at a small distance from Rome.

Act V

Scene I. Rome. A public place.

Scene II. Entrance of the Volscian camp before Rome.

Scene III. The tent of Coriolanus.

Scene IV. Rome. A public place.

Scene V. The same. A street near the gate.

Scene VI. Antium. A public place.

Characters of the Play

Caius Marcius, afterwards Coriolanus.

Titus Lartius and Cominius, generals against the Volscians.

Menenius Agrippa, friend to Coriolanus.

Sicinius Velutus and Junius Brutus, tribunes of the people.

Young Marcius, son to Coriolanus.

A Roman Herald.

Tullus Aufidius, general of the Volscians.Lieutenant to Aufidius.Conspirators with Aufidius.A Citizen of Antium.Volsce.

Volumnia, mother to Coriolanus.Virgilia, wife to Coriolanus.Valeria, friend to Virgilia.Gentlewoman, attending on Virgilia.

Roman and Volscian Senators, Patricians, AEdiles, Lictors, Soldiers, Citizens, Messengers, Servants to Aufidius, and other Attendants.

Scene: Rome and the neighbourhood; Corioli and the neighbourhood; Antium.

Act I

Scene I. Rome. A street.

Enter a company of mutinous Citizens, with staves, clubs, and other weapons