| #129296 in Books | 2009-09-08 | 2009-09-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.75 x.90 x4.19l,.45 | Binding: Mass Market Paperback | 400 pages
||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| A DIFFICULT PLAY BUT VERY RELEVANT TO OUR TIME|By LAURA|Perhaps (?) not among the best known of Shakespeare's works, this play partakes of his ironic and tragic celebration of Roman ideals, namely, "laus", "gloria", "virtus" in particular. The aristocracy of Coriolanus' Rome "appears" dedicated to high-sounding and noble ends - Roman: honour, bravery, valour, proper governanc|About the Author|William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Ha
Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, Coriolanus begins with the common people, or plebeians, in armed revolt against the patricians. The people win the right to be represented by tribunes. Meanwhile, there are foreign enemies near the gates of Rome.
The play explores one reason that Rome prevailed over such vulnerabilities: its reverence for family bonds. Coriolanus so esteems his mother, Volumnia, that he risks his life to win her approval. Ev...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Coriolanus (Folger Shakespeare Library) | William Shakespeare.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
