num_pages: 24
description: Rome is a city divided, nobility and common-people locked in mutual suspicion. The patrician Caius Marcius, later called Coriolanus, is Rome's greatest soldier, but his proud refusal to accommodate himself to the demands of the plebeians leads to banishment and death. A Roman history as well as tragedy, Coriolanus is a complex and subtle exploration of the themes of absolution and compromise, both in the political world and in the life of the individual. Paul Jesson plays Coriolanus, and Marjorie Yates is Volumnia. Ewan Hooper plays Menenius.
language: English
title: Coriolanus
titlecomplete: Coriolanus
characters: Brutus, Marcus Junius, Menenius, Volumnia, Cominius, Virgilia, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Valeria, Sicinius, Tullus Aufidius
genres: Theatre, Drama, Classics, British Literature, Plays, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 17170
places: Rome
publisher: Arkangel