Project Gutenberg 2006-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 53 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cajander, Paavo Emil 1846 1913 Coriolanus Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Coriolanus" by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy written in the early 17th century. The play primarily explores themes of pride, power, and the complex relationship between a leader and the populace, focusing on its main character, Cajus Marcius Coriolanus, a Roman general whose arrogance leads to his downfall. As he grapples with the expectations of the Roman people and the influence of political structures, the play delves into the tension between duty and personal ambition. The opening of "Coriolanus" introduces a setting of civil unrest in Rome, where a group of angry citizens armed with weapons expresses their desire to confront the nobleman Cajus Marcius, whom they see as the source of their suffering. As they plot against him, Menenius Agrippa attempts to intervene, using a parable to represent the relationship between the people and the Senate. He argues that the city must unite for mutual benefit, drawing attention to Marcius's past heroic deeds while hinting at the growing divide between the nobility and the common folk. The initial scenes effectively set the stage for the conflict between Marcius, who is portrayed as fiercely proud and contemptuous of the commoners, and the political machinations that will ultimately challenge his ideals and influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Tragedies Generals -- Drama Rome -- Drama Coriolanus, Cnaeus Marcius -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 269424 269363 2024-10-09T04:23:33.015893 2023-09-09T07:10:43.748122 text/html text/html 269417 269356 2024-10-09T04:23:33.347894 2023-09-09T07:10:43.961132 text/html text/html 156402 2024-10-09T04:23:42.508887 application/epub+zip 158719 2024-10-09T04:23:36.479947 application/epub+zip 153924 2024-10-09T04:23:35.141934 application/epub+zip 316910 2024-10-09T04:23:45.972830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285118 2024-10-09T04:23:41.606960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249989 2022-09-09T13:17:51.607198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198924 198915 2024-10-09T04:23:32.580939 2023-09-09T07:10:43.426100 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192204 2006-12-26T07:06:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73500 2006-12-26T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20516 2024-10-09T04:23:46.124005 application/rdf+xml 13185 2024-10-09T04:23:35.714953 image/jpeg 3448 2024-10-09T04:23:35.436976 image/jpeg 153989 2024-10-09T04:23:33.367910 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia