The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1607
Shakespeare's late tragedy of Caius Martius, the Roman general whose victory at Corioles earns him a new name and a consulship he cannot hold. His contempt for the plebeians gets him banished, and he comes back at the head of the Volscian army his mother must beg him to turn away. Twenty-nine scenes across five acts.
- Dramatis Personæ
- Act I
- Scene I Rome. A street
- Scene II Corioles. The Senate House
- Scene III Rome. An apartment in Martius’ house
- Scene IV Before Corioles
- Scene V Within Corioles. A street
- Scene VI Near the camp of Cominius
- Scene VII The gates of Corioles
- Scene VIII A field of battle between the Roman and the Volscian camps
- Scene IX The Roman camp
- Scene X The camp of the Volsces
- Act II
- Act III
- Act IV
- Act V