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Coriolanus
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Coriolanus
by:
William Shakespeare
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scenes ii-x
Act II, scenes i-ii
Act II, scene iii; Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii-iii; Act IV, scenes i-iv
Act IV, scenes v-vii; Act V, scene i
Act V, scenes ii-vi
Analysis
Translation
Act 1
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7
Scene 8
Scene 9
Scene 10
Act 2
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Act 3
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Act 4
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7
Act 5
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Characters
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Context
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Context
Summary
Characters
Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scenes ii-x
Act 2, scenes i-ii
Act 2, scene iii; Act 3, scene i
Act 3, scenes ii-iii; Act 4, scenes i-iv
Act 4, scenes v-vii; Act 5, scene i
Act 5, scenes ii-vi
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Table of Contents
Summary Quick Quiz
1
of 5
Plebeians are ___.
Common people
Government officials
King’s aides
Feudal lords
2
of 5
Why is Martius to be given the name Coriolanus?
His lineage
Royal decree
Means “Destroyer of Volscians”
His heroism
3
of 5
Which of Coriolanus’s actions give Brutus and Sicinius grounds for calling Coriolanus a traitor and driving him into exile?
His cowardice in battle
His statement condemning popular rule
His alliance with Volscians
His treatment of common people
4
of 5
Who is hailed as the savior of Rome for convincing Coriolanus to make peace?
Aufidius
Volumnia
Brutus
Sicinius
5
of 5
Aufidius declares Coriolanus a traitor because ___.
Coriolanus mocked him
Coriolanus betrayed the Volscians
Coriolanus married a Roman
Coriolanus failed to take Rome
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