Coriolanus
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Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coriolanus canonical | 16 |
| Coriolanus (2011 film) | 1 |
| Coriolanus (play) | 1 |
| Life of Coriolanus | 1 |
| RSC production of Coriolanus | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ work by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch’s Lives
life of the Roman general Gaius Marcius Coriolanus ⓘ |
| characterisedBy |
intense mother–son relationship
ⓘ
political rhetoric ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramatises | political conflict between patricians and plebeians in Rome ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Coriolanus’s banishment from Rome
ⓘ
alliance of Coriolanus with the Volscians ⓘ plebeian uprising over grain shortages ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
First Folio of Shakespeare
ⓘ
surface form:
First Folio
|
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Coriolanus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coriolanus (2011 film)
stage adaptations worldwide ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
adaptations in film and television
ⓘ
modern political theatre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
|
| mainCharacter |
Aufidius
ⓘ
Marcus Junius Brutus ⓘ
surface form:
Brutus
Caius Marcius Coriolanus ⓘ Menenius Agrippa ⓘ Sicinius Velutus ⓘ Virgilia ⓘ Volumnia ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
“He that will give good words to thee will flatter / Beneath abhorring.”
ⓘ
“What is the city but the people?” ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| partOf |
works of William Shakespeare
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespearean canon
|
| placeOfFirstPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| setting |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
ⓘ
honour ⓘ pride ⓘ relationship between leader and populace ⓘ war and politics ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | circa 1605–1608 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Life of Coriolanus
subject surface form:
Works of William Shakespeare
this entity surface form:
Coriolanus (2011 film)
this entity surface form:
Coriolanus (play)
this entity surface form:
RSC production of Coriolanus
subject surface form:
Coriolanus Snow