Coriolanus Tags

The brilliant Roman general Coriolanus may be a military genius but he doesn't really have the common touch. Banished because of his patrician opinions, he leads an assault on his native city. Only the pleadings of his mother Volumnia stop him from sacking Rome, but this change of heart leads to his destruction.

Coriolanus

Period written: 1607-1608 First known performance: Menenius tries to calm a mutiny among the Roman citizens over the way they have been treated by the nobles. His friend, Caius Martius treats them with contempt, and the...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Rome. A street. (Roman Citizens, Menenius Agrippa, Martius, First Messenger, Sicinius Velutus, Junius Brutus, Cominius, Titus Lartius, Roman...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 10

Scene 10 The Volscian camp. (Tullus Aufidius, Volscian Soldiers) A flourish. Cornets. Enter Tullus Aufidius bloody,...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 Corioli. The Senate-house. (Tullus Aufidius, Volscian Senators) Enter Tullus Aufidius with Senators of...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 Rome. A room in Martius Coriolanus’ house. (Volumnia, Virgilia, Gentlewoman, Valeria, Usher) Enter...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 Before Corioli. (Martius, Titus Lartius, Captains, Roman Soldiers, Second Messenger, Volscian Senators, Army of the...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 5

Scene 5 Corioli. A street. (Romans, Martius, Titus Lartius) Enter certain Romans with...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 6

Scene 6 Near Cominius’ camp. (Cominius, Soldiers, Second Messenger, Martius) Enter Cominius, as it were in...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 7

Scene 7 The gates of Corioli. (Titus Lartius, Cominius, Caius Martius, Lieutenant to Lartius, Soldiers, Scout) Titus...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 8

Scene 8 A field of battle. (Martius, Aufidius, Volscian Soldiers) Alarum as in battle. Enter Martius and Aufidius at...

Coriolanus: Act I, Scene 9

Scene 9 The Roman camp. (Cominius, Roman Soldiers, Martius (Coriolanus), Titus Lartius) Flourish. Alarum. A retreat...

Coriolanus: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 Rome. A public place. (Menenius, Sicinius, Brutus, Volumnia, Virgilia, Valeria, Cominius, Titus Lartius, Coriolanus, Captains, Soldiers, Roman Herald,...

Coriolanus: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 Rome. The capitol. (Officers, Senators, Sicinius, Brutus, Lictors, Coriolanus, Menenius, Cominius, Tribunes)

Coriolanus: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 Rome. The forum. (Roman Citizens, Coriolanus, Menenius, Brutus, Sicinius, Plebeians) Enter seven or eight...

Coriolanus: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 Rome. A street. (Coriolanus, Menenius, Gentry, Cominius, Titus Lartius, Roman Senators, Sicinius, Brutus, Aediles, Plebeians, Tribunes,...

Coriolanus: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 (Coriolanus, Patricians, Volumnia, Menenius, Senators, Cominius) Rome. A room in Martius Coriolanus’ house.

Coriolanus: Act III, Scene 3

Scene 3 Rome. The forum. (Sicinius, Brutus, First Aedile, Coriolanus, Menenius, Cominius, Senators, Patricians, Plebeians)

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Rome. Before a gate of the city. (Coriolanus, Volumnia, Virgilia, Menenius, Cominius) Enter Coriolanus,...

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Rome. A street near the gate of the city. (Sicinius, Brutus, First Aedile, Volumnia, Virgilia, Menenius)

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 3

Scene 3 A highway between Rome and Antium. (Nicanor, Adrian) Enter Nicanor and Adrian,...

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 4

Scene 4 Antium. Before Aufidius’ house. (Coriolanus, Citizen of Antium) Enter Coriolanus in mean apparel,...

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 5

Scene 5 Antium. A hall in Aufidius’ house. (Three Servingmen, Coriolanus, Aufidius) Music plays....

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 6

Scene 6 Rome. A public place. (Sicinius, Brutus, Menenius, Roman Citizens, First Aedile, Messengers, Cominius) Enter...

Coriolanus: Act IV, Scene 7

Scene 7 A camp near Rome. (Aufidius, Lieutenant to Aufidius) Enter Aufidius with his...

Coriolanus: Act V, Scene 1

Scene 1 Rome. A public place. (Menenius, Cominius, Sicinius, Brutus) Enter Menenius, Cominius, Sicinius and Brutus,...

Coriolanus: Act V, Scene 2

Scene 2 Entrance of the Volscian camp before Rome. (Menenius, Watch, Guards, Coriolanus, Aufidius) Enter Menenius to...

Coriolanus: Act V, Scene 3

Scene 3 The tent of Coriolanus. (Coriolanus, Aufidius, Virgilia, Volumnia, Valeria, Martius, Attendants) Enter...

Coriolanus: Act V, Scene 4

Scene 4 Rome. A public place. (Menenius, Sicinius, Messengers) Enter Menenius and...

Coriolanus: Act V, Scene 5

Scene 5 Rome. A street near the city gate. (Senators, Volumnia, Virgilia, Valeria, Lords) Enter two Senators with...

Coriolanus: Act V, Scene 6

Scene 6 Antium. A public place. (Tullus Aufidius, Attendants, Conspirators, Volscian Lords, Coriolanus, Commoners, Martius)

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. The garden of Cymbeline’s palace. (Gentlemen, Queen, Posthumus, Imogen, Cymbeline, Lords, Pisanio)

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 Britain. A public place. (Cloten, Lords) Enter Cloten and two Lords. 1....

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Imogen, Pisanio, Helen) Enter Imogen and...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 Rome. A room in Pilario’s house. (Philario, Jachimo, Frenchman, Dutchman, Spaniard, Posthumus) Enter...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 5

Scene 5 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Queen, Ladies, Cornelius, Pisanio) Enter Queen, Ladies, and...

Cymbeline: Act I, Scene 6

Scene 6 Britain. Another room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Imogen, Pisanio, Jachimo) Enter Imogen...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. Before Cymbeline’s palace. (Cloten, Lords) Enter Cloten and the two...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 Britain. Imogen’s bedchamber in Cymbeline’s palace. (Imogen, Helen, Jachimo) Enter Imogen in her...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 Britain. An antechamber adjoining Imogen’s apartment in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cloten, Lords, Singer, Musicians, Cymbeline, Queen, Messenger,...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 4

Scene 4 Rome. Philario’s house. (Posthumus, Philario, Jachimo Enter Posthumus and...

Cymbeline: Act II, Scene 5

Scene 5 Rome. Another room in Philario’s house. (Posthumus) Enter...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 Britain. A hall in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cymbeline, Queen, Cloten, Lords, Caius Lucius, Attendants)

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Pisanio, Imogen) Enter Pisanio reading of a...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 3

Scene 3 Wales. A mountainous country with a cave. (Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus) Enter from their cave Belarius,...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 4

Scene 4 The country near Milford-Haven. (Pisanio, Imogen) Enter Pisanio and...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 5

Scene 5 Britain. A room in Cymbeline’s palace. (Cymbeline, Queen, Cloten, Lucius, Lords, Messenger, Pisanio)

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 6

Scene 6 Wales. Before Belarius’ cave. (Imogen, Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus) Enter Imogen alone in...

Cymbeline: Act III, Scene 7

Scene 7 Rome. A public place. (Roman Senators, Tribunes) Enter two Roman Senators and...

Cymbeline: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Wales. The forest near Belarius’ cave. (Cloten) Enter Cloten...

Cymbeline: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Before Belarius’ cave. (Belarius, Guiderius, Arviragus, Imogen, Cloten, Lucius, Captains, Philarmonus)