Coriolanus

• “It is not Coriolanus; the author has no spite at all against him -- he is partial to him, rather; it is not _Coriolanus_ but the instincts that are on trial here, and the man -- the so-called”

  The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded

• “Tragedy of Coriolanus is about the Roman general Caius Martius who despite being arrogant and relatively unpopular in Rome wins a series of military victories against the Volscians which leads to him being given the title Coriolanus and proposed as consul.”

  Slugger O'Toole

• “Coriolanus is not a very likeable hero, and unlike some of Shakespeare's other problematic heroes, there's not a lot of mystery or suspense about his actions.”

  April Books 3) From One To Zero: A Universal History of Numbers, by Georges Ifrah

• “Coriolanus is a tragedy about the Roman leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus (Fiennes), a brilliant general who faced a schism between the support of the Senate and the will of the plebians.”

  First Look: Ralph Fiennes’ Modern Take on Shakespeare’s Coriolanus | /Film

• “But as a character in Coriolanus suggests, there may be another unpleasant fate in store:”

  Archive 2009-09-01

• “The warrior Coriolanus is perhaps the most opaque of Shakespeare's tragic heroes, rarely pausing to soliloquize or reveal the motives behind his prideful isolation from Roman society.”

  Archive 2009-03-01

• “That line from Coriolanus is just brilliant – exactly what I was trying to say!”

  The Prisoner’s Return « Tales from the Reading Room

• “Lets face it, Coriolanus is a general, a warrior who led troops into battle and when his troops ran away he stayed and fought and won.”

  Ashland

• “Not as much as in Coriolanus, but given the drama of the piece, a red splotch on a white stage stands out.”

  Ashland: Othello

• “The book opens with a line from Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" - "He was a kind of nothing, titleless" - and goes on to describe a disappointing child who grew into a young writer of indifferent talent.”

  The Guardian World News

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