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Coriolanus

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The play follows a celebrated military leader whose arrogance and disdain for the common people provoke political conflict and result in his exile. Rejected, he allies with former enemies and prepares to attack the city he once defended, but intimate pleas from his mother and wife compel him to suspend vengeance. The drama examines the clash between private loyalty and public duty, the power of rhetoric and popular resentment, and the destructive effects of pride, ending in betrayal and a tragic personal downfall.

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Title: Coriolanus

Author: William Shakespeare

Release date: November 1, 1998 [eBook #1535]
Most recently updated: September 19, 2025

Language: English

Credits: the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers

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THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

by William Shakespeare