Coriolanus
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Plot Summary
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 1, Scene 5 Act 1, Scene 6 Act 1, Scene 7 Act 1, Scene 8 Act 1, Scene 9 Act 1, Scene 10 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 4, Scene 6 Act 4, Scene 7 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6
Themes
All Themes Politics, Class, and Rome Language and Names War, Violence, and Masculinity Family and Femininity Heroism vs. Humanity
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Characters
All Characters Caius Martius / Coriolanus Volumnia Virgilia Tullus Aufidius Menenius Agrippa Cominius Roman Citizens
Symbols
All Symbols Hunger, Food, and Cannibalism Body Parts Wounds and Blood Voices
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Ethos Flashbacks Foreshadowing Hyperbole Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Paradox Pathos Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
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by William Shakespeare
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