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Coriolanus
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Volumnia - Senior (>50), Female
About this piece
Volumnia praises her son
Summary
The play is set in the city of Rome and is based on the legendary Roman general Gaius Martius Coriolanus. In the first scene of the play Caius Martius and several Roman rulers have to deal with a riot of the common people that are protesting because of a shortage of grain. A war soon breaks out between Rome and a neighboring tribe, the Volscians, led by Tullus Aufidius. Gaius Martius is sent to war as second-in-command, reporting to Cominius. In the third scene of ACT I, we find Volumnia, Gaius' mother, and Virgilia, his wife, sewing together. In this monologue Volumnia praises his son's talents as a soldier and urges Virginia to rejoice in her husband's opportunity to win honors in the war.
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