The Tragedy of Coriolanus

by Robin Williams

First published 2019

Caius Martius stands before the Roman senate, his armor still bloodied from battle against the Volscians. The warrior who single-handedly captured Corioli now faces a different enemy: the Roman people themselves. His mother Volumnia pushes him toward the consulship, but Martius cannot hide his contempt for the plebeians whose votes he needs. The tribunes Brutus and Sicinius smell opportunity in his arrogance. They turn the citizens against him, forcing him into exile. Rage drives the proud general to an unthinkable alliance with his former enemy Aufidius. Together they march on Rome itself. Volumnia makes one final plea to her son, placing him between loyalty to family and hunger for revenge. Coriolanus must choose between the city that rejected him and the mother who shaped him. His decision will determine whether Rome burns or survives, but either path leads to his own destruction.

Genres: drama, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, tragedy

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-conflict, tragic-hero

Setting: Corioli, Rome, Volscians

Period: Ancient

186 pages · Paperback · Independently published

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