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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare The Tragedy of Coriolanus
June, 1999 [Etext #1797]
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1608
THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS
by William Shakespeare
Dramatis Personae
CAIUS MARCIUS, afterwards CAIUS MARCIUS CORIOLANUS
Generals against the Volscians TITUS LARTIUS COMINIUS
MENENIUS AGRIPPA, friend to Coriolanus
Tribunes of the People SICINIUS VELUTUS JUNIUS BRUTUS
YOUNG MARCIUS, son to Coriolanus A ROMAN HERALD NICANOR, a Roman TULLUS AUFIDIUS, General of the Volscians LIEUTENANT, to Aufidius CONSPIRATORS, With Aufidius ADRIAN, a Volscian A CITIZEN of Antium TWO VOLSCIAN GUARDS
VOLUMNIA, mother to Coriolanus VIRGILIA, wife to Coriolanus VALERIA, friend to Virgilia GENTLEWOMAN attending on Virgilia
Roman and Volscian Senators, Patricians, Aediles, Lictors, Soldiers, Citizens, Messengers, Servants to Aufidius, and other Attendants