THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I
[Scene I. Rome. A street]
[Scene II. Corioles. The Senate House]
[Scene III. Rome. An apartment in Martius’ house]
[Scene IV. Before Corioles]
[Scene V. Within Corioles. A street]
[Scene VI. Near the camp of Cominius]
[Scene VII. The gates of Corioles]
[Scene VIII. A field of battle between the Roman and the Volscian camps]
[Scene IX. The Roman camp]
[Scene X. The camp of the Volsces]
ACT II
[Scene I. Rome. A public place]
[Scene II. Rome. The Capitol]
[Scene III. Rome. The Forum]
ACT III
[Scene I. Rome. A street]
[Scene II. Rome. A room in Coriolanus’s house]
[Scene III. Rome. The Forum]
ACT IV
[Scene I. Rome. Before a gate of the city]
[Scene II. Rome. A street near the gate]
[Scene III. A highway between Rome and Antium]
[Scene IV. Antium. Before Aufidius’s house]
[Scene V. Antium. A hall in Aufidius’s house]
[Scene VI. Rome. A public place]
[Scene VII. A camp at a short distance from Rome]
ACT V
[Scene I. Rome. A public place]
[Scene II. An Advanced post of the Volscian camp before Rome.]
[Scene III. The tent of Coriolanus]
[Scene IV. Rome. A public place]
[Scene V. Rome. A street near the gate]
[Scene VI. Antium. A public place]

Dramatis Personæ

CAIUS MARTIUS CORIOLANUS, a noble Roman
VOLUMNIA, his mother
VIRGILIA, his wife
YOUNG MARTIUS, their son
VALERIA, friend to Volumnia and Virgilia
A GENTLEWOMAN, Volumnia’s attendant

MENENIUS AGRIPPA, Friend to Coriolanus
COMINIUS, General against the Volscians
TITUS LARTIUS, General against the Volscians
SICINIUS VELUTUS, Tribune of the People
JUNIUS BRUTUS, Tribune of the People
A ROMAN HERALD

TULLUS AUFIDIUS, General of the Volscians
LIEUTENANT, to Aufidius
Conspirators with Aufidius
A CITIZEN of Antium
TWO VOLSCIAN GUARDS

Roman and Volscian Senators, Patricians, Aediles, Lictors, Soldiers, Citizens, Messengers, Servants to Aufidius, and other Attendants