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Years Coriolanus was written
Years Coriolanus was written
1605-1608
Shakespeare's source for Coriolanus
Shakespeare's source for Coriolanus
Plutarch's Lives
Translator of Plutarch's Lives & date
Translator of Plutarch's Lives & date
Sir Thomas North, 1579
Coriolanus's original name
Coriolanus's original name
Caius Marcius
Patricians
Patricians
Aristocratic ruling class in Rome
Plebeians
Plebeians
Common citizens in Rome
Tribunes in Coriolanus
Tribunes in Coriolanus
Sicinius and Brutus
Gunpowder Plot year
Gunpowder Plot year
1605
James I's belief about monarchical authority
James I's belief about monarchical authority
Divine right of kings
Machiavelli's political approach
Machiavelli's political approach
Political pragmatism & cunning to maintain power