Plot Summary (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What term describes the common people who demand control over Rome's grain supply?
What term describes the common people who demand control over Rome's grain supply?
Plebeians
What is established as Coriolanus's fatal flaw from the beginning of the play?
What is established as Coriolanus's fatal flaw from the beginning of the play?
His excessive pride & contempt for people
How does Caius Martius earn the name 'Coriolanus'?
How does Caius Martius earn the name 'Coriolanus'?
For his conquest of the city Corioles
What must Coriolanus do to secure the position of consul?
What must Coriolanus do to secure the position of consul?
Win approval of the common people
Who are the two tribunes that manipulate the plebeians against Coriolanus?
Who are the two tribunes that manipulate the plebeians against Coriolanus?
Brutus and Sicinius
Who is Tullus Aufidius?
Who is Tullus Aufidius?
The Volscian commander & Martius's rival
Why do the tribunes declare Coriolanus a traitor to Rome?
Why do the tribunes declare Coriolanus a traitor to Rome?
He speaks out against popular rule
Who successfully persuades Coriolanus to spare Rome from destruction?
Who successfully persuades Coriolanus to spare Rome from destruction?
His mother Volumnia
Where does the exiled Coriolanus go to seek revenge against Rome?
Where does the exiled Coriolanus go to seek revenge against Rome?
Antium, the Volscian city
How does Coriolanus die?
How does Coriolanus die?
Assassinated by Aufidius's men