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Coriolanus
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thumb|John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus by [[Thomas Lawrence, 1798]]
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- Date and text
- Analysis and criticism
- Performance history
- Adaptations
- Parody
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thumb|John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus by [[Thomas Lawrence, 1798]]
Coriolanus ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same years he wrote Antony and Cleopatra, making them his last two tragedies.
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