Coriolanus
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LAST TIME ON CORIOLANUS: News has reached Rome that a Volscian army, led by the infamous Tullus Aufidius, is marching towards Rome. The Roman Senate appoints consul Cominius to be the commanding general of the Roman army, with Titus Lartius and Caius Martius serving under him. Cominius marches to intercept the Volscians...
It should be dawning on you at this point that Volumnia was not the sort of mother who baked Martius cookies and took him to the public library on weekends. Let's see how her baby is doing in battle...
The moment when Martius emerges from the gates of Corioles, covered in blood and fighting off dozens of Volscians, is just pure stage gold. Also, I like to think about what goes on backstage during a performance: presumably the actor playing Coriolanus rushes into the wings, where he is attacked by several make-up artists wielding ketchup squeeze bottles filled with fake blood.
Stay tuned tomorrow, when we have... well, we have more of the Battle of Corioles, unfortunately. It's not that it's not exciting. It's just that it's very hard to draw.
Coriolanus
Dramatis Personae | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Death & Marriage