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Q1Why do the citizens of Rome initially gather at the start of the play?
Q2What does Menenius use to convince the mutinous citizens to abandon their revolt?
Q3Who does Coriolanus encounter as his rival in battle and later ally?
Q4What does Volumnia pressure her son to do to win the consulship?
Q5What causes the final rift between Coriolanus and Rome's leadership?
Q6How does Coriolanus gain entry to Aufidius's house in Antium?
Q7What event prompts Coriolanus to make peace with Rome?
Q8What is Coriolanus's relationship to Volumnia?
Q9Who are the tribunes that orchestrate Coriolanus's downfall?
Q10What does Menenius represent in the play?
Q11Who says, 'I cannot bring my tongue to such a pace'?
Q12What does Coriolanus mean by 'There is a world elsewhere'?
Q13Who says, 'What is the city but the people'?
Q14How does the theme of language and performance shape Coriolanus's fate?
Q15What does the play suggest about pride and humility through Coriolanus's arc?
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