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Table of Contents | Printable Version QUESTIONS 1. Explore Coriolanus’ heroic qualities. What is his tragic flaw? Is he responsible for his downfall or are other people? Explain. 2. Critically analyze the development of Coriolanus’ character and his subsequent degeneration. 3. Comment on the use of contrast as a structural principle in the development of the plot and characters. 4. Examine mother-son relationship between Coriolanus’ and Volumnia. How is Coriolanus his mother’s son? 5. Do you think that Coriolanus’ pride precipitates his downfall? Illustrate your answer with relevant examples from the text. 6. Analyze the animal imagery of Coriolanus. 7. What is the function of the ‘gown of humility’? 8. Critically analyze the relationship between Aufidius and Coriolanus.
in as purveyors of duplicity? 10. Analyze the relationship between Coriolanus and Menenius. Explore their relationship to the commoners and how they are similar and/or different. 11. Comment on ShakespeareÂ’s presentation of the commoners as a many - handed monster and the antagonistic relationship between Coriolanus and the mob. 12. Analyze the thematic concerns of the play. 13. Analyze the minor characters such as the servants in the house of Aufidius and the citizens of the mob as commentators on the events and characters in the play. 14. Compare and contrast the characters of Virgilia and Volumnia. Table of Contents | Printable Version | |
