For a place almost synonymous with class distinctions, England was only occasionally the site of class confrontations in Shakespeare's plays. He saved the really juicy bits for his final Roman play - Coriolanus. Join us for a chat about the class distinctions, gender conflict, and (naturally for us) politics prevalent across one of Shakespeare's darker plays.
Notes:
- Despite Lindsay and Aidan's best guesses at history, the plebian voice in the Roman Republic were called tribunes, not praetors (who performed a different political function). Having the text nearby might help in the future, kids.
Ancient Bickering:
- For a play focused deeply on the past, we wanted to bring the topic back to the present: if Coriolanus were to run for political office today (in the United States), would he find success?
