{"title":"Bodies and Voices in Coriolanus","authors":"K. Lehnhof","doi":"10.1086/719468","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"n the second act of Coriolanus, the title character sets out to satisfy the final condition for consulship by putting on the gown of humility and petitioning the plebeians for their votes of approval. Coriolanus is convinced that this custom is beneath him, and his supplications become increasingly sarcastic. Even as he asks the plebeians for their voices, he mocks the idea that their voices are of sufficient value to motivate a man like him:","PeriodicalId":53676,"journal":{"name":"Renaissance Drama","volume":"50 1","pages":"23 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Renaissance Drama","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1086/719468","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Arts and Humanities","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
n the second act of Coriolanus, the title character sets out to satisfy the final condition for consulship by putting on the gown of humility and petitioning the plebeians for their votes of approval. Coriolanus is convinced that this custom is beneath him, and his supplications become increasingly sarcastic. Even as he asks the plebeians for their voices, he mocks the idea that their voices are of sufficient value to motivate a man like him: