Coriolanus
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Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coriolanus canonical | 16 |
| Coriolanus (2011 film) | 1 |
| Coriolanus (play) | 1 |
| Life of Coriolanus | 1 |
| RSC production of Coriolanus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coriolanus Context triple: [William Shakespeare, notableWork, Coriolanus]
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A.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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D.
Antony
Antony is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and connection to central Paris via the RER B commuter rail line.
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E.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coriolanus Target entity description: Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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A.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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D.
Antony
Antony is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known for its residential character and connection to central Paris via the RER B commuter rail line.
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E.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ work by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Plutarch’s Lives
ⓘ
linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
life of the Roman general Gaius Marcius Coriolanus ⓘ |
| characterisedBy |
intense mother–son relationship
ⓘ
political rhetoric ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramatises | political conflict between patricians and plebeians in Rome ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Coriolanus’s banishment from Rome
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alliance of Coriolanus with the Volscians ⓘ plebeian uprising over grain shortages ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
First Folio
ⓘ
linked to:
First Folio of Shakespeare
|
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Coriolanus (2011 film)
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linked to:
Coriolanus
stage adaptations worldwide ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
adaptations in film and television
ⓘ
modern political theatre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Jacobean era
ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
|
| mainCharacter |
Aufidius
ⓘ
Brutus ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Junius Brutus
Caius Marcius Coriolanus ⓘ Menenius Agrippa ⓘ Sicinius Velutus ⓘ Virgilia ⓘ Volumnia ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
“He that will give good words to thee will flatter / Beneath abhorring.”
ⓘ
“What is the city but the people?” ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shakespearean canon
ⓘ
linked to:
works of William Shakespeare
|
| placeOfFirstPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| setting |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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honour ⓘ pride ⓘ relationship between leader and populace ⓘ war and politics ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | circa 1605–1608 ⓘ |
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Subject: Coriolanus Description of subject: Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Coriolanus
subject linked to:
works of William Shakespeare
linked to: Coriolanus
linked to: Coriolanus
linked to: Coriolanus
subject linked to:
President Coriolanus Snow