Here are some resources to help guide your way into Coriolanus:
- Resources, character map, and infographic from Course Hero.
- The Royal Shakespeare Company offers resources for Coriolanus including information about Shakespeare’s sources for the play.
- You can also watch the RSC’s synopsis of Coriolanus on YouTube.
- If you loved Lauren Shook’s introduction to Coriolanus, you can also read her blog article “Cursing Coriolanus and Combatting Cornhoarders” on Shakespeare and Beyond (January 7, 2020) and hear her on the Cassidy Cash podcast, That Shakespeare Life, Episode 103: Corn Famine and Coriolanus with Lauren Shook.
- Listen to a complete audio recording of the play from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
- Although it’s not free, you can rent the 2012 film version starring Ralph Fiennes on YouTube or Amazon.
Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.