1. 1. Warm Up Ask the questions below to your partner.
1. Do you go to the cinema regularly? How regularly?
If not, how often?
2. What kind of movies do and don’t you like?
3. What does the title “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”
spring to your mind?
2. Work with a partner Choose the correct option.
The/A/An/- citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, a/an/-/the hero of Rome,
a/an great soldier and a/an man of inflexible self-belief despises the people.
His/Her/Their extreme views/clothes ignite/ignites a/an mass riot. The/A/-
Rome is bloody. The/- Politicians and even his mother, Volumnia, manipulate and
out-maneuvere Coriolanus, and they banish/banishs/banishes him from Rome.
He offers/ofers his life or his services to his the/a/- sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius.
Coriolanus and Aufidius march/marches on Rome and intend to destroy
the/a/an/- city. Volumnia appeals to her son. He tries to reject her but eventually
breaks. Aufidius feels bitterly betrayed, and brutally murders Coriolanus.
3. Work individually Answer the questions.
1. What is Coriolanus like?
2. Why does Aufidius kill Coriolanus?
3. Who plots Coriolanus?
4. Why does Coriolanus want to destroy the city?
5. Who is Coriolanus?
4. Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
Student A Student B
1. Should Coriolanus attack the 1. Do you like tragic movies?
city? Why (not) ? 2. Is Coriolanus a tragedy?
2. Is Coriolanus a bad person? Why (not) ?
3. Is this a good film? 3. Would you like to watch the film?
4. What’s your favourite movie? 4. Who is your favourite actor or
5. What is “sworn enemy”? actress?
5. What’s your number one movie?
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