Talking About Coriolanus

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Jaegyum: Hey Jaeyi, remember Mr. Kim told us to read about famous historical figures? I found this blog post about Coriolanus. It looks kind of hard.

Jaeyi: Coriolanus? The name sounds cool. What's it about according to that blog?

Jaegyum: Well, it says here that Coriolanus was a really famous Roman general. He won a lot of battles. This blog mentions Plutarch wrote about him in his book called "Lives."

Jaeyi: Wow, like a superhero?

Jaegyum: Hmm, not exactly. The blog says that according to Plutarch, he was really proud and didn't like the regular people, the plebeians. He thought they were weak.

Jaeyi: Oh. So, he wasn't a very nice hero then?

Jaegyum: It seems like it. Plutarch wrote that he wanted to become a leader, a consul, but he had trouble asking the people for their votes because he was so arrogant. The blog says he got banished from Rome because of this, according to Plutarch's account.

Jaeyi: Banished? That means kicked out, right? What did he do then?

Jaegyum: This part is interesting. Plutarch wrote that he joined forces with his former enemy and planned to attack Rome!

Jaeyi: He became a bad guy? That's a twist! So, what happened in the end? Did he destroy Rome?

Jaegyum: The blog says that according to Plutarch, his mother, Volumnia, convinced him not to attack. She made him feel guilty.

Jaeyi: Oh, so his mom saved the day? That's cool! So, Coriolanus wasn't all bad then, if he listened to his mother.

Jaegyum: It's complicated. The blog also mentions that Shakespeare wrote a play later about Coriolanus based on Plutarch's stories. Shakespeare made him seem like a tragic hero. He was brave and good at war, but his pride and how he treated people led to his downfall.

Jaeyi: I guess being good at one thing doesn't mean you're good at everything. It sounds like a really interesting story that both Plutarch and Shakespeare thought was important. Maybe we can read more about it together?

Jaegyum: Yeah, let's do that!

( N.B. 위 콘텐츠는 Google AI Studio 로 제작한 것입니다 )