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    Volumnia Monologues

    Volumnia is a character from Coriolanus. Browse 3 curated audition pieces featuring Volumnia, spanning tragedy. Each scene includes Director's Notes with performance guidance, character analysis, and a downloadable PDF.

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    3 min

    Coriolanus and Volumnia: The Plea for Rome

    Coriolanus

    by William Shakespeare

    Coriolanus, having been banished from Rome and now leading an enemy army against it, is confronted by his mother Volumnia, his wife, and his son. In this high-stakes emotional encounter, his family pleads for mercy and peace, challenging his resolve and his identity as a warrior.

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    monologue
    1.5 min

    Volumnia Coaches Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

    by William Shakespeare

    Volumnia advises her son, Coriolanus, to use political deception and speak humble words to the common people to secure his power, arguing that strategic dissembling is as honorable as military strategy.

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    duologue
    2 min

    Volumnia and Virgilia: A Mother's Pride

    Coriolanus

    by William Shakespeare

    Volumnia, the formidable mother of the Roman general Coriolanus, rebukes her daughter-in-law Virgilia for her anxiety. Volumnia expresses her fierce pride in her son's martial prowess and her preference for his honorable death over a life of safety.

    Volumnia appears in

    Coriolanus

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