The Senate meets to debate the great honours of the consulship as the tribunes scheme in the shadows of the capital. Coriolanus Act 2 Scene 2 quiz is about getting into the formal speeches and the hero not wanting to hear his own praises. See the height of Martius’s political fortunes.
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Coriolanus Act 2 Scene 2 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 2 Scene 2 take place?
- Who opens the scene with a discussion about Caius Martius?
- What are the officers discussing about Martius?
- Who enters during the officers’ conversation?
- What honor is being considered for Caius Martius in this scene?
- Who speaks in praise of Martius before the Senate?
- What does Cominius recount in his speech?
- How does Cominius describe Martius’s courage?
- What do the senators do after hearing Cominius’s speech?
- Who is present during the Senate proceedings but remains cautious?
- What do Sicinius and Brutus plan during the Senate session?
- What does the Senate decide to do next regarding Martius’s appointment?
- Why must Martius appear before the people?
- How does Martius feel about showing his wounds to the citizens?
- What does Menenius advise Martius to do regarding the ceremony?
- What theme is highlighted through the Senate’s proceedings?
- Who remarks on Martius’s pride as his greatest flaw?
- What quality of Martius impresses the Senate most?
- What concern do the tribunes express after the Senate’s decision?
- What do Sicinius and Brutus plan to exploit to weaken Martius?
- How does the Senate’s view of Martius differ from that of the tribunes?
- What tone dominates Cominius’s speech to the Senate?
- What does this scene reveal about Roman politics?
- What does Menenius symbolize in this scene?
- What emotion dominates Martius’s attitude toward the public ceremony?
- What literary device does Shakespeare use in Cominius’s speech?
- What does the Senate’s approval of Martius set in motion?
- What theme continues to develop from this scene?
- How does this scene end?
- What dramatic purpose does Act 1 Scene 10 serve in the play?