William Shakespeare, Critical Commentary of The Tragedie of Coriolanus, Actus Primus., [Scene IV.], line 87

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Enter Martius . . . the Enemy Delius: The entrance of Martius bleeding must be imagined as within the town and therefore does not correspond with the stage-direction, Before Corioli, which editors place at the beginning of this scene. —Ulrici (Zusätze und Berichtigungen, p. 175): The stage-direction of the Folio evidently does not mean that Coriolanus comes out of the Gate on to the stage, since then there would be no need of Lartius and the Romans to enter the town in

order to assist him. It seems to me that, according to Shakespeare's intention, Coriolanus, assaulted by the Volscians, in order to defend his back, fights his way to the walls, and that the top of these was accessible. From here he is visible to the Romans. With this view I have modified the old stage-direction (Marcius appears upon the walls, bleeding, attacked by the enemy).

William Shakespeare. Horace Howard Furness, Jr., A. B.; Litt. D. The Tragedie of Coriolanus. Philadelphia and London. J. B. Lippincott Company.

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William Shakespeare, Critical Commentary of The Tragedie of Coriolanus
Horace Howard Furness, Jr., A. B.; Litt. D., Ed.

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