'Nature teaches beasts to know their friends'
Act II, scene 1
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Plot synopsis
Famine in Rome is kindling unrest between the common people and the patricians. The people particularly resent the arrogant Caius Martius, son of Volumnia, who makes no secret of the fact that he despises them. The citizens rise up against the partricians, whom they suspect of hoarding corn for themselves. Read more...
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