A tragedy under a polytheistic system

Holden 2022-01-14 08:01:47

The reason why the story of Coriolanus has not been taken seriously in later generations is that the cancer of pagan culture in it has not been fully demonstrated. In a postmodern way, this Shakespearean play is at best in line with the will to power in the German left nihilism Nietzsche. Nietzsche himself is also a second-rate philosopher, so the status of this play can be described as deserved, and there is nothing to be ignored or underestimated.

The polytheistic system in Northern Europe was the fuse that directly led to the collapse of Greece and Rome. When a person can say that he believes in Mars, the god of war, when he looks back and can find Jupiter to preside over justice, it is essentially the so-called ``move the dragon gate''. Look at the polytheistic system and there are not many peoples normal, and the arrogance of Coriolanus is Even the gods and Buddhas in the sky can not actually make him awe, because in a polytheistic system culture it is impossible to produce truth. In layman's terms, it is impossible to produce any certainty. A society without certainty is unsound. The people and noble monks or any class cannot be healthy.

The proletariat and intellectuals who poisoned Coriolanus are indeed not worthy of any kindness. Discussing their behavior and purpose is just a waste of life and time. But Coriolanus himself is a big problem, and everything he feared in his mouth was finally despised by him. On the surface, his life is full of noble principles, but in the end all his principles are destroyed because of the unlimited expansion of the arrogance in original sin, and he becomes a dragon. The dragon slaughter the evil dog is difficult in the eyes of the proletariat and intellectuals. The distinction between right and wrong is black and white, but in the eyes of the bourgeois, nobles, and monks cultivated by the monotheistic system, the dragons and evil dogs should not be saved. Shakespeare is not at all popular in the high-end dramas of Christian and Catholic countries (serving the nobility and the bourgeoisie).

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  • Durward 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    2012-205. Two and a half stars

  • Lola 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    As a play written, directed and acted by a famous actor, it is much better than others. The precise shots, clear narratives, Shakespeare’s dialogue, impeccable performance, two hours is a little longer and easy to get tired. But it is still a good work. The so-called democratic freedom and the power of the people are indeed "uncertainty" as Coriolanus said.

Coriolanus quotes

  • Tullus Aufidius: What's thy name?

    Caius Martius Coriolanus: A name unmusical to the Volscians' ears, and harsh in sound to thine.

    Tullus Aufidius: Say... what's thy name? Thou has a grim appearance. What's thy name?

    Caius Martius Coriolanus: [taking a step forward] Know'st thou me yet?

    Tullus Aufidius: I know thee not. Thy name?

    Caius Martius Coriolanus: My name is Caius Martius, who hath done to thee particularly, and to all the Volsces, great hurt and mischief. Thereto witness my surname... Coriolanus. Only that name remains. The cruelty and envy of the people who have all forsook me, hath devoured the rest and suffered me by the voice of slaves, be whooped out of Rome. Now this extremity hath brought me to thy hearth. Not out of hope, mistake me not to save my life. For if I had feared death, of all men in the world I would have avoided thee. But, in mere spite, to be full quit of those my banishers, stand I before thee here. I will fight against my cankered country with the spleen of all the under fiends. But if thou dares not this, then I present my throat to thee and to thy ancient malice. Which not to cut would show thee but a fool, since I have ever followed thee with hate, and cannot live but to thy shame, unless it be to do thee service.

  • Tullus Aufidius: Our virtues lie in the interpretation of the time. One fire drives out one fire. One nail, one nail. Rights by rights falter, strengths by strengths do fail. When, Caius, Rome is thine, thou art poorest of all. Then shortly art thou mine.