Coriolanus
by William Shakespeare · first published 1721
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A proud Roman general conquers the Volscians, leads them against Rome in revenge for his banishment, and is killed by the Volscian general when Coriolanus is persuaded to spare the city.
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He that depends Upon frequent flyer programs swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus
on “The survival of the airlines depends on frequent flyer programs” ↗…only 7 survived. One of those seven is Oedipus Rex. Similar numbers apply to the works of Aeschylus and Euripides. It is a little as if the only surviving works of a man named William Shakespeare were Coriolanus and A Winter’s Tale, but we had heard that he had written certain other plays, unknown to us but apparently prized in his time – works entitled Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet."
on “Are there more surviving ancient writings in Greek or Latin?” ↗I was quoting Coriolanus by William Shakespeare.
on “The Great Unwind” ↗