Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Politics
Conversations with Bill Kristol
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The Crucifixion of Rome
A corylanus threatens the roman republic precisely because of his overwhelming superiority. What eventually was going to destroy the republic is when one of the patricians becomes so prominent that he rules the city single handedly. So it's actually a tragic story, which has a sobering effect, i would say, on the city. It's a lesson in moderation. The patricians learn they have to be more accommodating with the plebeians. And what emerges from that play is the balance in this mited regime that sustained itself for five centuries.
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