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2,271 | 1797_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The play opens with a mutinous crowd of Roman citizens on the verge of rebellion due to the scarcity of grain. It is one of the most tumultuous openings of all of Shakespeares plays. The citizens are armed with weapons and are hostile towards the patrician, Caius Marcius. The First Citizen emerges out of the crowd as t... | [
"ACT I. SCENE I.\nRome. A street",
"Enter a company of mutinous citizens, with staves, clubs, and\nother weapons",
"FIRST CITIZEN. Before we proceed any further, hear me speak.\n ALL. Speak, speak.\n FIRST CITIZEN. You are all resolv'd rather to die than to\nfamish?\n ALL. Resolv'd, resolv'd.\n FIRST CITIZE... |
2,272 | 1797_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This short scene shifts to the Volscian Senate in Corioli, depicting the Senators engaged in a council of war. They discuss the likely consequences of Romes premature discovery of their preparations for war. Aufidius is irritated by this development and reproaches the First Senator for not keeping the Volscian preparat... | [
"SCENE II.\nCorioli. The Senate House.",
"Enter TULLUS AUFIDIUS with SENATORS of Corioli",
"FIRST SENATOR. So, your opinion is, Aufidius,\n That they of Rome are ent'red in our counsels\n And know how we proceed. AUFIDIUS. Is it not yours? What ever have been thought on in this state\n That could be br... |
2,273 | 1797_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This domestic scene, presented largely in prose, moves back to Rome and focuses on Virgilia, Marcius wife, and Volumnia, Marcius mother. The scene opens with Volumnia sensing that Virgilia is saddened by Marcius departure; she tries to encourage her daughter-in-law, claiming that she should be happy that her husband is... | [
"SCENE III.\nRome. MARCIUS' house",
"Enter VOLUMNIA and VIRGILIA, mother and wife to MARCIUS;\nthey set them down on two low stools and sew",
"VOLUMNIA. I pray you, daughter, sing, or express yourself in a\nmore\n comfortable sort. If my son were my husband, I should\nfreelier\n rejoice in that absence wh... |
2,274 | 1797_scene_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene shifts quickly from the gentle domestic world to the brutal world of war. It depicts the events already mentioned by Valeria in the earlier scene. Marcius, Titus Lartius, and a group of soldiers arrive before the city of Corioli to the sound of beating drums. When a messenger is spied, Marcius bets his horse... | [
"SCENE IV.\nBefore Corioli",
"Enter MARCIUS, TITUS LARTIUS, with drum and colours,\nwith CAPTAINS and soldiers. To them a MESSENGER",
"MARCIUS. Yonder comes news; a wager- they have met.\n LARTIUS. My horse to yours- no.\n MARCIUS. 'Tis done.\n LARTIUS. Agreed.\n MARCIUS. Say, has our general met the enemy?... |
2,275 | 1797_scene_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene opens with the noise of a distant battle in the background, probably between Aufidius and Cominius, while the Roman soldiers in Corioli carry away the spoils of victory. Marcius enters with Lartius and scorns the soldiers for ransacking the town, especially since there is still fighting to be done. He direct... | [
"SCENE V.\nWithin Corioli. A street",
"Enter certain Romans, with spoils",
"FIRST ROMAN. This will I carry to Rome.\n SECOND ROMAN. And I this.\n THIRD ROMAN. A murrain on 't! I took this for silver.\n [Alarum continues still afar off]",
"Enter MARCIUS and TITUS LARTIUS With a ... |
2,276 | 1797_scene_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene opens with Cominius and his soldiers taking a break after they have retreated. Since they have heard nothing from Marcius and Lartius, Cominius prays for their success. A messenger then enters bearing the old news that the Romans have been forced to retreat back to their trenches. When Cominius learns that i... | [
"SCENE VI.\nNear the camp of COMINIUS",
"Enter COMINIUS, as it were in retire, with soldiers",
"COMINIUS. Breathe you, my friends. Well fought; we are come off\n Like Romans, neither foolish in our stands\n Nor cowardly in retire. Believe me, sirs,\n We shall be charg'd again. Whiles we have struck,\n ... |
2,277 | 1797_scene_7 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This short scene acts as a bridge between the two battlefronts. The setting shifts back to Corioli, where Titus Lartius issues the final orders to the Lieutenant for maintaining control over the town. He says that he is setting out in the direction of Cominius and Marcius, because if we lose the field, /We cannot keep ... | [
"SCENE VII.\nThe gates of Corioli",
"TITUS LARTIUS, having set a guard upon Corioli, going with drum\nand trumpet\ntoward COMINIUS and CAIUS MARCIUS, enters with a LIEUTENANT,\nother soldiers,\nand a scout",
"LARTIUS. So, let the ports be guarded; keep your duties\n As I have set them down. If I do send, dis... |
2,278 | 1797_scene_8 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene depicts the critical encounter between Caius Marcius and Aufidius. An alarum is sounded, and Marcius and Aufidius enter from opposite sides. Marcius proclaims that he will fight with none except Aufidius, whom he hates worse than a person who breaks promises. Aufidius rejoins with equal scorn, saying he hate... | [
"SCENE VIII.\nA field of battle between the Roman and the Volscian camps",
"Alarum, as in battle. Enter MARCIUS and AUFIDIUS at several doors",
"MARCIUS. I'll fight with none but thee, for I do hate thee\n Worse than a promise-breaker.\n AUFIDIUS. We hate alike:\n Not Afric owns a serpent I abhor\n Mo... |
2,279 | 1797_scene_9 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene shows the reassembling of the victorious Roman forces. As an alarm is sounded, Cominius and Marcius enter with the Roman soldiers. The battle against the Volscians has been won, and the mood is jubilant. Cominius extols Marcius for his show of valor and courage in single-handedly capturing the city of Coriol... | [
"SCENE IX.\nThe Roman camp",
"Flourish. Alarum. A retreat is sounded. Enter, at one door,\nCOMINIUS with the Romans; at another door, MARCIUS, with his arm\nin a scarf",
"COMINIUS. If I should tell thee o'er this thy day's work,\n Thou't not believe thy deeds; but I'll report it\n Where senators shall min... |
2,280 | 1797_scene_10 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene moves to the enemy camp of the Volscians who have suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Romans. There is a sounding of cornets as Aufidius enters and becomes the focus of the dialogue. Aufidius laments that the city of Corioli has been lost and that he has been defeated by Marcius for the fifth t... | [
"SCENE X.\nThe camp of the Volsces",
"A flourish. Cornets. Enter TULLUS AUFIDIUS bloody, with two or\nthree soldiers",
"AUFIDIUS. The town is ta'en. FIRST SOLDIER. 'Twill be deliver'd back on good condition. AUFIDIUS. Condition! I would I were a Roman; for I cannot,\n Being a Volsce, be that I am. Condition?... |
2,281 | 1797_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Back in Rome, a conversation ensues between Menenius and the two tribunes, Sicinius and Brutus, as they anticipate Marcius return. The tone of their conversation soon changes from playful jesting to vindictive anger. Menenius tells the tribunes that a fortuneteller has predicted that significant news of the Roman army ... | [
"ACT II. SCENE I.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter MENENIUS, with the two Tribunes of the people, SICINIUS and\nBRUTUS",
"MENENIUS. The augurer tells me we shall have news tonight. BRUTUS. Good or bad? MENENIUS. Not according to the prayer of the people, for they love not Marcius. SICINIUS. Nature teaches beasts ... |
2,282 | 1797_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Two officers, who are arranging the room for the meeting of the Senate, discuss the likelihood of Coriolanus becoming consul. The first officer remarks that Coriolanus is a brave fellow; but hes vengeance proud, and loves not the common people. The second officer comments that Coriolanus explicit indifference to what t... | [
"SCENE II.\nRome. The Capitol",
"Enter two OFFICERS, to lay cushions, as it were in the Capitol",
"FIRST OFFICER. Come, come, they are almost here. How many stand for consulships? SECOND OFFICER. Three, they say; but 'tis thought of every one Coriolanus will carry it. FIRST OFFICER. That's a brave fellow; but h... |
2,283 | 1797_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Scene three opens in the market place where the citizens gather to meet Coriolanus. The conversation prior to the entrance of Coriolanus provides us with a glimpse of the public opinion. A discussion among the citizens reveals the discontent which Coriolanus provokes among the commoners. Although they admire him, they ... | [
"SCENE III.\nRome. The Forum",
"Enter seven or eight citizens",
"FIRST CITIZEN. Once, if he do require our voices, we ought not\nto\n deny him. SECOND CITIZEN. We may, sir, if we will. THIRD CITIZEN. We have power in ourselves to do it, but it is a\n power that we have no power to do; for if he show us hi... |
2,284 | 1797_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The action reaches a crescendo in this scene and begins the onset of Coriolanus downfall. The scene opens on a street in Rome. Coriolanus, Menenius, Cominius, and Titus Lartius are on their way from the Capitol to the market place. Lartius, who has returned to Rome, briefs Coriolanus on the developments in Corioli. He ... | [
"ACT III. SCENE I.\nRome. A street",
"Cornets. Enter CORIOLANUS, MENENIUS, all the GENTRY, COMINIUS,\nTITUS LARTIUS, and other SENATORS",
"CORIOLANUS. Tullus Aufidius, then, had made new head? LARTIUS. He had, my lord; and that it was which caus'd\n Our swifter composition. CORIOLANUS. So then the Volsces st... |
2,285 | 1797_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Coriolanus is at home with a few patricians and swears that he will not change his mind, even under threat of the worst possible method of death. Coriolanus voices his fear that although his mother also hates the commoners, she will not approve of his decision. As Volumnia enters, Coriolanus asks her why had she has wi... | [
"SCENE II.\nRome. The house of CORIOLANUS",
"Enter CORIOLANUS with NOBLES",
"CORIOLANUS. Let them pull all about mine ears, present me\n Death on the wheel or at wild horses' heels;\n Or pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock,\n That the precipitation might down stretch\n Below the beam of sight; yet w... |
2,286 | 1797_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Sicinius and Brutus arrive at the Forum and wait for Coriolanus, plotting his demise. Whatever way Coriolanus deals with the situation, the tribunes have figured out a way for him to be ousted from power. An aedile enters with the news that Coriolanus is coming, accompanied by Menenius and the Senators who favor him. S... | [
"SCENE III.\nRome. The Forum",
"Enter SICINIUS and BRUTUS",
"BRUTUS. In this point charge him home, that he affects\n Tyrannical power. If he evade us there,\n Enforce him with his envy to the people,\n And that the spoil got on the Antiates\n Was ne'er distributed.",
"Enter an AEDILE",
"What, w... |
2,287 | 1797_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Volumnia, Virgilia, Menenius, Cominius, and several young patricians bid Coriolanus farewell at the city gates. Coriolanus has regained his composure and bids his friends not to weep at this parting. He sadly says that the beast/ With many heads butts me away, referring to the commoners. As his mother weeps, losing her... | [
"ACT IV. SCENE I.\nRome. Before a gate of the city",
"Enter CORIOLANUS, VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA, MENENIUS, COMINIUS,\nwith the young NOBILITY of Rome",
"CORIOLANUS. Come, leave your tears; a brief farewell. The beast\n With many heads butts me away. Nay, mother,\n Where is your ancient courage? You were us'd\n... |
2,288 | 1797_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene opens on a street in Rome near the city gates. Sicinius and Brutus enter and are dismayed to find that Coriolanus has already left, spoiling their plans of hurling abuses at him. Sicinius remarks that Coriolanus supporters are liable to be angry; Brutus answers that the two of them must appear humble for awh... | [
"SCENE II.\nRome. A street near the gate",
"Enter the two Tribunes, SICINIUS and BRUTUS with the AEDILE",
"SICINIUS. Bid them all home; he's gone, and we'll no further.\n The nobility are vex'd, whom we see have sided\n In his behalf.\n BRUTUS. Now we have shown our power,\n Let us seem humbler after ... |
2,289 | 1797_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This transitional scene reveals the duplicity of Nicanor, the Roman spy, who betrays his country. The scene opens on a highway between Rome and Antium. A Roman on his way to Antium meets a Volscian spy, Adrian. The Volscian does not recognize him immediately until the Roman reminds him that he too is a spy against Rome... | [
"SCENE III.\nA highway between Rome and Antium",
"Enter a ROMAN and a VOLSCE, meeting",
"ROMAN. I know you well, sir, and you know me; your name, I\nthink,\n is Adrian. VOLSCE. It is so, sir. Truly, I have forgot you. ROMAN. I am a Roman; and my services are, as you are, against\n'em. Know you me yet? VOLSCE... |
2,290 | 1797_scene_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Coriolanus enters and stops before Aufidius house, reflecting on the number of widows he has made in Antium. He is dressed in beggars clothes, for he does not want to be recognized by the citizens. A passer-by informs him that Aufidius is entertaining the nobles and Senators of Antium. After the man leaves, he soliloqu... | [
"SCENE IV.\nAntium. Before AUFIDIUS' house",
"Enter CORIOLANUS, in mean apparel, disguis'd and muffled",
"CORIOLANUS. A goodly city is this Antium. City,\n 'Tis I that made thy widows: many an heir\n Of these fair edifices fore my wars\n Have I heard groan and drop. Then know me not.\n Lest that thy... |
2,291 | 1797_scene_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Without too much hesitation, Coriolanus forces his way into the house of Aufidius, entering the hallway between the kitchen and the dining room. The servants are surprised to find a poorly dressed stranger in their company and ask him who he is and how he managed to get past the guard outside. They then order him to ge... | [
"SCENE V.\nAntium. AUFIDIUS' house",
"Music plays. Enter A SERVINGMAN",
"FIRST SERVANT. Wine, wine, wine! What service is here! I think\nour\n fellows are asleep. Exit",
"Enter another SERVINGMAN",
"SECOND SERVANT.Where's Cotus? My master calls for him.\n Cotus! ... |
2,292 | 1797_scene_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene shifts back to Rome, where Brutus and Sicinius appear in public, gloating over their defeat of Coriolanus. They remark that the world goes well, for the commoners are tame and trade is flourishing. As Menenius approaches, the tribunes greet him heartily, and Sicinius states that Coriolanus is hardly missed. ... | [
"SCENE VI.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter the two Tribunes, SICINIUS and BRUTUS",
"SICINIUS. We hear not of him, neither need we fear him.\n His remedies are tame. The present peace\n And quietness of the people, which before\n Were in wild hurry, here do make his friends\n Blush that the world goes... |
2,293 | 1797_scene_7 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Aufidius is becoming displeased by Coriolanus incredible pride and his growing popularity among the Volscians. He confides his envy to his Lieutenant in a camp at a small distance from Rome. The Lieutenant answers that Coriolanus seems almost to have bewitched their soldiers and wishes that Aufidius had never joined fo... | [
"SCENE VII.\nA camp at a short distance from Rome",
"Enter AUFIDIUS with his LIEUTENANT",
"AUFIDIUS. Do they still fly to th' Roman? LIEUTENANT. I do not know what witchcraft's in him, but\n Your soldiers use him as the grace fore meat,\n Their talk at table, and their thanks at end;\n And you are dark... |
2,294 | 1797_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene opens with the entrance of Menenius, Cominius, Sicinius, and Brutus, who are all perturbed by the imminent Volscian attack on Rome led by Coriolanus. Menenius refuses to go to Coriolanus and beg for mercy; instead, he suggests that those principally responsible for banishing him should go, meaning the tribun... | [
"ACT V. SCENE I.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter MENENIUS, COMINIUS, SICINIUS and BRUTUS, the two Tribunes,\nwith others",
"MENENIUS. No, I'll not go. You hear what he hath said\n Which was sometime his general, who lov'd him\n In a most dear particular. He call'd me father;\n But what o' that? Go, you ... |
2,295 | 1797_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Menenius goes to the Volscian camp to plead for Rome but is prevented by the guards from meeting Coriolanus. Menenius attempts to humor the guards by praising them for doing their duty and then declares that he is an officer of the state of Rome and has come to speak with Coriolanus. The guards refuse to believe him an... | [
"SCENE II.\nThe Volscian camp before Rome",
"Enter MENENIUS to the WATCH on guard",
"FIRST WATCH. Stay. Whence are you? SECOND WATCH. Stand, and go back. MENENIUS. You guard like men, 'tis well; but, by your leave, I am an officer of state and come To speak with Coriolanus. FIRST WATCH. From whence? MENENIUS. F... |
2,296 | 1797_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The scene opens in Coriolanus tent outside Rome. Coriolanus, Aufidius, and other Volscian lords are engaged in what appears to be a council of war. Coriolanus says that they will attack Rome the next day and tells Aufidius to report to the Volscian lords how he has conducted the operations of warfare. Aufidius praises ... | [
"SCENE III.\nThe tent of CORIOLANUS",
"Enter CORIOLANUS, AUFIDIUS, and others",
"CORIOLANUS. We will before the walls of Rome to-morrow\n Set down our host. My partner in this action,\n You must report to th' Volscian lords how plainly\n I have borne this business. AUFIDIUS. Only their ends\n You ha... |
2,297 | 1797_scene_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The scene opens in a public place in Rome where Menenius and Sicinius are fearfully awaiting the outcome of Volumnias intercession with her son. Menenius is certain that there is no hope of success and feels sure that Coriolanus will attack Rome. He still blames the tribunes for causing the whole mess with Coriolanus. ... | [
"SCENE IV.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter MENENIUS and SICINIUS",
"MENENIUS. See you yond coign o' th' Capitol, yond cornerstone? SICINIUS. Why, what of that? MENENIUS. If it be possible for you to displace it with your\nlittle\n finger, there is some hope the ladies of Rome, especially his\n mother, may ... |
2,298 | 1797_scene_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This short scene marks a false denouement for the play as a procession of citizens, patricians, and Senators joyously welcome the women back to Rome. A Senator addresses Volumnia as the patroness and lifeblood of Rome. He then tells the commoners to celebrate the wondrous retreat of Coriolanus and the Volscians with c... | [
"SCENE V.\nRome. A street near the gate",
"Enter two SENATORS With VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA, VALERIA, passing over\nthe stage,\n'With other LORDS",
"FIRST SENATOR. Behold our patroness, the life of Rome!\n Call all your tribes together, praise the gods,\n And make triumphant fires; strew flowers before them.\n ... |
2,299 | 1797_scene_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This concluding scene of the play shows the final downfall of the protagonist in Corioli -- the town where he first won fame. Aufidius enters with his attendants and dominates the entire scene. He first instructs the attendants to assemble everyone in the marketplace, where he will tell about the actions of Coriolanus,... | [
"SCENE VI.\nCorioli. A public place",
"Enter TULLUS AUFIDIUS with attendents",
"AUFIDIUS. Go tell the lords o' th' city I am here;\n Deliver them this paper; having read it,\n Bid them repair to th' market-place, where I,\n Even in theirs and in the commons' ears,\n Will vouch the truth of it. Him I... |
2,271 | 1797_act_i_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The play opens in Rome, where a mutinous and armed crowd of common people has gathered. They are angry because they believe that the ruling nobility is hoarding grain, driving up the price and making the people starve. They resolve to kill the war hero and patrician Caius Martius , whom they call "chief enemy to the ... | [
"ACT I. SCENE I.\nRome. A street",
"Enter a company of mutinous citizens, with staves, clubs, and\nother weapons",
"FIRST CITIZEN. Before we proceed any further, hear me speak.\n ALL. Speak, speak.\n FIRST CITIZEN. You are all resolv'd rather to die than to\nfamish?\n ALL. Resolv'd, resolv'd.\n FIRST CITIZE... |
2,272 | 1797_act_i_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The action moves to the Senate House at the Volscian city of Corioli, where the Volscian commander Aufidius is preparing to leave with his forces to attack Rome. Aufidius tells the Senators that he believes the Romans are expecting the attack, but a Senator disagrees. The Second Senator tells Aufidius to take his army ... | [
"SCENE II.\nCorioli. The Senate House.",
"Enter TULLUS AUFIDIUS with SENATORS of Corioli",
"FIRST SENATOR. So, your opinion is, Aufidius,\n That they of Rome are ent'red in our counsels\n And know how we proceed. AUFIDIUS. Is it not yours? What ever have been thought on in this state\n That could be br... |
2,273 | 1797_act_i_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This scene takes place in Caius Martius's house, where his mother Volumnia and wife Virgilia are sitting sewing. Volumnia is impatient with Virgilia's worrying about Caius Martius, who is about to fight Aufidius's army. Volumnia says that Virgilia should take pride and rejoice in Caius Martius's warlike adventures, as ... | [
"SCENE III.\nRome. MARCIUS' house",
"Enter VOLUMNIA and VIRGILIA, mother and wife to MARCIUS;\nthey set them down on two low stools and sew",
"VOLUMNIA. I pray you, daughter, sing, or express yourself in a\nmore\n comfortable sort. If my son were my husband, I should\nfreelier\n rejoice in that absence wh... |
2,274 | 1797_act_i_scene_iv | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The scene opens outside the gates of Corioli, where Caius Martius and Titus Lartius's army is laying siege to the city. Two Volscian Senators appear on the city walls to parley with the besiegers. They warn the Romans that Aufidius will soon return with his army. The Volscians open the city gates and send out their rem... | [
"SCENE IV.\nBefore Corioli",
"Enter MARCIUS, TITUS LARTIUS, with drum and colours,\nwith CAPTAINS and soldiers. To them a MESSENGER",
"MARCIUS. Yonder comes news; a wager- they have met.\n LARTIUS. My horse to yours- no.\n MARCIUS. 'Tis done.\n LARTIUS. Agreed.\n MARCIUS. Say, has our general met the enemy?... |
2,275 | 1797_act_i_scene_v | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Before the battle is won, Roman soldiers emerge from Corioli carrying loot, for which Caius Martius pours contempt on them. Caius Martius goes to join Cominius, who is fighting Aufidius's army | [
"SCENE V.\nWithin Corioli. A street",
"Enter certain Romans, with spoils",
"FIRST ROMAN. This will I carry to Rome.\n SECOND ROMAN. And I this.\n THIRD ROMAN. A murrain on 't! I took this for silver.\n [Alarum continues still afar off]",
"Enter MARCIUS and TITUS LARTIUS With a ... |
2,276 | 1797_act_i_scene_vi | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Cominius leads his men in a tactical retreat back to their camp. Caius Martius arrives, and the two men embrace. Caius Martius reports that Titus Lartius is holding Corioli for Rome. He also complains to Cominius about the cowardice of the Roman soldiers. He asks Cominius to send him to fight Aufidius in the battlefiel... | [
"SCENE VI.\nNear the camp of COMINIUS",
"Enter COMINIUS, as it were in retire, with soldiers",
"COMINIUS. Breathe you, my friends. Well fought; we are come off\n Like Romans, neither foolish in our stands\n Nor cowardly in retire. Believe me, sirs,\n We shall be charg'd again. Whiles we have struck,\n ... |
2,277 | 1797_act_i_scene_vii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Titus Lartius leaves some men to hold Corioli and goes to join Cominius and Caius Martius at the battlefield | [
"SCENE VII.\nThe gates of Corioli",
"TITUS LARTIUS, having set a guard upon Corioli, going with drum\nand trumpet\ntoward COMINIUS and CAIUS MARCIUS, enters with a LIEUTENANT,\nother soldiers,\nand a scout",
"LARTIUS. So, let the ports be guarded; keep your duties\n As I have set them down. If I do send, dis... |
2,278 | 1797_act_i_scene_viii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the battlefield, Caius Martius meets Aufidius, and they fight. Though some Volsces help Aufidius in the fight, Caius Martius drives them all back single-handed | [
"SCENE VIII.\nA field of battle between the Roman and the Volscian camps",
"Alarum, as in battle. Enter MARCIUS and AUFIDIUS at several doors",
"MARCIUS. I'll fight with none but thee, for I do hate thee\n Worse than a promise-breaker.\n AUFIDIUS. We hate alike:\n Not Afric owns a serpent I abhor\n Mo... |
2,279 | 1797_act_i_scene_ix | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Cominius, Titus Lartius, and a wounded Caius Martius return to the Roman camp. Cominius and Titus Lartius begin to praise Caius Martius, who is largely responsible for the Roman victories at Corioli and in the battlefield, but he stops them. Cominius offers Caius Martius a tenth of the spoils of battle, but Caius Marti... | [
"SCENE IX.\nThe Roman camp",
"Flourish. Alarum. A retreat is sounded. Enter, at one door,\nCOMINIUS with the Romans; at another door, MARCIUS, with his arm\nin a scarf",
"COMINIUS. If I should tell thee o'er this thy day's work,\n Thou't not believe thy deeds; but I'll report it\n Where senators shall min... |
2,280 | 1797_act_i_scene_x | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the Volsces. camp, a bloodstained Aufidius bitterly reflects on his fifth defeat at the hands of Caius Martius. He swears that should they meet again, one of them will die. He will get revenge by any means, fair or foul. | [
"SCENE X.\nThe camp of the Volsces",
"A flourish. Cornets. Enter TULLUS AUFIDIUS bloody, with two or\nthree soldiers",
"AUFIDIUS. The town is ta'en. FIRST SOLDIER. 'Twill be deliver'd back on good condition. AUFIDIUS. Condition! I would I were a Roman; for I cannot,\n Being a Volsce, be that I am. Condition?... |
2,281 | 1797_act_ii_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Rome, Menenius discusses Caius Martius with the two tribunes, Brutus and Sicinius. The tribunes criticize Coriolanus for his pride. Menenius rebukes them, saying that they themselves are guilty of pride. Brutus replies that Menenius is better known as a witty conversationalist at the dinner table than a valued membe... | [
"ACT II. SCENE I.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter MENENIUS, with the two Tribunes of the people, SICINIUS and\nBRUTUS",
"MENENIUS. The augurer tells me we shall have news tonight. BRUTUS. Good or bad? MENENIUS. Not according to the prayer of the people, for they love not Marcius. SICINIUS. Nature teaches beasts ... |
2,282 | 1797_act_ii_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the Senate House at the Capitol, two officials are preparing the room for the Senators and discussing whether Coriolanus will be chosen as consul. Coriolanus enters with the Senators and tribunes. While Cominius makes a speech recounting Coriolanus's heroic exploits in battle, Coriolanus leaves the room, embarrassed... | [
"SCENE II.\nRome. The Capitol",
"Enter two OFFICERS, to lay cushions, as it were in the Capitol",
"FIRST OFFICER. Come, come, they are almost here. How many stand for consulships? SECOND OFFICER. Three, they say; but 'tis thought of every one Coriolanus will carry it. FIRST OFFICER. That's a brave fellow; but h... |
2,283 | 1797_act_ii_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the market place, the plebeians have gathered to hear Coriolanus. They feel that they cannot refuse him their votes because they are grateful for the services he has done Rome in war, but they are unhappy about his hostile attitude to them. Coriolanus enters, dressed in the toga of humility. He is accompanied by Men... | [
"SCENE III.\nRome. The Forum",
"Enter seven or eight citizens",
"FIRST CITIZEN. Once, if he do require our voices, we ought not\nto\n deny him. SECOND CITIZEN. We may, sir, if we will. THIRD CITIZEN. We have power in ourselves to do it, but it is a\n power that we have no power to do; for if he show us hi... |
2,284 | 1797_act_iii_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The Senators, with Coriolanus, are on their way to the Capitol. Titus Lartius tells Coriolanus that Aufidius quickly rearmed after his defeat, and so Rome swiftly made a peace treaty. Coriolanus's party is stopped by Sicinius and Brutus. The tribunes tell them that the plebeians have changed their minds and that it is ... | [
"ACT III. SCENE I.\nRome. A street",
"Cornets. Enter CORIOLANUS, MENENIUS, all the GENTRY, COMINIUS,\nTITUS LARTIUS, and other SENATORS",
"CORIOLANUS. Tullus Aufidius, then, had made new head? LARTIUS. He had, my lord; and that it was which caus'd\n Our swifter composition. CORIOLANUS. So then the Volsces st... |
2,285 | 1797_act_iii_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At his home, Coriolanus tells the patricians that he will never change his attitude to the people. Volumnia enters. Coriolanus is surprised that she is not praising him, since he did her bidding in humbling himself before the people. She is exasperated with him for throwing away his power before he claimed it. Menenius... | [
"SCENE II.\nRome. The house of CORIOLANUS",
"Enter CORIOLANUS with NOBLES",
"CORIOLANUS. Let them pull all about mine ears, present me\n Death on the wheel or at wild horses' heels;\n Or pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock,\n That the precipitation might down stretch\n Below the beam of sight; yet w... |
2,286 | 1797_act_iii_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Sicinius and Brutus plot Coriolanus's downfall. They have arranged a voting system that will favor the views of the poor majority rather than the usual system, which favors the patricians. They brief an Aedile to work on the people to echo whatever sentence they decide. Brutus tells Sicinius to make Coriolanus angry, a... | [
"SCENE III.\nRome. The Forum",
"Enter SICINIUS and BRUTUS",
"BRUTUS. In this point charge him home, that he affects\n Tyrannical power. If he evade us there,\n Enforce him with his envy to the people,\n And that the spoil got on the Antiates\n Was ne'er distributed.",
"Enter an AEDILE",
"What, w... |
2,287 | 1797_act_iv_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the city gates, Coriolanus says goodbye to his wife, mother, and friends. Volumnia curses Rome for banishing him. Menenius is in tears. Cominius wants to go with him and see him settled somewhere, but Coriolanus refuses to let him, and leaves alone | [
"ACT IV. SCENE I.\nRome. Before a gate of the city",
"Enter CORIOLANUS, VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA, MENENIUS, COMINIUS,\nwith the young NOBILITY of Rome",
"CORIOLANUS. Come, leave your tears; a brief farewell. The beast\n With many heads butts me away. Nay, mother,\n Where is your ancient courage? You were us'd\n... |
2,288 | 1797_act_iv_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Sicinius and Brutus send the plebeians home. They notice Volumnia approaching and try to avoid meeting her, but she sees them and curses them. She angrily tells them they have banished the man who did more for Rome than any other. Sicinius dismisses her as mad, and he and Brutus leave | [
"SCENE II.\nRome. A street near the gate",
"Enter the two Tribunes, SICINIUS and BRUTUS with the AEDILE",
"SICINIUS. Bid them all home; he's gone, and we'll no further.\n The nobility are vex'd, whom we see have sided\n In his behalf.\n BRUTUS. Now we have shown our power,\n Let us seem humbler after ... |
2,289 | 1797_act_iv_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Adrian, a Volscian, meets Nicanor, a Roman spying for the Volscians, on the road. Nicanor reports that the Roman people have revolted against the patricians, and the patricians are so shocked by the banishment of Coriolanus that they are eager to seize the people's powers. The two men agree that Coriolanus's absence fr... | [
"SCENE III.\nA highway between Rome and Antium",
"Enter a ROMAN and a VOLSCE, meeting",
"ROMAN. I know you well, sir, and you know me; your name, I\nthink,\n is Adrian. VOLSCE. It is so, sir. Truly, I have forgot you. ROMAN. I am a Roman; and my services are, as you are, against\n'em. Know you me yet? VOLSCE... |
2,290 | 1797_act_iv_scene_iv | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Coriolanus arrives at Antium and stops in front of Aufidius's house. He tells the audience that he intends to ally himself with Aufidius against his native city and become Rome's enemy. | [
"SCENE IV.\nAntium. Before AUFIDIUS' house",
"Enter CORIOLANUS, in mean apparel, disguis'd and muffled",
"CORIOLANUS. A goodly city is this Antium. City,\n 'Tis I that made thy widows: many an heir\n Of these fair edifices fore my wars\n Have I heard groan and drop. Then know me not.\n Lest that thy... |
2,291 | 1797_act_iv_scene_v | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Coriolanus tries to gain admission to Aufidius's house. The servants do not recognize him but do not like his rough appearance and refuse to let him in. They fetch their master, who also does not recognize Coriolanus. Coriolanus identifies himself and offers his services to Aufidius to gain his revenge on Rome. He asks... | [
"SCENE V.\nAntium. AUFIDIUS' house",
"Music plays. Enter A SERVINGMAN",
"FIRST SERVANT. Wine, wine, wine! What service is here! I think\nour\n fellows are asleep. Exit",
"Enter another SERVINGMAN",
"SECOND SERVANT.Where's Cotus? My master calls for him.\n Cotus! ... |
2,292 | 1797_act_iv_scene_vi | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Rome, Sicinius and Brutus are congratulating themselves on the peacefulness of life since Coriolanus was banished. Menenius arrives, and tells them that neither he, nor Coriolanus's wife or mother have heard from him. An Aedile enters with the news that the Volscians have invaded Roman territories and are destroying... | [
"SCENE VI.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter the two Tribunes, SICINIUS and BRUTUS",
"SICINIUS. We hear not of him, neither need we fear him.\n His remedies are tame. The present peace\n And quietness of the people, which before\n Were in wild hurry, here do make his friends\n Blush that the world goes... |
2,293 | 1797_act_iv_scene_vii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In the Volscian camp near Rome, a Lieutenant is telling Aufidius that the Volscian soldiers hero-worship Coriolanus and that Aufidius's standing has suffered as a result. Aufidius admits that Coriolanus is proud, but says he can do nothing while he depends on him for the attack on Rome. He hints at something Coriolanus... | [
"SCENE VII.\nA camp at a short distance from Rome",
"Enter AUFIDIUS with his LIEUTENANT",
"AUFIDIUS. Do they still fly to th' Roman? LIEUTENANT. I do not know what witchcraft's in him, but\n Your soldiers use him as the grace fore meat,\n Their talk at table, and their thanks at end;\n And you are dark... |
2,294 | 1797_act_v_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Rome, the tribunes are arguing with the patricians about who should go to Coriolanus to beg for mercy. Menenius is unwilling to go, as Cominius has already tried and failed. Menenius finally agrees, planning to meet Coriolanus after dinner, when he is well fed and more likely to be flexible. Menenius leaves. Cominiu... | [
"ACT V. SCENE I.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter MENENIUS, COMINIUS, SICINIUS and BRUTUS, the two Tribunes,\nwith others",
"MENENIUS. No, I'll not go. You hear what he hath said\n Which was sometime his general, who lov'd him\n In a most dear particular. He call'd me father;\n But what o' that? Go, you ... |
2,295 | 1797_act_v_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Menenius reaches the Volscian camp, and asks to see Coriolanus. The sentry refuses to let him into the camp. Coriolanus emerges with Aufidius. Menenius addresses Coriolanus as his son, and begs him not to attack Rome. Coriolanus sends him away, saying that he has disowned all who were dear to him in Rome since it prove... | [
"SCENE II.\nThe Volscian camp before Rome",
"Enter MENENIUS to the WATCH on guard",
"FIRST WATCH. Stay. Whence are you? SECOND WATCH. Stand, and go back. MENENIUS. You guard like men, 'tis well; but, by your leave, I am an officer of state and come To speak with Coriolanus. FIRST WATCH. From whence? MENENIUS. F... |
2,296 | 1797_act_v_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Coriolanus tells Aufidius that the next day, they will besiege Rome. He asks Aufidius to report to the Volscian lords after the battle that Coriolanus served them loyally. Aufidius agrees that Coriolanus has been so faithful to the Volscian cause that he has refused all the pleas of his old friends from Rome. Coriolanu... | [
"SCENE III.\nThe tent of CORIOLANUS",
"Enter CORIOLANUS, AUFIDIUS, and others",
"CORIOLANUS. We will before the walls of Rome to-morrow\n Set down our host. My partner in this action,\n You must report to th' Volscian lords how plainly\n I have borne this business. AUFIDIUS. Only their ends\n You ha... |
2,297 | 1797_act_v_scene_iv | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Rome, Menenius is frightening Sicinius by telling him that there is no hope that Volumnia's mission will succeed, and that Rome's fall will be Sicinius's fault. A messenger enters with the news that the plebeians have seized Brutus and are threatening to kill him if the women do not succeed. A second messenger enter... | [
"SCENE IV.\nRome. A public place",
"Enter MENENIUS and SICINIUS",
"MENENIUS. See you yond coign o' th' Capitol, yond cornerstone? SICINIUS. Why, what of that? MENENIUS. If it be possible for you to displace it with your\nlittle\n finger, there is some hope the ladies of Rome, especially his\n mother, may ... |
2,298 | 1797_act_v_scene_v | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the gates of Rome, Senators welcome Volumnia and her party, accompanied by a crowd of citizens. A Senator hails Volumnia as the savior of Rome | [
"SCENE V.\nRome. A street near the gate",
"Enter two SENATORS With VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA, VALERIA, passing over\nthe stage,\n'With other LORDS",
"FIRST SENATOR. Behold our patroness, the life of Rome!\n Call all your tribes together, praise the gods,\n And make triumphant fires; strew flowers before them.\n ... |
2,306 | 103_chapter_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas Fogg lives at No. 7 Saville Row, Burlington Gardens . We're not going to lie; his crib is pretty sweet. He has a townhouse mansion, and he's the only one who lives there. The previous owner died just before Fogg moved in, but Fogg doesn't really seem to care. Phileas has one servant whom he has just recently fi... | [
"Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington\nGardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814. He was one of the\nmost noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to\navoid attracting attention; an enigmatical personage, about whom little\nwas known, except that he was a... |
2,307 | 103_chapter_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Passepartout has taken up residence with Phileas Fogg and he's sort of both impressed and weirded-out by what he sees. Passepartout describes Phileas Fogg to us as about forty, handsome, tall, and well-built . He seems to like to act rather than talk, and he keeps an immaculate appearance as well as a fancy wardrobe. P... | [
"\"Faith,\" muttered Passepartout, somewhat flurried, \"I've seen people at\nMadame Tussaud's as lively as my new master!\"",
"Madame Tussaud's \"people,\" let it be said, are of wax, and are much\nvisited in London; speech is all that is wanting to make them human.",
"During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, ... |
2,308 | 103_chapter_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas Fogg reaches the Reform Club, his personal hangout, and takes breakfast in the dining room where he always does, at the same table, every day. He reads the newspapers and has lunch there, too, then goes to the reading room where he joins his friends for their usual game of whist. The group of men discusses a ba... | [
"Phileas Fogg, having shut the door of his house at half-past eleven,\nand having put his right foot before his left five hundred and\nseventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and\nseventy-six times, reached the Reform Club, an imposing edifice in Pall\nMall, which could not have cost les... |
2,309 | 103_chapter_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas finishes his whist game, winning twenty guineas in the process, and then he heads back home. Passepartout is pretty amazed that his obsessively on time master shows up at home several hours early. He's even more shocked when Phileas tells him they're leaving for Dover and Calais in ten minutes. Say what? Passep... | [
"Having won twenty guineas at whist, and taken leave of his friends,\nPhileas Fogg, at twenty-five minutes past seven, left the Reform Club.",
"Passepartout, who had conscientiously studied the programme of his\nduties, was more than surprised to see his master guilty of the\ninexactness of appearing at this unac... |
2,310 | 103_chapter_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | News is spreading about Phileas taking on "the challenge" of racing around the world in eighty days or under . Nobody really thinks he can do it, except the ladies who appreciate his rashness and bold adventurous spirit--cue sighing and fainting. There are more bets around the gambling clubs in England for and against ... | [
"Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would\ncreate a lively sensation at the West End. The news of the bet spread\nthrough the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation\nto its members. From the club it soon got into the papers throughout\nEngland. The boasted \"tour o... |
2,311 | 103_chapter_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Detective Fix is following Mr. Fogg from Suez with a supreme confidence that he is the right man to apprehend the bank robber. Detective Fix impatiently waits for the steamship The Mongolia, and when it arrives, he scrutinizes the passengers and crew, looking for the thief. A man approaches the detective asking where t... | [
"The circumstances under which this telegraphic dispatch about Phileas\nFogg was sent were as follows:",
"The steamer Mongolia, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company,\nbuilt of iron, of two thousand eight hundred tons burden, and five\nhundred horse-power, was due at eleven o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, t... |
2,312 | 103_chapter_7 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Detective Fix is hoping that Phileas Fogg will visit the consul's office in order to get his passport stamped. He asks the consul to refuse to stamp it, but the consul tells Fix that if the passport is genuine, he can't refuse to stamp it. Fix is hoping that by detaining Phileas at the consul's office he can buy himsel... | [
"The detective passed down the quay, and rapidly made his way to the\nconsul's office, where he was at once admitted to the presence of that\nofficial.",
"\"Consul,\" said he, without preamble, \"I have strong reasons for\nbelieving that my man is a passenger on the Mongolia.\" And he narrated\nwhat had just pass... |
2,313 | 103_chapter_8 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Detective Fix finds Passepartout and gets him talking. Passepartout tells Fix that he and his master are going on a super-fast journey and that he never gets a minute to stop and see the sights. Passepartout accepts the detective's offer to help him find some shirts and shoes for himself and his master. Passepartout te... | [
"Fix soon rejoined Passepartout, who was lounging and looking about on\nthe quay, as if he did not feel that he, at least, was obliged not to\nsee anything.",
"\"Well, my friend,\" said the detective, coming up with him, \"is your\npassport visaed?\"",
"\"Ah, it's you, is it, monsieur?\" responded Passepartout.... |
2,314 | 103_chapter_9 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The passengers on board the steamship are mostly bound for India. Some are military men, and a number of them are rich young Englishmen who are traveling. There are a lot of parties that Phileas does not attend. The storms on the Red Sea don't bother him, and he doesn't frequent the deck to view the sights. Phileas doe... | [
"The distance between Suez and Aden is precisely thirteen hundred and\nten miles, and the regulations of the company allow the steamers one\nhundred and thirty-eight hours in which to traverse it. The Mongolia,\nthanks to the vigorous exertions of the engineer, seemed likely, so\nrapid was her speed, to reach her d... |
2,315 | 103_chapter_10 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The author describes India, which is for the most part under British rule, but a large portion remains still free from British authority. In these places there are terrible rajahs who are independent and using their freedom for nefarious purposes. Transportation has changed in India. Modern conveyances such as steamshi... | [
"Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base\nin the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces\nfourteen hundred thousand square miles, upon which is spread unequally\na population of one hundred and eighty millions of souls. The British\nCrown exercises a real an... |
2,316 | 103_chapter_11 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | On the train to Calcutta there are a bunch of soldiers, government men, and merchants . Sir Francis Cromarty sits with Passepartout and Phileas Fogg on the train. He was one of the people playing whist with Fogg when they were on board the Mongolia. Sir Francis tries to tell all he knows about India, but Fogg isn't int... | [
"The train had started punctually. Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast. Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them. This was Sir Franc... |
2,317 | 103_chapter_12 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The guide passes left of the unfinished railway line and tells the group that this would gain them twenty miles. However, they are making their way directly through the forest. Passepartout bounces around crazily on the back of the elephant, and it's not much better for Fogg or Sir Francis. This portion of India is cal... | [
"In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the\nline where the railway was still in process of being built. This line,\nowing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not\npursue a straight course. The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the\nroads and paths in the district,... |
2,318 | 103_chapter_13 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas Fogg decides to make time for a daring rescue in the middle of his world tour. Long story short, the religious ceremony our adventurers witness from the back of their elephant is a "suttee," an ancient practice of burning the body of a dead rajah along with his possessions Often the woman would be drugged with ... | [
"The project was a bold one, full of difficulty, perhaps impracticable.\nMr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, and therefore the\nsuccess of his tour. But he did not hesitate, and he found in Sir\nFrancis Cromarty an enthusiastic ally.",
"As for Passepartout, he was ready for anything that might ... |
2,319 | 103_chapter_14 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Passepartout gets a commendation from his master and a handshake from Sir Francis. The elephant continues through the jungle throughout the night as the woman sleeps off the drugs. Sir Francis worries that should the woman remain in India she could be captured again and executed. It would be a good idea to get her out ... | [
"The rash exploit had been accomplished; and for an hour Passepartout\nlaughed gaily at his success. Sir Francis pressed the worthy fellow's\nhand, and his master said, \"Well done!\" which, from him, was high\ncommendation; to which Passepartout replied that all the credit of the\naffair belonged to Mr. Fogg. As... |
2,320 | 103_chapter_15 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Calcutta, Fogg, Passepartout and Aouda are approached by a policeman. They are presented in front of a judge, and several priests are brought in. Fogg assumes they are the priests who tried to kill Aouda but they are actually the ones who punched out Passepartout in Bombay for entering the temple. Detective Fix sent... | [
"The train entered the station, and Passepartout jumping out first, was\nfollowed by Mr. Fogg, who assisted his fair companion to descend.\nPhileas Fogg intended to proceed at once to the Hong Kong steamer, in\norder to get Aouda comfortably settled for the voyage. He was\nunwilling to leave her while they were st... |
2,321 | 103_chapter_16 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The ship has 3,500 miles to go between Calcutta and Hong Kong. During this time, Aouda becomes better acquainted with Phileas Fogg. She thinks he's an "automaton." He reassures her that they'll find her cousin in Hong Kong. The ship passes the Great Andaman and the Straits of Malacca. Fix plans to arrest Fogg in Hong K... | [
"The Rangoon--one of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's boats plying\nin the Chinese and Japanese seas--was a screw steamer, built of iron,\nweighing about seventeen hundred and seventy tons, and with engines of\nfour hundred horse-power. She was as fast, but not as well fitted up,\nas the Mongolia, and Aouda w... |
2,322 | 103_chapter_17 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Passepartout is wondering what has kept Detective Fix on their tail the whole time since he met the man en route to Suez. He decides the detective is a spy sent by the Reform club to keep track of Fogg's whereabouts. The Rangoon docks at Singapore to take on coal, and Fogg and Aouda go for a walk. Fix follows them and ... | [
"The detective and Passepartout met often on deck after this interview,\nthough Fix was reserved, and did not attempt to induce his companion to\ndivulge any more facts concerning Mr. Fogg. He caught a glimpse of\nthat mysterious gentleman once or twice; but Mr. Fogg usually confined\nhimself to the cabin, where h... |
2,323 | 103_chapter_18 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The ship tosses about in some really rough weather, but Phileas Fogg remains calm and practical as always. The Rangoon docks at Hong Kong a day late and Fogg worries he will miss the ship for Yokohama. But a pilot informs him that the Carnatic will leave in time for him to board. Phew. Fogg takes Aouda to the Club Hote... | [
"The weather was bad during the latter days of the voyage. The wind,\nobstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the\nsteamer. The Rangoon rolled heavily and the passengers became\nimpatient of the long, monstrous waves which the wind raised before\ntheir path. A sort of tempest arose on ... |
2,324 | 103_chapter_19 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Passepartout goes roaming about Hong Kong and spies Detective Fix. Fix is disappointed because the arrest warrant for Fogg has not yet arrived; he offers Passepartout a drink and tells him the secret mission to arrest Fogg. Poor Passepartout doesn't understand what Fix is really saying, though. They are talking from tw... | [
"Hong Kong is an island which came into the possession of the English by\nthe Treaty of Nankin, after the war of 1842; and the colonising genius\nof the English has created upon it an important city and an excellent\nport. The island is situated at the mouth of the Canton River, and is\nseparated by about sixty mi... |
2,325 | 103_chapter_20 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas takes Aouda shopping, Pretty Woman style, in order to get her outfitted for Europe. Aouda begins to fall ever deeper in love with Phileas, despite his cold, calculating exterior. The next day Fogg and Aouda reach the dock of the Carnatic but the ship has already left. Sly Fix meets them at the dock and pretend-... | [
"While these events were passing at the opium-house, Mr. Fogg,\nunconscious of the danger he was in of losing the steamer, was quietly\nescorting Aouda about the streets of the English quarter, making the\nnecessary purchases for the long voyage before them. It was all very\nwell for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to... |
2,326 | 103_chapter_21 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | A furious storm strikes, and even though Phileas encourages the captain of the Tankadere to go as fast as he can, the travelers are overcome with worry that they will not get to Japan in time for the next ship. Aouda is neither afraid nor seasick during the storm and remains extremely brave. Fix feels bad about doping ... | [
"This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of\ntwenty tons, and at that season of the year. The Chinese seas are\nusually boisterous, subject to terrible gales of wind, and especially\nduring the equinoxes; and it was now early November.",
"It would clearly have been to the master's ad... |
2,327 | 103_chapter_22 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Passepartout awakens in the opium den still under the effects of being drugged. He stumbles his way onto the Carnatic, which is bound for Yokohama. When he awakens, Fogg and Aouda aren't there, and he realizes he has been tricked by Fix. It was his fault that everyone missed the steamer--and now that Passepartout reali... | [
"The Carnatic, setting sail from Hong Kong at half-past six on the 7th\nof November, directed her course at full steam towards Japan. She\ncarried a large cargo and a well-filled cabin of passengers. Two\nstate-rooms in the rear were, however, unoccupied--those which had been\nengaged by Phileas Fogg.",
"The ne... |
2,328 | 103_chapter_23 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Starving and having no shelter, Passepartout joins a troupe of actors, clowns, and acrobats. The troupe is hired to construct a human pyramid at one of the great performance halls. Passepartout is one of the bases, but by chance sees his master passing by and runs out from under the pyramid toward him. The whole struct... | [
"The next morning poor, jaded, famished Passepartout said to himself\nthat he must get something to eat at all hazards, and the sooner he did\nso the better. He might, indeed, sell his watch; but he would have\nstarved first. Now or never he must use the strong, if not melodious\nvoice which nature had bestowed u... |
2,329 | 103_chapter_24 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Aouda, Fix, and Fogg are able to grab the ship bound for Yokohama and leave the Tankadere, but not without making its master a little bit richer. Phileas learns that Passepartout did arrive in Japan aboard the Carnatic, and Aouda is thrilled to learn he is in the country. Fogg searches for Passepartout and finds him wi... | [
"What happened when the pilot-boat came in sight of Shanghai will be\neasily guessed. The signals made by the Tankadere had been seen by the\ncaptain of the Yokohama steamer, who, espying the flag at half-mast,\nhad directed his course towards the little craft. Phileas Fogg, after\npaying the stipulated price of ... |
2,330 | 103_chapter_25 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | After docking at San Francisco, Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout have a whole day before a train they intend to catch leaves for New York. Fogg and Aouda go out to eat and "by chance" bump into Fix. The three go on a small tour of the city. They get caught up in a political rally and are afraid for Aouda's safety as thing... | [
"It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set\nfoot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the\nfloating quay upon which they disembarked. These quays, rising and\nfalling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of\nvessels. Alongside them were clipper... |
2,331 | 103_chapter_26 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The journey by train from San Francisco to New York goes by without incident. A herd of ten to twelve thousand buffalo delay the train, and the passengers watch in awe as the gigantic bison consume the landscape. Passepartout is furious at the delay, but once again, Phileas is unconcerned. After three hours, the herd h... | [
"\"From ocean to ocean\"--so say the Americans; and these four words\ncompose the general designation of the \"great trunk line\" which crosses\nthe entire width of the United States. The Pacific Railroad is,\nhowever, really divided into two distinct lines: the Central Pacific,\nbetween San Francisco and Ogden, a... |
2,332 | 103_chapter_27 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | As the travelers traverse the length of Utah, a Mormon missionary boards the train and proceeds to give all who will listen to him an odd lesson in Mormon history, practice, theory, and culture. Passepartout is curious at first and joins the lecture, but he manages to escape when he finds it extremely boring. At Ogden ... | [
"During the night of the 5th of December, the train ran south-easterly\nfor about fifty miles; then rose an equal distance in a north-easterly\ndirection, towards the Great Salt Lake.",
"Passepartout, about nine o'clock, went out upon the platform to take\nthe air. The weather was cold, the heavens grey, but it ... |
2,333 | 103_chapter_28 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The weather and snow begin irritating Passepartout as he grows impatient for this part of their journey to be over. Aouda recognizes Colonel Proctor on the train and worries that Phileas will make good on his promise. Her BF Phileas is becoming even dearer to her. Aouda tells Fix and Passepartout about the Colonel bein... | [
"The train, on leaving Great Salt Lake at Ogden, passed northward for an\nhour as far as Weber River, having completed nearly nine hundred miles\nfrom San Francisco. From this point it took an easterly direction\ntowards the jagged Wahsatch Mountains. It was in the section included\nbetween this range and the Roc... |
2,334 | 103_chapter_29 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The train journey is now about halfway over, and Phileas is totes absorbed in playing cards--that is until Colonel Proctor asks if he can play... uh oh. Fogg and the Colonel try to decide when and where to duel. Phileas wants a six-month appointment, but the Colonel says he wants to do his dueling here and now. They de... | [
"The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption,\npassing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.\nThe road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight\nthousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea. The\ntravellers had now only to descend to the Atla... |
2,335 | 103_chapter_30 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | It's now clear that three passengers have been captured by the Sioux. Aouda begins crying over Passepartout, while Phileas simply looks grave. He decides to go on a daring rescue into Sioux territory and asks for volunteers from the soldiers at Fort Kearney. In a great show of bravery, thirty guys agree to help him go ... | [
"Three passengers including Passepartout had disappeared. Had they been\nkilled in the struggle? Were they taken prisoners by the Sioux? It\nwas impossible to tell.",
"There were many wounded, but none mortally. Colonel Proctor was one of\nthe most seriously hurt; he had fought bravely, and a ball had entered... |
2,336 | 103_chapter_31 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Because of all the mad rescuing going on, Phileas is now about twenty hours behind schedule and has no train to get him from Fort Kearney to his next destination. Passepartout feels guilty because it's all his fault, but it's Detective Fix who proposes a new plan. He decides to "help" Fogg by suggesting they travel via... | [
"Phileas Fogg found himself twenty hours behind time. Passepartout, the\ninvoluntary cause of this delay, was desperate. He had ruined his\nmaster!",
"At this moment the detective approached Mr. Fogg, and, looking him\nintently in the face, said:",
"\"Seriously, sir, are you in great haste?\"",
"\"Quite ser... |
2,337 | 103_chapter_32 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Passepartout and Aouda lose hope of ever making it back to England in time, but Phileas, being his resourceful self, lodges the group in a hotel in order to think and rest. No one is able to sleep because of severe anxiety . In the morning, Phileas scours the docks looking for a ship. He finds a trading vessel, and the... | [
"The China, in leaving, seemed to have carried off Phileas Fogg's last\nhope. None of the other steamers were able to serve his projects. The\nPereire, of the French Transatlantic Company, whose admirable steamers\nare equal to any in speed and comfort, did not leave until the 14th;\nthe Hamburg boats did not go ... |
2,338 | 103_chapter_33 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | After a day at sea, Fogg bribes the entire crew to let him be the captain, then he locks the real captain in his cabin and directs the ship to Liverpool. The ship is caught in a hurricane and they lose more time. To speed things up, Phileas orders parts of the ship burned as fuel for the steam engines. He pays the capt... | [
"An hour after, the Henrietta passed the lighthouse which marks the\nentrance of the Hudson, turned the point of Sandy Hook, and put to sea.\nDuring the day she skirted Long Island, passed Fire Island, and\ndirected her course rapidly eastward.",
"At noon the next day, a man mounted the bridge to ascertain the\nv... |
2,339 | 103_chapter_34 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas is thrown in jail. His deadline is super close to passing him by, and he has no way of getting out of this one. It's hopeless. Useless. And for once, Phileas Fogg seems downright depressed. Yup, the guy who never bats an eyelash at rain, snow, crazy suttee rituals, or duels with American colonels is super duper... | [
"Phileas Fogg was in prison. He had been shut up in the Custom House,\nand he was to be transferred to London the next day.",
"Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon\nFix had he not been held back by some policemen. Aouda was\nthunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she ... |
2,340 | 103_chapter_35 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas and company are now broke, the deadline for the bet has passed, and there's nothing to do but go home and pout. Phileas locks himself in his room and, for the first time in the book, allows himself to be seriously depressed. Aouda and Passepartout are so worried they can't eat or sleep. Passepartout stations hi... | [
"The dwellers in Saville Row would have been surprised the next day, if\nthey had been told that Phileas Fogg had returned home. His doors and\nwindows were still closed, no appearance of change was visible.",
"After leaving the station, Mr. Fogg gave Passepartout instructions to\npurchase some provisions, and q... |
2,341 | 103_chapter_36 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The bets are flying as word spreads across London that no one has seen or heard from Phileas Fogg. There's one lone gambler who bets that he will make it, but everyone else is doubling their bets against. The members of the Reform Club wait eagerly for the time Phileas is supposed to show. Most of them figure he won't ... | [
"It is time to relate what a change took place in English public opinion\nwhen it transpired that the real bankrobber, a certain James Strand,\nhad been arrested, on the 17th day of December, at Edinburgh. Three\ndays before, Phileas Fogg had been a criminal, who was being\ndesperately followed up by the police; n... |
2,342 | 103_chapter_37 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | While running to grab the nearest preacher , Passepartout finds out that it's actually Sunday, not Monday like the group's been thinking. By traveling eastward around the world, Phileas Fogg, master calculator and obsessive organizer, has forgotten the time he's gained by journeying through all those time zones. The gr... | [
"IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT PHILEAS FOGG GAINED NOTHING BY HIS TOUR\nAROUND THE WORLD, UNLESS IT WERE HAPPINESS",
"Yes; Phileas Fogg in person.",
"The reader will remember that at five minutes past eight in the\nevening--about five and twenty hours after the arrival of the\ntravellers in London--Passepartout had... |
2,306 | 103_chapter_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Mr. Phileas Fogg lived at No. 7, Savile Row, Burlington Gardens. He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club, about who little was known, except that he was a polished man of the world. Little was known of his history and his source of wealth. Many conjectured as to the nature of his past. It was likel... | [
"Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington\nGardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814. He was one of the\nmost noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to\navoid attracting attention; an enigmatical personage, about whom little\nwas known, except that he was a... |
2,307 | 103_chapter_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, Passepartout had been carefully observing him. He appeared to be a man about forty years of age, with fine, handsome features, and a tall, well shaped figure. His countenance possessed in the highest degree "repose in action," a quality of those who act rather than talk. Seen i... | [
"\"Faith,\" muttered Passepartout, somewhat flurried, \"I've seen people at\nMadame Tussaud's as lively as my new master!\"",
"Madame Tussaud's \"people,\" let it be said, are of wax, and are much\nvisited in London; speech is all that is wanting to make them human.",
"During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, ... |
2,308 | 103_chapter_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas Fogg, reached the Reform Club, an imposing edifice in Pall Mall. He repaired at once to the dining room and took his place at the habitual table. His breakfast is minutely described. He then spent a considerable amount of time reading newspapers. Dinner passed as breakfast had done, and Mr. Fogg reappeared in t... | [
"Phileas Fogg, having shut the door of his house at half-past eleven,\nand having put his right foot before his left five hundred and\nseventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and\nseventy-six times, reached the Reform Club, an imposing edifice in Pall\nMall, which could not have cost les... |
2,309 | 103_chapter_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Having won twenty guineas at whist, Phileas Fogg takes leave of his friends. Passepartout, who had studied the program of his duties, was surprised to see his master guilty of the inexactness of appearing at an unaccustomed hour; for, according to rule, he was not due in Savile Row until midnight. Passerpartout is even... | [
"Having won twenty guineas at whist, and taken leave of his friends,\nPhileas Fogg, at twenty-five minutes past seven, left the Reform Club.",
"Passepartout, who had conscientiously studied the programme of his\nduties, was more than surprised to see his master guilty of the\ninexactness of appearing at this unac... |
2,310 | 103_chapter_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would create a lively sensation. The news of the bet spread through the Reform Club, and got into the papers throughout England. The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed and argued by many. Some took sides with Phileas Fogg, but the large m... | [
"Phileas Fogg rightly suspected that his departure from London would\ncreate a lively sensation at the West End. The news of the bet spread\nthrough the Reform Club, and afforded an exciting topic of conversation\nto its members. From the club it soon got into the papers throughout\nEngland. The boasted \"tour o... |
2,311 | 103_chapter_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In this chapter, Verne explains the circumstances in which the above mentioned telegraphic dispatch about Phileas Fogg was sent. The steamer Mongolia, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, was due at eleven oclock a.m. on the 9 th of October, at Suez. The Mongolia plied regularly between Brindisi and Bombay... | [
"The circumstances under which this telegraphic dispatch about Phileas\nFogg was sent were as follows:",
"The steamer Mongolia, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company,\nbuilt of iron, of two thousand eight hundred tons burden, and five\nhundred horse-power, was due at eleven o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, t... |
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