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All this is faithful to Shakespeare's intentions; but, whatever Shakespeare's sympathies, it is no wronged hero he portrays�Coriolanus is a flawed, fissured, overpassionate man whose intemperate actions are his undoing.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the classes progress, the women discuss their problems and act out some hypothetical conflicts, like dealing with an overpassionate boy friend or an excessively demanding boss.

From Time Magazine Archive