Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1608 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.72 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Let's to the Capitol, And carry with us Ears and Eyes for th' time, But Hearts for the event. Have with you. Come, come, they are almost here: how many stand for Consulships? Three, they say: but 'tis thought of every one, Coriolanus will carry it. That's a brave fellow: but he's vengeance proud, and loves not the common people. I'faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people, who ne'er loved them; and there be many that they have loved, they know not wherefore: so that if they love they know not why, they hate upon no better a ground. Therefore, for Coriolanus neither to care whether they love, or hate him, manifests the true knowledge he has in their disposition, and out of his Noble carelessness lets them plainly see't. If he did not care whether he had their love, or no, he waved indifferently, 'twixt doing them neither good, nor harm: but he seeks their hate with greater devotion, than they can render it him; and leaves nothing undone, that may fully discover him their opposite. Now to seem to affect the malice and displeasure of the People, is as bad, as that which he dislikes, to flatter them for their love. He hath deserved worthily of his Country, and his assent is not by such easy degrees as those, who having been supple and courteous to the People, Bonnetted, without any further deed, to have them at all into their estimation, and report: but he hath so planted his Honours in their Eyes, and his actions in their Hearts, that for their Tongues to be silent, and not confess so much, were a kind of ingrateful Injury: to report otherwise, were a Malice, that giving itself the Lie, would pluck reproof and rebuke from every Ear that heard it. No more of him, he's a worthy man: make way, they are coming. Having determined of the Volces, And to send for Titus Lartius: it remains, As the main Point of this our after-meeting, To gratify his Noble service, that hath Thus stood for his Country. Therefore please you, Most reverend and grave Elders, to desire The present Consul, and last General, In our well-found Successes, to report A little of that worthy Work, performed By Martius Caius Coriolanus: whom We met here, both to thank, and to remember, With Honours like himself. Speak, good Cominius: Leave nothing out for length, and make us think Rather our states defective for requital, Then we to stretch it out. Masters o' th' People, We do request your kindest ears: and after Your loving motion toward the common Body, To yield what passes here. We are convented upon a pleasing Treaty, and have hearts inclinable to honour and advance the Theme of our Assembly. Which the rather we shall be blessed to do, if he remember a kinder value of the People, than he hath hereto prized them at. That's off, that's off: I would you rather had been silent: Please you to hear Cominius speak?
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Let's to the Capitoll, And carry with vs Eares and Eyes for th' time, But Hearts for the euent. Haue with you. Come, come, they are almoſt here: how many ſtand for Conſulſhips? Three, they ſay: but 'tis thought of euery one, Coriolanus will carry it. That's a braue fellow: but hee's vengeance prowd, and loues not the common people. 'Faith, there hath beene many great men that haue flatter'd the people, who ne're loued them; and there be many that they haue loued, they know not wherefore: ſo that if they loue they know not why, they hate vpon no better a ground. Therefore, for Coriolanus neyther to care whether they loue, or hate him, manifeſts the true knowledge he ha's in their diſpoſition, and out of his Noble careleſneſſe lets them plainely ſee't. If he did not care whether he had their loue, or no, hee waued indifferently, 'twixt doing them neyther good, nor harme: but hee ſeekes their hate with greater deuotion, then they can render it him; and leaues nothing vndone, that may fully diſcouer him their oppoſite. Now to ſeeme to affect the mallice and diſpleaſure of the People, is as bad, as that which he diſlikes, to flatter them for their loue. Hee hath deſerued worthily of his Countrey, and his aſſent is not by ſuch eaſie degrees as thoſe, who hauing beene ſupple and courteous to the People, Bonnetted, without any further deed, to haue them at all into their eſtimation, and report: but hee hath ſo planted his Honors in their Eyes, and his actions in their Hearts, that for their Tongues to be ſilent, and not confeſſe ſo much, were a kinde of ingratefull Iniurie: to report otherwiſe, were a Mallice, that giuing it ſelfe the Lye, would plucke reproofe and rebuke from euery Eare that heard it. No more of him, hee's a worthy man: make way, they are comming. Hauing determin'd of the Volces, And to ſend for Titus Lartius: it remaines, As the maine Point of this our after-meeting, To gratifie his Noble ſeruice, that hath Thus ſtood for his Countrey. Therefore pleaſe you, Moſt reuerend and graue Elders, to deſire The preſent Conſull, and laſt Generall, In our well-found Succeſſes, to report A little of that worthy Worke, perform'd By Martius Caius Coriolanus: whom We met here, both to thanke, and to remember, With Honors like himſelfe. Speake, good Cominius: Leaue nothing out for length, and make vs thinke Rather our ſtates defectiue for requitall, Then we to ſtretch it out. Maſters a' th' People, We doe requeſt your kindeſt eares: and after Your louing motion toward the common Body, To yeeld what paſſes here. We are conuented vpon a pleaſing Treatie, and haue hearts inclinable to honor and aduance the Theame of our Aſſembly. Which the rather wee ſhall be bleſt to doe, if he remember a kinder value of the People, then he hath hereto priz'd them at. That's off, that's off: I would you rather had been ſilent: Pleaſe you to heare Cominius ſpeake?