Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1608 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.77 · 455 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Worthy man. He cannot but with measure fit the Honours which we device him. Our spoils he kicked at, And looked upon things precious, as they were The common Muck of the World: he covets less Than Misery itself would give, rewards his deeds With doing them, and is content To spend the time to end it. he's right Noble, let him be called for. Call Coriolanus. He doth appear. The Senate, Coriolanus, are well pleased to make thee Consul. I do own them still my Life, and Services. It than remains, that you do speak to the People. I do beseech you, Let me o're-leape that custom: for I cannot Put on the Gown, stand naked, and entreat them For my Wounds sake, to give their suffrage: Please you that I may pass this doing. Sir, the People must have their Voices, Neither will they bate one jot of Ceremony. Put them not too't: Pray you go fit you to the Custom, And take to you, as your Predecessors have, Your Honour with your form. It is a part that I shall blush in acting, And might well be taken from the People. Mark you that. To brag unto them, thus I did, and thus Show them th' unaking Scars, which I should hide, As if I had received them for the hire Of their breath only. Do not stand upon't: We recommend to you Tribunes of the People Our purpose to them, and to our Noble Consul Wish we all joy, and Honor. To Coriolanus come all joy and Honor. You see how he intends to use the people. May they perceiue's intent: he will require them As if he did contemn what he requested, Should be in them to give. Come, we'll inform them Of our proceed here on th' Market place, I know they do attend us. Once if he do require our voices, we ought not to deny him. We may Sir if we will. We have power in ourselves to do it, but it is a power that we have no power to do: For, if he show us his wounds, and tell us his deeds, we are to put our tongues into those wounds, and speak for them: So if he tell us his Noble deeds, we must also tell him our Noble acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous, and for the multitude to be ingrateful, were to make a Monster of the multitude; of the which, we being members, should bring ourselves to be monstrous members. And to make us no better thought of a little help will serve: for once we stood up about the Corn, he himself stuck not to call us the manyheaded Multitude.
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Worthy man. He cannot but with meaſure fit the Honors which we deuiſe him. Our ſpoyles he kickt at, And look'd vpon things precious, as they were The common Muck of the World: he couets leſſe Then Miſerie it ſelfe would giue, rewards his deeds With doing them, and is content To ſpend the time▪ to end it. Hee's right Noble, let him be call'd for. Call Coriolanus. He doth appeare. The Senate, Coriolanus, are well pleas'd to make thee Conſull. I doe owe them ſtill my Life, and Seruices. It then remaines, that you doe ſpeake to the People. I doe beſeech you, Let me o're-leape that cuſtome: for I cannot Put on the Gowne, ſtand naked, and entreat them For my Wounds ſake, to giue their ſufferage: Pleaſe you that I may paſſe this doing. Sir, the People muſt haue their Voyces, Neyther will they bate one iot of Ceremonie. Put them not too't: Pray you goe fit you to the Cuſtome, And take to you, as your Predeceſſors haue, Your Honor with your forme. It is a part that I ſhall bluſh in acting, And might well be taken from the People. Marke you that. To brag vnto them, thus I did, and thus Shew them th' vnaking Skarres, which I ſhould hide, As if I had receiu'd them for the hyre Of their breath onely. Doe not ſtand vpon't: We recommend to you Tribunes of the People Our purpoſe to them, and to our Noble Conſull Wiſh we all Ioy, and Honor. To Coriolanus come all ioy and Honor. You ſee how he intends to vſe the people. May they perceiue's intent: he wil require them As if he did contemne what he requeſted, Should be in them to giue. Come, wee'l informe them Of our proceedings heere on th' Market place, I know they do attend vs. Once if he do require our voyces, wee ought not to deny him. We may Sir if we will. We haue power in our ſelues to do it, but it is a power that we haue no power to do: For, if hee ſhew vs his wounds, and tell vs his deeds, we are to put our tongues into thoſe wounds, and ſpeake for them: So if he tel vs his Noble deeds, we muſt alſo tell him our Noble acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monſtrous, and for the multitude to be ingratefull, were to make a Monſter of the multitude; of the which, we being members, ſhould bring our ſelues to be monſtrous members. And to make vs no better thought of a little helpe will ſerue: for once we ſtood vp about the Corne, he himſelfe ſtucke not to call vs the many-headed Multitude.