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CITIZEN。 And so did I。 THIRD CITIZEN。 And so did I; and; to say the 

truth; so did very many of us。 That we did; we did for the best; and though 

we   willingly   consented   to   his   banishment;   yet   it   was   against   our   will。 

COMINIUS。   Y'are   goodly   things;   you   voices!   MENENIUS。   You   have 

made Good work; you and your cry! Shall's to the Capitol? COMINIUS。 

O;   ay;   what   else?   Exeunt   COMINIUS   and   MENENIUS   SICINIUS。   Go; 

masters; get you home; be not dismay'd; These are a side that would be 

glad to have This true which they so seem to fear。 Go home; And show no 

sign   of   fear。   FIRST  CITIZEN。 The  gods be   good to   us!  Come;   masters; 

let's  home。    I  ever   said  we   were   i'  th'  wrong   when    we   banish'd    him。 

SECOND CITIZEN。 So did we all。 But come; let's home。 Exeunt citizens 

BRUTUS。 I do not like this news。 SICINIUS。 Nor I。 BRUTUS。 Let's   to 

the Capitol。 Would half   my wealth Would buy  this for a lie!   SICINIUS。 

Pray let's go。 Exeunt 



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     SCENE VII。 A 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 Your soldiers use him as the grace fore 

meat; Their talk at table; and their thanks at end; And you are dark'ned in 

this   action;   sir;   Even   by   your   own。   AUFIDIUS。   I   cannot   help   it   now; 

Unless by  using   means   I   lame   the   foot   Of our design。  He   bears   himself 

more proudlier; Even to my person; than I thought he would When first I 

did embrace him; yet his nature In that's no changeling; and I must excuse 

What cannot be amended。 LIEUTENANT。 Yet I wish; sir… I mean; for your 

particular…   you   had   not   Join'd   in   commission   with   him;   but   either   Had 

borne the action of yourself; or else To him had left it solely。 AUFIDIUS。 I 

understand thee well; and be thou sure; When he shall come to his account; 

he knows not What I can urge against him。 Although it seems; And so he 

thinks; and is no less apparent To th' vulgar eye; that he bears all things 

fairly And shows good husbandry for the Volscian state; Fights dragon…like; 

and does achieve as soon As draw his sword; yet he hath left undone That 

which   shall   break   his   neck   or   hazard   mine   Whene'er   we   come   to   our 

account。 LIEUTENANT。 Sir; I beseech you; think you he'll carry Rome? 

AUFIDIUS。 All places yield to him ere he sits down; And the nobility of 

Rome are his; The senators and patricians love him too。 The tribunes are 

no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal as hasty To expel 

him thence。 I think he'll be to Rome As is the osprey to the fish; who takes 

it By sovereignty of nature。 First he was A noble servant to them; but he 

could not Carry his honours even。 Whether 'twas pride; Which out of daily 

fortune ever taints The happy man; whether defect of judgment; To fail in 

the disposing of those chances Which he was lord of; or whether nature; 

Not to be other than one thing; not moving From th' casque to th' cushion; 

but   commanding   peace   Even   with   the   same   austerity   and   garb   As   he 

controll'd the war; but one of these… As he hath spices of them all… not all; 

For I dare so far free him… made him fear'd; So hated; and so banish'd。 But 

he   has   a   merit   To   choke   it   in   the   utt'rance。   So   our   virtues   Lie   in   th' 

interpretation of the time; And power; unto itself most commendable; Hath 



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not a tomb so evident as a cheer T' extol what it hath done。 One fire drives 

out   one  fire;  one  nail;  one  nail;  Rights  by  rights  falter;  strengths  by 

strengths do fail。 Come; let's away。 When; Caius; Rome is thine; Thou art 

poor'st of all; then shortly art thou mine。 Exeunt 



       



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    ACT V。 



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                     SCENE I。 Rome。 A public place 



    Enter   MENENIUS;   COMINIUS;   SICINIUS   and   BRUTUS;   the   two 

Tribunes; with others 

       MENENIUS。 No; I'll not go。 You hear what he hath said Which was 

sometime his general; who lov'd him In a most dear particular。 He call'd 

me father; But what o' that? Go; you that banish'd him: A mile before his 

tent fall down; and knee The way into his mercy。 Nay; if he coy'd To hear 

Cominius   speak;   I'll   keep   at   home。   COMINIUS。   He   would   not   seem   to 

know me。 MENENIUS。  Do you hear? COMINIUS。 Yet one time he did 

call me by my name。 I urg'd our old acquaintance; and the drops That we 

have bled together。 'Coriolanus' He would not answer to; forbid all names; 

He was a kind of nothing; titleless; Till he had forg'd himself a name i' th' 

fire Of burning Rome。 MENENIUS。 Why; so! You have made good work。 

A  pair   of   tribunes   that   have   wrack'd   for   Rome   To   make   coals   cheap…   a 

noble   memory!   COMINIUS。   I   minded   him   how   royal   'twas   to   pardon 

When it was less expected; he replied; It was a bare petition of a state To 

one whom they had punish'd。 MENENIUS。 Very well。 Could he say less? 

COMINIUS。         I  offer'd  to  awaken    his  regard   For's  private   friends;  his 

answer to me was; He could not stay to pick them in a pile Of noisome 

musty   chaff。   He   said   'twas   folly;   For   one   poor   grain   or   two;   to   leave 

unburnt And still to nose th' offence。 MENENIUS。 For one poor grain or 

two! I am one of those。 His mother; wife; his child; And this brave fellow 

too… we are the grains: You are the musty chaff; and you are smelt Above 

the moon。 We must be burnt for you。 SICINIUS。 Nay; pray be patient; if 

you refuse your aid In this so never…needed help; yet do not Upbraid's with 

our distress。 But sure; if you Would be your country's pleader; your good 

tongue;     More    than   the  instant   army   we   can   make;    Might    stop   our 

countryman。 MENENIUS。 No; I'll not meddle。 SICINIUS。 Pray you go to 

him。   MENENIUS。   What   should   I   do?   BRUTUS。   Only   make   trial   what 

your love can do For Rome; towards Marcius。 MENENIUS。 Well; and say 

that Marcius Return me; as Cominius is return'd; Unheard… what then? But 

as   a   discontented   friend;   grief…shot   With   his   unkindness?   Say't   be   so? 

SICINIUS。 Yet your good will Must have that thanks from Rome after the 



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measure As you intended well。 MENENIUS。 I'll undertake't; I think he'll 

hear me。 Yet to bite his lip And hum at good Cominius much unhearts me。 

He was not taken well: he had not din'd; The veins unfill'd; our blood is 

cold; and then We pout upon the morning; are unapt To give or to forgive; 

but when we have stuff'd These pipes and these conveyances of our blood 

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