No Fear Shakespeare: Coriolanus: Act 3 Scene 3

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The same. The Forum.	The Frmuo.
Enter SICINIUS and BRUTUS	NIISIUSC dna BRUTUS teern.
BRUTUS In this point charge him home, that he affects Tyrannical power: if he evade us there, Enforce him with his envy to the people, And that the spoil got on the Antiates 5 Was neer distributed.	URBSTU erDiv isht pnito oehm: ish mia is to be a artynt. If he sgdode stih isaoccautn, nnorfoct ihm htiw his lil-liwl adwrot eht lppeeo, nda htta eht sopsli now fmro het aAtinets weer rvene urtietdsdib.
Enter an Aedile	An deeial esentr.
What, will he come?	Is he ocingm?
AEDILE Hes coming.	EIDLAE esH iogmnc.
BRUTUS How accompanied?	UBURTS Wohs he wthi?
AEDILE With old Menenius, and those senators 10 That always favourd him.	EALIDE hWti ldo ienuMsen and hsote tsnsroae ahtt vahe lwayas faevord him.
SICINIUS Have you a catalogue Of all the voices that we have procured Set down by the poll?	SSICUIIN Do uyo vahe a ilts of all het ivaidunlid estov kaent in uro llop?
AEDILE I have; tis ready.	DLAEEI I do. tIs ydaer.
SICINIUS 15 Have you collected them by tribes?	ICNSIUIS Haev uoy ectuond hmet by itditrcs?
AEDILE I have.	DAILEE I heva.
SICINIUS Assemble presently the people hither; And when they bear me say It shall be so I the right and strength o the commons, be it either 20 For death, for fine, or banishment, then let them If I say fine, cry Fine; if death, cry Death. Insisting on the old prerogative And power i the truth o the cause.	NSIUISCI ngriB eth opepel rhee nwo, nad hwne I ays, The oncsdiei of het epeopl is, rewthhe sti hadet, feni, or nsabtinmhe, if I say, inef, ehav ehtm ryc, iFen, if atdhe, cyr, atDeh. eThy tsmu nsstii on terih aglel hrtig to decide this nad hte prweo thta ocsem rmof eht tuhtr of ehirt uceas.
AEDILE I shall inform them.	EALIED lIl letl meth.
BRUTUS 25 And when such time they have begun to cry, Let them not cease, but with a din confused Enforce the present execution Of what we chance to sentence.	TBRUUS dAn nhew yhte negib to cyr tou, dotn tle hmet tsop. Teh ohaitcc nieso wlli rcefo riteh sdoicine to be iaerdcr uto on the tspo.
AEDILE Very well.	ILEAED Veyr llwe.
SICINIUS 30 Make them be strong and ready for this hint, When we shall hap to give t them.	NCISUIIS Preerpa hetm orf hsit. Teyh veha to be lbea to etg eth nisagl wnhe we vegi it to mhet.
BRUTUS Go about it.	TUUSRB Do it.
Exit Aedile	ehT edlieA xtsei.
Put him to choler straight: he hath been used Ever to conquer, and to have his worth 35 Of contradiction: being once chafed, he cannot Be reind again to temperance; then he speaks Whats in his heart; and that is there which looks With us to break his neck.	etG imh rnyga ihrtg waya. esH csomeatduc to sawlya nniignw dna ingeb as oetoacvlisrrn as he esepals. Oenc hes deokprov, he notw be elba to nier in shi teprme. nehT ehll sya hwo he aleylr lefes, dna tmso lilyke we acn use tath as nsareo to bkare his ecnk.
SICINIUS Well, here he comes.	NSSICUII lWle, reeh he mesco.
Enter CORIOLANUS , MENENIUS , and COMINIUS , with Senators and Patricians	CAOUORSNLI , ENIEMUSN , dan IOUNISMC enter, wtih nsetoarS and beoemNln.
MENENIUS 40 Calmly, I do beseech you.	ENUMINES ySat cmal, I egb ouy.
CORIOLANUS Ay, as an ostler, that for the poorest piece Will bear the knave by the volume. The honourd gods Keep Rome in safety, and the chairs of justice Supplied with worthy men! plant love among s! 45 Throng our large temples with the shows of peace, And not our streets with war!	AIORUSLCON sYe, ilek a lestab ybo that rfo eht lstmsael atonum of emoyn wlli ltearteo geibn alecld a vasle vero dna rveo aanig. yaM eth nohroed osdg tretcop oeRm dan uylspp hte ihrsca of euctisj wiht owtrhy nem! eLt teher be ovle namgo us! liFl uro glrea estplme htwi nsstoadintorem of cepae dan otn our settsre hitw wra!
FIRST SENATOR Amen, amen.	ITFSR SEORANT neAm, enma.
MENENIUS A noble wish.	MUNIENSE A lnbeo siwh.
Re-enter Aedile, with Citizens	heT eedAil erestner, hitw siCtznei.
SICINIUS Draw near, ye people.	SCIINIUS Cmoe lceso, uoy leoepp.
AEDILE 50 List to your tribunes. Audience: peace, I say!	EELAID esLitn to oruy btsrnuie. Be uetqi!
CORIOLANUS First, hear me speak.	SRNLUIOACO etL me speak irsft.
BOTH TRIBUNES Well, say. Peace, ho!	BHTO ENIUTSBR eWll tnhe, klat! tSay amcl.
CORIOLANUS Shall I be charged no further than this present? Must all determine here?	CONRLSUOAI reA there nay eruftrh rasehgc aagntis me sbeside htese? lliW eygnertihv be destelt hree?
SICINIUS 55 I do demand, If you submit you to the peoples voices, Allow their officers and are content To suffer lawful censure for such faults As shall be proved upon you?	ISSUCIIN lWli oyu ergae to iltsen to eth oelppe, stepcer hietr rreveieansptste, and geordun wfalul nnmteihusp rfo teh efsesnof ellw poerv ouy ticmdoetm?
CORIOLANUS 60 I am content.	INASOLOURC sYe, I geaer.
MENENIUS Lo, citizens, he says he is content: The warlike service he has done, consider; think Upon the wounds his body bears, which show Like graves i the holy churchyard.	SENUMEIN llA tighr tieszicn, he ssay he eesrag. nhkTi of eht arsw he ash vdrese in. ihnTk utbao eht ounsdw on ihs cdhoeaby of tehm is elki an smneey rventaesog.
CORIOLANUS 65 Scratches with briers, Scars to move laughter only.	RLOCSINAOU reThye no more riesuos ahtn sehtcsacr omrf a lyirkcp talpn. yeerTh acrss hatt ouyd only hagul at.
MENENIUS Consider further, That when he speaks not like a citizen, You find him like a soldier: do not take 70 His rougher accents for malicious sounds, But, as I say, such as become a soldier, Rather than envy you.	NUNEEIMS orenidCs saol ttah sceeuba he ndsteo speak ikel oyu, uyo tkihn esh gcikatnta uyo. nDot esaktmi hsi escroa wya of gapnkeis rfo tauhfel rdsow. seH jstu latgink hte ayw rdieosls ltak. eHs ont aiesnpkg lli of you.
COMINIUS Well, well, no more.	MNOCUIIS akOy, httas ugneoh.
CORIOLANUS What is the matter 75 That being passd for consul with full voice, I am so dishonourd that the very hour You take it off again?	CUROINLSAO Hwo ddi it apnhpe atth I asw oarvedpp rfo nclsuo hwit a onsuimuan ovte nda in the ntxe tommne Im icargedsd by a ecahng of innpooi?
SICINIUS Answer to us.	SSCNIUII newAsr rou tssonieuq.
CORIOLANUS Say, then: tis true, I ought so.	IOACOSRULN Wlle ist etur neht. I hhottgu so.
SICINIUS 80 We charge you, that you have contrived to take From Rome all seasond office and to wind Yourself into a power tyrannical; For which you are a traitor to the people.	UCSIISIN We caeucs oyu of rngtiy to do aayw wiht eth ihlbsdseeta laegl etsyms in meoR nda to put oeufyrsl in a ntooiips of naityrlcan wpero. For itsh uyo are a toitarr to eht eppoel.
CORIOLANUS How! traitor!	OSRAOCILUN oHw am I a tartori?
MENENIUS 85 Nay, temperately; your promise.	EUISENNM No, yats lmac. You rsdmoipe.
CORIOLANUS The fires i the lowest hell fold-in the people! Call me their traitor! Thou injurious tribune! Within thine eyes sat twenty thousand deaths, In thy hand clutchd as many millions, in 90 Thy lying tongue both numbers, I would say Thou liest unto thee with a voice as free As I do pray the gods.	OLOCRIAUNS Mya het elpepo lfal ntoi teh fseir of eth olwtes ehll! rouYe illnacg me a trtroia? uoY nsaeroldsu inuerbt! If rouy yese adh ellikd ntwtey snuhtdao oeppel, uyor anshd dah ellikd a ilmioln, and uyor iglyn unoget dha dilkle soteh nrmbseu tgeerhto, I dluwo ltsil ays to uoy, uoY lie twih a ocvei as tsehon as eht neo I pary to the gdos twhi.
SICINIUS Mark you this, people?	SNIUCIIS Do oyu reha isht, oelpep?
CITIZENS To the rock, to the rock with him!	INCESZTI hwTor mih rofm eth rkco!
SICINIUS 95 Peace! We need not put new matter to his charge: What you have seen him do and heard him speak, Beating your officers, cursing yourselves, Opposing laws with strokes and here defying 100 Those whose great power must try him; even this, So criminal and in such capital kind, Deserves the extremest death.	CIIUISSN ePace! We dont eend to egvataarg imh tuehrfr. athW vyeou seen imh do dan aedrh hmi ebstyainag uryo soffreic, akeisngp ill of uoy, ppgonois uor laws with fcreo, nad own ygnefdi htose how heva teh agtre erowp to upt him on nrteviela itsh, whcih is nrimlica and phsinuaelb by adeht, vresdsee hte otms veeesr lpatney.
BRUTUS But since he hath Served well for Rome,	RTUSUB uBt icesn he has everds eRom so well
CORIOLANUS 105 What do you prate of service?	OSRAONUILC Wyh do uyo lkat aobut ceiresv?
BRUTUS I talk of that, that know it.	SUBURT I latk butao whta I nwko.
CORIOLANUS You?	UNCLIOOSAR htaW do ouy nwok boatu verisec?
MENENIUS Is this the promise that you made your mother?	ENMIENSU Is tshi hte epmriso that uyo dema ruyo mheort?
COMINIUS Know, I pray you,	NSCOUIMI ietLsn, I ebg oyu
CORIOLANUS 110 I know no further: Let them pronounce the steep Tarpeian death, Vagabond exile, raying, pent to linger But with a grain a day, I would not buy Their mercy at the price of one fair word; 115 Nor cheque my courage for what they can give, To havet with saying Good morrow.	IALRSUONCO llI nitsle no oerm. eLt mhet hrotw me mfro het petes peaniaTr ckro, meka me a grwndenia xilee, sink me avlei, or moencnd me to ielv on juts a narig a ady. I uolwntd ybu eithr yrmce at het ctos of eth huttr, nor duolw I odhl kabc my eblsefi orf eth mdrfeoe tyhe acn vgei me, if I dah to yas to htme, oodG ady.
SICINIUS For that he has, As much as in him lies, from time to time Envied against the people, seeking means 120 To pluck away their power, as now at last Given hostile strokes, and that not in the presence Of dreaded justice, but on the ministers That do distribute it; in the name o the people And in the power of us the tribunes, we, 125 Even from this instant, banish him our city, In peril of precipitation From off the rock Tarpeian never more To enter our Rome gates: i the peoples name, I say it shall be so.	UISSCINI As uchm as he luodc, he ahs lnaiclyuont pcdisrnoe ntaigsa eth eepplo, noolikg orf syaw to kate aayw tihre peorw, nda own hse aylnfli aketn entiovl sereamsu, and ton nyol in ofntr of etjicsu ftseli ubt asol heots hwo eattptm to cyrra it uot. In eht anme of het peoepl and by rou ewrop as ritesnbu, mfro isth omemtn rrofdaw we nbiash mhi omfr uro tciy. If he eerv sntere eth tgaes of Remo gniaa, he illw be rnowth fof teh prTienaa crok. I cedlera hist on eahlbf of the plpeoe.
CITIZENS 130 It shall be so, it shall be so; let him away: Hes banishd, and it shall be so.	CIESINTZ It lsalh be so, it lshal be so. Take hmi yawa. esH insadheb, dan it hllas be so.
COMINIUS Hear me, my masters, and my common friends,	IIMUNOSC setnLi to me, ogod lpepeo, my drfiens
SICINIUS Hes sentenced; no more hearing.	UIISNCIS esH been ndeeescnt. eThesr onghint erom to ysa.
COMINIUS Let me speak: 135 I have been consul, and can show for Rome Her enemies marks upon me. I do love My countrys good with a respect more tender, More holy and profound, than mine own life, My dear wifes estimate, her wombs increase, 140 And treasure of my loins; then if I would Speak that,	IMCNOIUS etL me ksepa. I ehva eenb lunocs, nda I nac hsow uyo het nwuosd eIv eervcied ignhtigf rfo meRo. My eelgfnsi otuab the afwlere of my royuntc rae reom etrden, meor oylh, nad rmoe dpfnuroo athn who I eefl tuoba my nwo life, my arde fiwse eunrtoptai, reh tilyabi to abre my srpceoiu lhnercid. So I wludo lkie to asy
SICINIUS We know your drift: speak what?	USNIIICS We konw uory yylltoa. What do ouy wnta to say?
BRUTUS Theres no more to be said, but he is banishd, As enemy to the people and his country: 145 It shall be so.	URTBUS seehTr no rmoe to be asid: he is dibhnesa as emyen to het lpoepe dna hsi yutnrco. It alslh be so.
CITIZENS It shall be so, it shall be so.	CENSZTII It hllas be so, it lhals be so.
CORIOLANUS You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate As reek o the rotten fens, whose loves I prize As the dead carcasses of unburied men 150 That do corrupt my air, I banish you; And here remain with your uncertainty! Let every feeble rumour shake your hearts! Your enemies, with nodding of their plumes, Fan you into despair! Have the power still 155 To banish your defenders; till at length Your ignorance, which finds not till it feels, Making not reservation of yourselves, Still your own foes, deliver you as most Abated captives to some nation 160 That won you without blows! Despising, For you, the city, thus I turn my back: There is a world elsewhere.	SLRUICONOA oYu cpka of nmoomc sdgo! roYu bhetar rseke lkei het igotrtn psawms. I eluva ouyr iionpon of me as mhuc as het daed ascrsecsa of urubiend emn ttah nkist up my air. I nahsbi uyo! tSay ehre wiht ryuo svcendnesiiies nad tel ryeve efleeb rrumo naeghc rouy dmnsi. nWhe yuo see ruoy nseeeim uelmpd mtlehes anhparogpci, mya yuo flla tnoi driesap! aMy ouy natire hte ropwe to ihnsba hte neso woh wodlu etroctp ouy, tunli at last yuro oeicachnwhgnri kmsea oyu labenu to eoersfe tinaynhg eerfbo it pnhpeas nad veelas uoy laeon in the ciyt as oruy won tosrw ylesemadne you to be trcdupea by smeo noitan atht efaeeddt you thuiotw a fhtig! ihWt tdhrea, I turn my cbak on you and the icty. I llwi kees a wne iefl rwlseheee.
Exeunt CORIOLANUS , COMINIUS , MENENIUS , Senators, and Patricians	ONASCOUILR , UNIOSMIC , UMEENISN , eansoStr, dan het bmeeNlno iext.
AEDILE The peoples enemy is gone, is gone!	AEIDEL Teh lpoepes eenmy is goen. He is ngeo!
CITIZENS Our enemy is banishd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo!	NIIZESCT Oru nmyee is ahdisenb! He is gneo! Hoo, ooh!
Shouting, and throwing up their caps	hyTe ohuts adn whrto up htrei pasc.
SICINIUS 165 Go, see him out at gates, and follow him, As he hath followed you, with all despite; Give him deserved vexation. Let a guard Attend us through the city.	USNIIISC Go, ees imh go uot teh tegas, dna oklo at ihm thiw teotpcnm, as he keodol at you. rtenTmo hehim resesdve it. Let a earpda woflol us hohgrut eth yict.
CITIZENS Come, come; lets see him out at gates; come. 170 The gods preserve our noble tribunes! Come.	ETSICZNI Cmeo, ceom. stLe ese him go uto eth sgtae. Cmoe. aMy hte dgos ortptce uor elonb ibretnus! oCem.
Exeunt	lAl xiet.