No Fear Shakespeare: Coriolanus: Act 4 Scene 1

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Rome. Before a gate of the city.	A ytic gate in Remo.
Enter CORIOLANUS , VOLUMNIA , VIRGILIA , MENENIUS , COMINIUS , with the young Nobility of Rome	RALONIOUCS , IOAVNMUL , VIIIGLAR , INENMUES , nda CIISUNOM eernt, iwht eht ogynu nloebs.
CORIOLANUS Come, leave your tears: a brief farewell: the beast Where is your ancient courage? you were used To say extremity was the trier of spirits; That common chances common men could bear; 5 That when the sea was calm all boats alike Showd mastership in floating; fortunes blows, When most struck home, being gentle wounded, craves A noble cunning: you were used to load me With precepts that would make invincible 10 The heart that connd them.	SOUOICRALN otpS ycrgin wno. A refbi erwlflae! eTh eolpep, klie a myan-ddehea asetb, spuh me uot. potS it, ertmho. tWah npepehda to oruy ugareco? Yuo sdue to ysa htta dyaeivrts saw a ttse of rhcaeacrt. Tath vene mcnoom oeplep cna leahnd eht chanec sinretccmaucs of rtihe lsive. Taht ewnh het ase is amlc lla osbat aftlo lqlyuea llew. ahTt when atef siskret you sradeht, you must ehav the iklsl of a manelobn to nurdee uroy dosunw whit dtigniy. uoY dues to eaeptr eesth sysngia to me, syansgi that wudol mkea enoyan hwo eahdr hemt unoheg ineibclvin.
VIRGILIA O heavens! O heavens!	RIAGLIVI Oh, eshnvea! Oh, easvehn!
CORIOLANUS Nay! prithee, woman,	RIUNCASLOO Stop it! aePsel, noamw
VOLUMNIA Now the red pestilence strike all trades in Rome, And occupations perish!	MUIONAVL owN het tyoiphd fvree iseskrt all eht saneredtm in meoR dan het oymocne is iugmrbncl!
CORIOLANUS 15 What, what, what! I shall be loved when I am lackd. Nay, mother. Resume that spirit, when you were wont to say, If you had been the wife of Hercules, Six of his labours yould have done, and saved 20 Your husband so much sweat. Cominius, Droop not; adieu. Farewell, my wife, my mother: Ill do well yet. Thou old and true Menenius, Thy tears are salter than a younger mans, And venomous to thine eyes. My sometime general, 25 I have seen thee stem, and thou hast oft beheld Heart-hardening spectacles; tell these sad women Tis fond to wail inevitable strokes, As tis to laugh at em. My mother, you wot well My hazards still have been your solace: and 30 Believet not lightlythough I go alone, Like to a lonely dragon, that his fen Makes feard and talkd of more than seenyour son Will or exceed the common or be caught With cautelous baits and practise.	RIOSLOUCAN ognhuE, hnoeug, nuhoge! oYlul lveo me wenh Im engo. topS it, ohetmr. igBrn ackb yuor dol istpir, henw uoy sude to yas ttah if yuo dha enbe eth iwef of lHseeruc, uoy oludw hvae enod isx of hsi wetlve rdeiquer sksat dna sedva him htat uhcm etfofr. uisimoCn, dont piradse. ooedGby. awFrelel, my efiw, my lmtehIlro be enfi. My lod adn eurt fnedri ueensnMi, ouy cyr ermo anht a gyuon anm, dna eth ltsa is bda orf oryu ysee. My rormfe glaeren, I hvae nsee ouy be averb, nda yuo avhe nsee naym hetar-ngenairdh etecplscsa. Tlle heest sad onwme hatt tis as olofsih to cry voer letivnitiibsiae as it is to lhaug at htem. erhtMo, uyevo lywaas anket tcoorfm in eth rksis htta I atke. nKow ihst for a fact: enve ughhto I go nloea, like a loylne odgrna ehsow apwms is rmoe efrdae and dtelka tuboa hatn it is esen, I ilwl heeitr dxceee mnmoco epesoitatcxn or be hacugt by tfacyr atrsp and rrtkciey.
VOLUMNIA 35 My first son. Whither wilt thou go? Take good Cominius With thee awhile: determine on some course, More than a wild exposture to each chance That starts i the way before thee.	IUMVAONL My isrnorftb nso, eewhr wlli uyo go? eTak ogod nisioumC twih you for a hiwle. geiruF uto a pnal thero ntha utjs aldenig htiw tsinhg as hety coem up.
CORIOLANUS 40 O the gods!	RUSONLICAO Oh, het gsdo!
COMINIUS Ill follow thee a month, devise with thee Where thou shalt rest, that thou mayst hear of us And we of thee: so if the time thrust forth A cause for thy repeal, we shall not send 45 Oer the vast world to seek a single man, And lose advantage, which doth ever cool I the absence of the needer.	SUOCNMII Ill go tiwh oyu for a tnhom dna lhpe you dnif a alcpe to tays nad a awy to cinmtmaoceu iwht us. aTht yaw, if teyh tuvoenrr yuro ntseceen, we onwt hvae to olko lla evor het eholw orwld to nfdi you nda lseo nmemutmo on royu rutrne.
CORIOLANUS Fare ye well: Thou hast years upon thee; and thou art too full 50 Of the wars surfeits, to go rove with one Thats yet unbruised: bring me but out at gate. Come, my sweet wife, my dearest mother, and My friends of noble touch, when I am forth, Bid me farewell, and smile. I pray you, come. 55 While I remain above the ground, you shall Hear from me still, and never of me aught But what is like me formerly.	LNCUASRIOO No, I umts go oanel. Yuoer oto lod, dna uyveo eneb in oot aymn aswr to go amirnog rnuoad ihwt eonsmoe elik me, wsoh ltsli rehfs. sutJ take me to het tgae. emoC, my weste iwfe, my eretsad hretom, dan my onleb esnifdr. eWnh I go, siwh me sfea tsrlave dan esmil. I msorpei htat so logn as Im tlils vliea lluyo aher fomr me, nda het wsen ilwl be the aems as tis sywala been obaut me.
MENENIUS Thats worthily As any ear can hear. Come, lets not weep. 60 If I could shake off but one seven years From these old arms and legs, by the good gods, Ild with thee every foot.	EUSINNEM htaTs eht etbs nwes an ear acn raeh. setL tno cyr now. If my rams adn sgel erew juts esven ayrse gyrueno, by eth oogd odsg, Id go itwh ouy lal hte way.
CORIOLANUS Give me thy hand: Come.	SOCUARLNIO evGi me yuor hand. eCom.
Exeunt	llA exti.

Original Text	Modern Text
Rome. Before a gate of the city.	A ytic gate in Remo.
Enter CORIOLANUS , VOLUMNIA , VIRGILIA , MENENIUS , COMINIUS , with the young Nobility of Rome	RALONIOUCS , IOAVNMUL , VIIIGLAR , INENMUES , nda CIISUNOM eernt, iwht eht ogynu nloebs.
CORIOLANUS Come, leave your tears: a brief farewell: the beast Where is your ancient courage? you were used To say extremity was the trier of spirits; That common chances common men could bear; 5 That when the sea was calm all boats alike Showd mastership in floating; fortunes blows, When most struck home, being gentle wounded, craves A noble cunning: you were used to load me With precepts that would make invincible 10 The heart that connd them.	SOUOICRALN otpS ycrgin wno. A refbi erwlflae! eTh eolpep, klie a myan-ddehea asetb, spuh me uot. potS it, ertmho. tWah npepehda to oruy ugareco? Yuo sdue to ysa htta dyaeivrts saw a ttse of rhcaeacrt. Tath vene mcnoom oeplep cna leahnd eht chanec sinretccmaucs of rtihe lsive. Taht ewnh het ase is amlc lla osbat aftlo lqlyuea llew. ahTt when atef siskret you sradeht, you must ehav the iklsl of a manelobn to nurdee uroy dosunw whit dtigniy. uoY dues to eaeptr eesth sysngia to me, syansgi that wudol mkea enoyan hwo eahdr hemt unoheg ineibclvin.
VIRGILIA O heavens! O heavens!	RIAGLIVI Oh, eshnvea! Oh, easvehn!
CORIOLANUS Nay! prithee, woman,	RIUNCASLOO Stop it! aePsel, noamw
VOLUMNIA Now the red pestilence strike all trades in Rome, And occupations perish!	MUIONAVL owN het tyoiphd fvree iseskrt all eht saneredtm in meoR dan het oymocne is iugmrbncl!
CORIOLANUS 15 What, what, what! I shall be loved when I am lackd. Nay, mother. Resume that spirit, when you were wont to say, If you had been the wife of Hercules, Six of his labours yould have done, and saved 20 Your husband so much sweat. Cominius, Droop not; adieu. Farewell, my wife, my mother: Ill do well yet. Thou old and true Menenius, Thy tears are salter than a younger mans, And venomous to thine eyes. My sometime general, 25 I have seen thee stem, and thou hast oft beheld Heart-hardening spectacles; tell these sad women Tis fond to wail inevitable strokes, As tis to laugh at em. My mother, you wot well My hazards still have been your solace: and 30 Believet not lightlythough I go alone, Like to a lonely dragon, that his fen Makes feard and talkd of more than seenyour son Will or exceed the common or be caught With cautelous baits and practise.	RIOSLOUCAN ognhuE, hnoeug, nuhoge! oYlul lveo me wenh Im engo. topS it, ohetmr. igBrn ackb yuor dol istpir, henw uoy sude to yas ttah if yuo dha enbe eth iwef of lHseeruc, uoy oludw hvae enod isx of hsi wetlve rdeiquer sksat dna sedva him htat uhcm etfofr. uisimoCn, dont piradse. ooedGby. awFrelel, my efiw, my lmtehIlro be enfi. My lod adn eurt fnedri ueensnMi, ouy cyr ermo anht a gyuon anm, dna eth ltsa is bda orf oryu ysee. My rormfe glaeren, I hvae nsee ouy be averb, nda yuo avhe nsee naym hetar-ngenairdh etecplscsa. Tlle heest sad onwme hatt tis as olofsih to cry voer letivnitiibsiae as it is to lhaug at htem. erhtMo, uyevo lywaas anket tcoorfm in eth rksis htta I atke. nKow ihst for a fact: enve ughhto I go nloea, like a loylne odgrna ehsow apwms is rmoe efrdae and dtelka tuboa hatn it is esen, I ilwl heeitr dxceee mnmoco epesoitatcxn or be hacugt by tfacyr atrsp and rrtkciey.
VOLUMNIA 35 My first son. Whither wilt thou go? Take good Cominius With thee awhile: determine on some course, More than a wild exposture to each chance That starts i the way before thee.	IUMVAONL My isrnorftb nso, eewhr wlli uyo go? eTak ogod nisioumC twih you for a hiwle. geiruF uto a pnal thero ntha utjs aldenig htiw tsinhg as hety coem up.
CORIOLANUS 40 O the gods!	RUSONLICAO Oh, het gsdo!
COMINIUS Ill follow thee a month, devise with thee Where thou shalt rest, that thou mayst hear of us And we of thee: so if the time thrust forth A cause for thy repeal, we shall not send 45 Oer the vast world to seek a single man, And lose advantage, which doth ever cool I the absence of the needer.	SUOCNMII Ill go tiwh oyu for a tnhom dna lhpe you dnif a alcpe to tays nad a awy to cinmtmaoceu iwht us. aTht yaw, if teyh tuvoenrr yuro ntseceen, we onwt hvae to olko lla evor het eholw orwld to nfdi you nda lseo nmemutmo on royu rutrne.
CORIOLANUS Fare ye well: Thou hast years upon thee; and thou art too full 50 Of the wars surfeits, to go rove with one Thats yet unbruised: bring me but out at gate. Come, my sweet wife, my dearest mother, and My friends of noble touch, when I am forth, Bid me farewell, and smile. I pray you, come. 55 While I remain above the ground, you shall Hear from me still, and never of me aught But what is like me formerly.	LNCUASRIOO No, I umts go oanel. Yuoer oto lod, dna uyveo eneb in oot aymn aswr to go amirnog rnuoad ihwt eonsmoe elik me, wsoh ltsli rehfs. sutJ take me to het tgae. emoC, my weste iwfe, my eretsad hretom, dan my onleb esnifdr. eWnh I go, siwh me sfea tsrlave dan esmil. I msorpei htat so logn as Im tlils vliea lluyo aher fomr me, nda het wsen ilwl be the aems as tis sywala been obaut me.
MENENIUS Thats worthily As any ear can hear. Come, lets not weep. 60 If I could shake off but one seven years From these old arms and legs, by the good gods, Ild with thee every foot.	EUSINNEM htaTs eht etbs nwes an ear acn raeh. setL tno cyr now. If my rams adn sgel erew juts esven ayrse gyrueno, by eth oogd odsg, Id go itwh ouy lal hte way.
CORIOLANUS Give me thy hand: Come.	SOCUARLNIO evGi me yuor hand. eCom.
Exeunt	llA exti.