Coriolanus
contributor: Eric Lease Morgan (Infomotions, Inc.)
creator: Shakespeare, William
date: 0000-00-00
extent: 172265
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language: en
publisher: Unknown. (Ask Eric.)
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source: coriolanus.Z
subject: coriolanus
subject: menenius
subject: marcius
subject: sicinius
subject: citizen
subject: resolved
subject: die
subject: famish
subject: shakespeare
subject: william
subject: english
subject: literature
type: text
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full text: CORIOLANUS DRAMATIS PERSONAE CAIUS MARCIUS (MARCUS:) Afterwards CAIUS MARCIUS CORIOLANUS. (CORIOLANUS:) TITUS LARTIUS (LARTIUS:) | | generals against the Volscians. COMINIUS | MENENIUS AGRIPPA friend to Coriolanus. (MENENIUS:) SICINIUS VELUTUS (SICINIUS:) | | tribunes of the people. JUNIUS BRUTUS (BRUTUS:) | Young MARCUS son to Coriolanus. A Roman Herald. (Herald:) TULLUS AUFIDIUS general of the Volscians. (AUFIDIUS:) Lieutenant to Aufidius. (Lieutenant:) Conspirators with Aufidius. (First Conspirator:) (Second Conspirator:) (Third Conspirator:) A Citizen of Antium. Two Volscian Guards. VOLUMNIA mother to Coriolanus. VIRGILIA wife to Coriolanus. VALERIA friend to Virgilia. Gentlewoman, attending on Virgilia. (Gentlewoman:) Roman and Volscian Senators, Patricians, AEdiles, Lictors, Soldiers, Citizens, Messengers, Servants to Aufidius, and other Attendants. (First Senator:) (Second Senator:) (A Patrician:) (Second Patrician:) (AEdile:) (First Soldier:) (Second Soldier:) (First Citizen:) (Second Citizen:) (Third Citizen:) (Fourth Citizen:) (Fifth Citizen:) (Sixth Citizen:) (Seventh Citizen:) (Messenger:) (Second Messenger:) (First Serviceman:) (Second Serviceman:) (Third Serviceman:) (Officer:) (First Officer:) (Second Officer:) (Roman:) (First Roman:) (Second Roman:) (Third Roman:) (Volsce:) (First Lord:) (Second Lord:) (Third Lord:) SCENE Rome and the neighbourhood; Corioli and the neighbourhood; Antium. CORIOLANUS ACT I SCENE I Rome. A street. [Enter a company of mutinous Citizens, with staves, clubs, and other weapons] First Citizen Before we proceed any further, hear me speak. All Speak, speak. First Citizen You are all resolved rather to die than to famish? All Resolved. resolved. First Citizen First, you know Caius Marcius is chief enemy to the people. All We know't, we know't. First Citizen Let us kill him, and we'll have corn at our own price. Is't a verdict? All No more talking on't; let it be done: away, away! Second Citizen One word, good citizens. First Ci…