CA ME N.“ · Aius Martius Coriolanus, a Noble Roman, Titus Lartius, 2 Generals against the Volfcians, and Menenius Agrippa, Friend to Coriolanus. Sicinius Velutus, 2 Tribunes of the People, and EJunius Brutus, 3 nemies to Coriolanus. } Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volfcians. Young Martius, Son to Coriolanus. WOMEN. Volumnia, Mother to Coriolanus. Valeria, Friend to Virgilia. Roman and Volfcian Senators, Ædiles, Lictors, Soldiers, Common People, Servants to Aufidius, and other Attendants. The SCENE is partly in Rome and partly in the Territory of the Volscians. CORIO CORIOLANUS, ACT I. SCENE I. Enter a Company of Mutinous Citizens, with Staves, Clubs, and other Weapons. B I CITIZEN. EFORE we proceed any further, hear me fpeak. All Speak, fpeak. 1 Cit. You are all refolv'd rather to die than to famith? All. Refolv'd, refolv'd. 1 Cit. First, you know, Caius Martias is chief Enemy to the People. All. We know't. 1 Cit. Let us kill him, and we'll have Corn at our own Price. Is't a Verdict? All. No more talking on't, let't be done, away, away. 2 Cit. One word, good Citizens. 1 Cit. We are accounted poor Citizens; the Patricians good: What Authority furfeits on, would relieve us: N 5 If If they would yield us but the fuperfluity, while it were wholfome, we might guefs they relieved us humanly: But they think we are too dear; the leannefs that afflicts us, the object of our Mifery, is as an Inventory to particularize their Abundance; Our fufferance is a gain to them. Let us revenge this with our Pikes, ere we become Rakes: For the Gods know, I speak this in hunger for Bread, not in thirst for Revenge. 2 Cit. Would you proceed efpecially against Caius Martins? All. Againft him firft: He's a very Dog to the Commonalty. 2 Cit. Confider you what Services he has done for his Country? 1 Cit. Very well: and could be content to give him good Report for't, but that he pays himself with being proud. All. Nay, but fpeak not malicioufly. 1 Cit. I fay unto you, what he hath done famoufly, he did it to that end; though foft confcienc'd Men can be content to fay it was for his Country, he did it to please his Mother, and to be partly proud, which he is, even to the altitude of his Virtue. account 2 Cit. What he cannot help in his Nature, you a Vice in him: You must in no way fay, he is Covetous. 1 Cit. If I muft not, I need not be barren of Acculations; he hath Faults, with furplus, to tire in Repetition. [Shouts within. What Shouts are thofe? The other fide o'th City is,rifen, why ftay we prating here? To the Capitol All. Come, come. 1 Cit. Soft -who comes here? Enter Menenius Agrippa: 2 Cit. Worthy Menenius Agrippa, one that hath always lov'd the People. 1 Cit. He's one honeft enough, would all the reft were so. Men. What work's, my Countrymen, in hand? Where go you with your Bats and Clubs? The MatterSpeak, I pray you. 2 Cit. Our Business is not unknown to the Senate, they have had inkling, this Fortnight, what we intended to do, |