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Coriolanus

As for my country,I have shed my blood, not fearing outward force,so shall my lungs coin...

As for my country,
I have shed my blood, not fearing outward force,
so shall my lungs coin words to their decay against those
measles which we disdain should tatter us, yet sought
the very way to catch them

Full Transcript

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As for my country, I have shed my blood,
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not fearing outward force, so shall my lungs coin words
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to their decay against those measles which we disdain
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should tatter us, yet sought the very way to catch them.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:50
Uploaded
Nov 03, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Stratford Festival,Ontario Creates,Melbar Entertainment Group,CBC

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Movie Summary

Roman War hero Martius, alias Coriolanus, is named consul, Rome's highest public office. But the warrior is no politician - and he faces unaccustomed enemies who fan the flames of populism against him, with catastrophic results.
You speak o' the people as if you were a God - Coriolanus 00:07
You speak o' the people as if you were a God
Were I as patient as the midnight sleep, - Coriolanus 00:06
Were I as patient as the midnight sleep,
It is a mind that shall remain a poison where it is, - Coriolanus 00:07
It is a mind that shall remain a poison where it is,
Hear you this, Shaitan of the minnows, - Coriolanus 00:07
Hear you this, Shaitan of the minnows,
Oh good, but most unwise patricians. - Coriolanus 00:05
Oh good, but most unwise patricians.
You are plebeians if they be senators. - Coriolanus 00:05
You are plebeians if they be senators.
Shall, by Jove himself, it makes the consuls base - Coriolanus 00:15
Shall, by Jove himself, it makes the consuls base
Whoever gave that counsel, to give forth the corn - Coriolanus 00:06
Whoever gave that counsel, to give forth the corn
I say they nourish'd disobedience, - Coriolanus 00:09
I say they nourish'd disobedience,
No, take more, what may be sworn by both divine and human, - Coriolanus 00:09
No, take more, what may be sworn by both divine and human,
This double worship where one part does disdain - Coriolanus 00:17
This double worship where one part does disdain
It must omit real necessities and give way the while - Coriolanus 00:11
It must omit real necessities and give way the while
What should the people do with these tribunes? - Coriolanus 00:05
What should the people do with these tribunes?
In a rebellion, when what's not right, - Coriolanus 00:13
In a rebellion, when what's not right,
Let him be apprehended! - Go, call the people - Coriolanus 00:12
Let him be apprehended! - Go, call the people
You are at point to lose your liberty, - Coriolanus 00:07
You are at point to lose your liberty,
Fie, fie, this is the way to kindle, not to quench. - Coriolanus 00:05
Fie, fie, this is the way to kindle, not to quench.
By the consent of all, we were elected - Coriolanus 00:05
By the consent of all, we were elected
But that is the way to lay the city flat, - Coriolanus 00:08
But that is the way to lay the city flat,
This deserves death. - Either let us stand - Coriolanus 00:06
This deserves death. - Either let us stand