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Coriolanus

Behold, the heavens doope, the gods look down, and this unnaturalscene they laugh at!

Behold, the heavens do
ope, the gods look down, and this unnatural
scene they laugh at!

Full Transcript

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Behold, the heavens do ope, the gods look down,
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and this unnatural scene they laugh at!
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
02:10:58
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.
Is't possible that so short a time - Coriolanus 00:07
Is't possible that so short a time
He wants nothing of a god but eternity - Coriolanus 00:06
He wants nothing of a god but eternity
Yes, mercy, if you report him truly. - Coriolanus 00:05
Yes, mercy, if you report him truly.
No, in such a case as this, - Coriolanus 00:07
No, in such a case as this,
When we banished him, we respected not them, - Coriolanus 00:08
When we banished him, we respected not them,
The plebeians have got your fellow tribune and hale him, - Coriolanus 00:10
The plebeians have got your fellow tribune and hale him,
This morning for ten thousand of your throats - Coriolanus 00:06
This morning for ten thousand of your throats
I raised him, - Coriolanus 00:13
I raised him,
Who being so heightened, - Coriolanus 00:11
Who being so heightened,
And to this end, - Coriolanus 00:14
And to this end,
Sir, his stoutness, when he did stand for consul, - Coriolanus 00:08
Sir, his stoutness, when he did stand for consul,
He presented to my knife his throat. - Coriolanus 00:06
He presented to my knife his throat.
I took him, - Coriolanus 00:10
I took him,
Nay, let him choose out of my files, - Coriolanus 00:06
Nay, let him choose out of my files,
My best and freshest men served his designments - Coriolanus 00:07
My best and freshest men served his designments
Holp to reap the fame, - Coriolanus 00:08
Holp to reap the fame,
And took some pride to do myself this wrong, - Coriolanus 00:17
And took some pride to do myself this wrong,
The army marvelled at it, and in the last, - Coriolanus 00:08
The army marvelled at it, and in the last,
There was it, for the which my sinews - Coriolanus 00:06
There was it, for the which my sinews
For a few drops of women's rheum, - Coriolanus 00:15
For a few drops of women's rheum,