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Coriolanus

For myself, son, I purpose not to wait on fortune till these wars determine

For myself, son, I purpose not to wait on fortune till these wars determine

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For myself, son,
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I purpose not to wait on fortune
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till these wars determine.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
02:06:01
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.
If I cannot persuade thee rather to show a noble grace - Coriolanus 00:21
If I cannot persuade thee rather to show a noble grace
Aye, and mine, that brought you forth this boy, - Coriolanus 00:06
Aye, and mine, that brought you forth this boy,
If it were so that our request did tend to save the Romans, - Coriolanus 00:14
If it were so that our request did tend to save the Romans,
No, our suit is that you reconcile them. - Coriolanus 00:08
No, our suit is that you reconcile them.
While the Volsces may say, this mercy we have showed, - Coriolanus 00:15
While the Volsces may say, this mercy we have showed,
Thou knowest, great son, - Coriolanus 00:17
Thou knowest, great son,
Whose chronicle thus writ, the man was noble, - Coriolanus 00:13
Whose chronicle thus writ, the man was noble,
Thinkest thou it honorable for a noble man - Coriolanus 00:09
Thinkest thou it honorable for a noble man
Daughter, speak you, he cares not for your weeping. - Coriolanus 00:06
Daughter, speak you, he cares not for your weeping.
Speak thou, boy, perhaps thy childishness - Coriolanus 00:06
Speak thou, boy, perhaps thy childishness
There's no man in the world more bound to his mother, - Coriolanus 00:10
There's no man in the world more bound to his mother,
Thou hast never in thy life - Coriolanus 00:08
Thou hast never in thy life
When she, poor hen, has clucked thee to the wars - Coriolanus 00:09
When she, poor hen, has clucked thee to the wars
Say my request's unjust, and spurn me back, - Coriolanus 00:18
Say my request's unjust, and spurn me back,
He turns away, down ladies, let us shame him with our knees. - Coriolanus 00:07
He turns away, down ladies, let us shame him with our knees.
To his surname Coriolanus, - Coriolanus 00:10
To his surname Coriolanus,
This is the last! - Coriolanus 00:05
This is the last!
So, we will home to Rome, and die among our neighbors. - Coriolanus 00:08
So, we will home to Rome, and die among our neighbors.
Nay, beholds this boy that cannot tell what he would have - Coriolanus 00:08
Nay, beholds this boy that cannot tell what he would have
This fellow had a Volscian to his mother, - Coriolanus 00:12
This fellow had a Volscian to his mother,