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Coriolanus

He said he could notstay to pick them from a pile ofnoisome musty chaff

He said he could not
stay to pick them from a pile of
noisome musty chaff

Full Transcript

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He said he could not stay to pick them
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from a pile of noisome musty chaff.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:28
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.
He said it was folly for one poor grain or two, - Coriolanus 00:09
He said it was folly for one poor grain or two,
For one poor grain or two, I am one of those. - Coriolanus 00:05
For one poor grain or two, I am one of those.
His mother, wife, his child, this brave fellow too, - Coriolanus 00:10
His mother, wife, his child, this brave fellow too,
If you refuse your aid in this so never-needed help, - Coriolanus 00:08
If you refuse your aid in this so never-needed help,
But, sure, if you would be your country's pleader, - Coriolanus 00:12
But, sure, if you would be your country's pleader,
Only make trial what your love for Rome - Coriolanus 00:06
Only make trial what your love for Rome
And what if Marcius should return me, - Coriolanus 00:06
And what if Marcius should return me,
Then your good will must have that thanks from Rome - Coriolanus 00:06
Then your good will must have that thanks from Rome
I think he'll hear me, yet, to bite his thumb - Coriolanus 00:07
I think he'll hear me, yet, to bite his thumb
He was not taken well, he had not dined. - Coriolanus 00:05
He was not taken well, he had not dined.
The veins unfilled, our blood is cold, - Coriolanus 00:08
The veins unfilled, our blood is cold,
But when we have stuffed these pipes - Coriolanus 00:11
But when we have stuffed these pipes
Therefore I'll watch him till he be dieted to my request, - Coriolanus 00:06
Therefore I'll watch him till he be dieted to my reques...
You know the very road into his kindness, - Coriolanus 00:06
You know the very road into his kindness,
I tell you, he does sit in gold, - Coriolanus 00:11
I tell you, he does sit in gold,
It was very faintly he said, - Coriolanus 00:10
It was very faintly he said,
Unless his noble mother, and his wife - Coriolanus 00:08
Unless his noble mother, and his wife
But by your leave, I am an officer of state, - Coriolanus 00:06
But by your leave, I am an officer of state,
You'll see your Rome embraced with fire - Coriolanus 00:07
You'll see your Rome embraced with fire
Good my friends, if you have heard your general - Coriolanus 00:12
Good my friends, if you have heard your general