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Coriolanus

You speak o' the peopleas if you were a God to punish and not aman of their infirmity

You speak o' the people
as if you were a God to punish and not a
man of their infirmity

Full Transcript

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You speak o' the people as if you were a God
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to punish and not a man of their infirmity.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:04
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.
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
We do here pronounce upon the part of the people - Coriolanus 00:08
We do here pronounce upon the part of the people