Seldom the fate of a character is so unveiled and understood as those of Coriolanus is here by Aufidius! As he sees why Coriolanus was banished from Rome; as either due to his pride or his nature: Pride would have incensed the citizenry against him and the nature would not allow him to rule like a statesman being used to command as a soldier only; and so Rome lost her noble defender and greatest son out of her folly to her enemies and does caused her own mortal peril.
MENENIUS Pray now, your news? You have made fair work, I fear me.-- Pray, your news?-- If Marcius should be join'd with Volscians,--
COMINIUS If! He is their god: he leads them like a thing Made by some other deity than nature, That shapes man better; and they follow him, Against us brats, with no less confidence Than boys pursuing summer butterflies, Or butchers killing flies.
This scene is also amazing, when the nobles accuse the commons and their tribunes with the constant harping on that they have made good work in banishing Coriolanus:
COMINIUS You have holp to ravish your own daughters and To melt the city leads upon your pates, To see your wives dishonour'd to your noses,--
MENENIUS What's the news? what's the news?
COMINIUS Your temples burned in their cement, and Your franchises, whereon you stood, confined Into an auger's bore.
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TheImpossibleMan 4 months ago
Seldom the fate of a character is so unveiled and understood as those of Coriolanus is here by Aufidius! As he sees why Coriolanus was banished from Rome; as either due to his pride or his nature: Pride would have incensed the citizenry against him and the nature would not allow him to rule like a statesman being used to command as a soldier only; and so Rome lost her noble defender and greatest son out of her folly to her enemies and does caused her own mortal peril.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 1 year ago
MENENIUS You have made good work, You and your apron-men; you that stood so up much on the voice of occupation and The breath of garlic-eaters!
COMINIUS He will shake Your Rome about your ears.
MENENIUS As Hercules Did shake down mellow fruit. You have made fair work!
FireEyedMaidOfWar 1 year ago
MENENIUS Pray now, your news? You have made fair work, I fear me.-- Pray, your news?-- If Marcius should be join'd with Volscians,--
COMINIUS If! He is their god: he leads them like a thing Made by some other deity than nature, That shapes man better; and they follow him, Against us brats, with no less confidence Than boys pursuing summer butterflies, Or butchers killing flies.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 1 year ago
This scene is also amazing, when the nobles accuse the commons and their tribunes with the constant harping on that they have made good work in banishing Coriolanus:
COMINIUS You have holp to ravish your own daughters and To melt the city leads upon your pates, To see your wives dishonour'd to your noses,--
MENENIUS What's the news? what's the news?
COMINIUS Your temples burned in their cement, and Your franchises, whereon you stood, confined Into an auger's bore.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 1 year ago