QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: Coriolanus ACT/SCENE: 3.2 SPEAKER: Cominius CONTEXT: COMINIUS
I have been i’ the market-place; and, sir,’tis fit
You make strong party, or defend yourself
By calmness or by absence: all’s in anger.
MENENIUS
Only fair speech.
COMINIUS
I think ’twill serve, if he
Can thereto frame his spirit.
VOLUMNIA
He must, and will
Prithee now, say you will, and go about it.
CORIOLANUS
Must I go show them my unbarbed sconce?
Must I with base tongue give my noble heart
A lie that it must bear? Well, I will do’t:
Yet, were there but this single plot to lose,
This mould of Marcius, they to dust should grind it
And throw’t against the wind. To the market-place!
You have put me now to such a part which never
I shall discharge to the life.
COMINIUS
Come, come, we’ll prompt you.
VOLUMNIA
I prithee now, sweet son, as thou hast said
My praises made thee first a soldier, so,
To have my praise for this, perform a part
Thou hast not done before. DUTCH: Ik kom van ‘t Forum, en ‘t is raadzaam, vriend,
Dat ge u versterkt; of anders helpt u slechts
Zachtmoedigheid of vlucht; in woede is alles. MORE: Strong party=With robust defences
Unbarbed sconce=Bare-headed
Single plot=Body
Discharge to the life=Perform convincingly
Compleat:
Barbed=Geschooren, gepotst; gebaard
To discharge one’s self from a great Obligation=Zich zelf van eene groote verplichting ontslaan Topics: dispute, respect, perception, civility