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'Sicinius!' 'Brutus!' 'Coriolanus!' 'Citizens!'
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'Peace, peace, peace!' 'Stay, hold, peace!'
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MENENIUS:
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What is about to be? I am out of breath;
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Confusion's near; I cannot speak. You, tribunes
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To the people! Coriolanus, patience!
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Speak, good Sicinius.
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SICINIUS:
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Hear me, people; peace!
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Citizens:
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Let's hear our tribune: peace Speak, speak, speak.
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SICINIUS:
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You are at point to lose your liberties:
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Marcius would have all from you; Marcius,
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Whom late you have named for consul.
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MENENIUS:
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Fie, fie, fie!
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This is the way to kindle, not to quench.
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First Senator:
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To unbuild the city and to lay all flat.
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SICINIUS:
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What is the city but the people?
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Citizens:
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True,
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The people are the city.
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BRUTUS:
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By the consent of all, we were establish'd
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The people's magistrates.
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Citizens:
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You so remain.
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MENENIUS:
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And so are like to do.
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COMINIUS:
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That is the way to lay the city flat;
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To bring the roof to the foundation,
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And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges,
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In heaps and piles of ruin.
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SICINIUS:
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This deserves death.
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BRUTUS:
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Or let us stand to our authority,
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Or let us lose it. We do here pronounce,
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Upon the part o' the people, in whose power
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We were elected theirs, Marcius is worthy
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Of present death.
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SICINIUS:
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Therefore lay hold of him;
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Bear him to the rock Tarpeian, and from thence
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Into destruction cast him.
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BRUTUS:
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AEdiles, seize him!
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Citizens:
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Yield, Marcius, yield!
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MENENIUS:
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Hear me one word;
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Beseech you, tribunes, hear me but a word.
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AEdile:
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Peace, peace!
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MENENIUS:
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BRUTUS:
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Sir, those cold ways,
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That seem like prudent helps, are very poisonous
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Where the disease is violent. Lay hands upon him,
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And bear him to the rock.
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CORIOLANUS:
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No, I'll die here.
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There's some among you have beheld me fighting:
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Come, try upon yourselves what you have seen me.
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MENENIUS:
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Down with that sword! Tribunes, withdraw awhile.
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BRUTUS:
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Lay hands upon him.
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COMINIUS:
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Help Marcius, help,
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You that be noble; help him, young and old!
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