| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Three, they say: but 'tis thought of | Three, they say; but 'tis thought of | Cor II.ii.3 |
| euery one, Coriolanus will carry it. | everyone Coriolanus will carry it. | Cor II.ii.4 |
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| 'Faith, there hath beene many great men | Faith, there hath been many great men | Cor II.ii.7 |
| that haue flatter'd the people, who ne're loued them; and | that have flattered the people, who ne'er loved them; and | Cor II.ii.8 |
| there be many that they haue loued, they know not | there be many that they have loved, they know not | Cor II.ii.9 |
| wherefore: so that if they loue they know not why, they | wherefore. So that, if they love they know not why, they | Cor II.ii.10 |
| hate vpon no better a ground. Therefore, for Coriolanus | hate upon no better a ground. Therefore, for Coriolanus | Cor II.ii.11 |
| neyther to care whether they loue, or hate him, manifests | neither to care whether they love or hate him manifests | Cor II.ii.12 |
| the true knowledge he ha's in their disposition, and out of | the true knowledge he has in their disposition, and out of | Cor II.ii.13 |
| his Noble carelesnesse lets them plainely see't. | his noble carelessness lets them plainly see't. | Cor II.ii.14 |
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| Hee hath deserued worthily of his Countrey, | He hath deserved worthily of his country; | Cor II.ii.23 |
| and his assent is not by such easie degrees as those, | and his ascent is not by such easy degrees as those | Cor II.ii.24 |
| who hauing beene supple and courteous to the People, | who, having been supple and courteous to the people, | Cor II.ii.25 |
| Bonnetted, without any further deed, to haue them at all | bonneted, without any further deed to have them at all, | Cor II.ii.26 |
| into their estimation, and report: but hee hath so planted | into their estimation and report. But he hath so planted | Cor II.ii.27 |
| his Honors in their Eyes, and his actions in their Hearts, | his honours in their eyes and his actions in their hearts | Cor II.ii.28 |
| that for their Tongues to be silent, and not confesse so much, | that for their tongues to be silent and not confess so much | Cor II.ii.29 |
| were a kinde of ingratefull Iniurie: to report otherwise, | were a kind of ingrateful injury. To report otherwise | Cor II.ii.30 |
| were a Mallice, that giuing it selfe the Lye, would plucke | were a malice that, giving itself the lie, would pluck | Cor II.ii.31 |
| reproofe and rebuke from euery Eare that heard it. | reproof and rebuke from every ear that heard it. | Cor II.ii.32 |