| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| All. | ALL | |
| Speake, speake. | Speak, speak. | Cor I.i.3 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Resolu'd, resolu'd. | Resolved, resolved. | Cor I.i.6 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| We know't, we know't. | We know't, we know't. | Cor I.i.9 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| No more talking on't; Let it be done, away, away | No more talking on't. Let it be done. Away, away! | Cor I.i.12 |
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| Come, come. | Come, come. | Cor I.i.47 |
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| We haue power in our selues to do it, but | We have power in ourselves to do it, but | Cor II.iii.4 |
| it is a power that we haue no power to do: For, if hee shew | it is a power that we have no power to do. For if he show | Cor II.iii.5 |
| vs his wounds, and tell vs his deeds, we are to put our | us his wounds and tell us his deeds, we are to put our | Cor II.iii.6 |
| tongues into those wounds, and speake for them: So if he | tongues into those wounds and speak for them. So, if he | Cor II.iii.7 |
| tel vs his Noble deeds, we must also tell him our Noble | tell us his noble deeds, we must also tell him our noble | Cor II.iii.8 |
| acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous, and for | acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous, and for | Cor II.iii.9 |
| the multitude to be ingratefull, were to make a Monster of | the multitude to be ingrateful were to make a monster of | Cor II.iii.10 |
| the multitude; of the which, we being members, should | the multitude; of the which we being members should | Cor II.iii.11 |
| bring our selues to be monstrous members. | bring ourselves to be monstrous members. | Cor II.iii.12 |
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| We haue beene call'd so of many, not | We have been called so of many; not | Cor II.iii.17 |
| that our heads are some browne, some blacke, some Abram, | that our heads are some brown, some black, some abram, | Cor II.iii.18 |
| some bald; but that our wits are so diuersly Coulord; | some bald, but that our wits are so diversely coloured. | Cor II.iii.19 |
| and truely I thinke, if all our wittes were to issue out of one | And truly I think if all our wits were to issue out of one | Cor II.iii.20 |
| Scull, they would flye East, West, North, South, and their | skull, they would fly east, west, north, south, and their | Cor II.iii.21 |
| consent of one direct way, should be at once to all the | consent of one direct way should be at once to all the | Cor II.iii.22 |
| points a'th Compasse. | points o'th' compass. | Cor II.iii.23 |
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| Nay your wit will not so soone out as | Nay, your wit will not so soon out as | Cor II.iii.26 |
| another mans will, 'tis strongly wadg'd vp in a blocke-head: | another man's will – 'tis strongly wedged up in a blockhead; | Cor II.iii.27 |
| but if it were at liberty, 'twould sure Southward. | but if it were at liberty 'twould sure southward. | Cor II.iii.28 |
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| To loose it selfe in a Fogge, where being three | To lose itself in a fog, where being three | Cor II.iii.30 |
| parts melted away with rotten Dewes, the fourth would | parts melted away with rotten dews, the fourth would | Cor II.iii.31 |
| returne for Conscience sake, to helpe to get thee a Wife. | return for conscience' sake to help to get thee a wife. | Cor II.iii.32 |
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| Are you all resolu'd to giue your voyces? | Are you all resolved to give your voices? | Cor II.iii.35 |
| But that's no matter, the greater part carries it, I say. If | But that's no matter, the greater part carries it. I say, if | Cor II.iii.36 |
| hee would incline to the people, there was neuer a worthier | he would incline to the people, there was never a worthier | Cor II.iii.37 |
| man. | man. | Cor II.iii.38 |
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| Heere he comes, and in the Gowne of humility, marke his | Here he comes, and in the gown of humility. Mark his | Cor II.iii.39 |
| behauiour: we are not to stay altogether, but to come | behaviour. We are not to stay all together, but to come | Cor II.iii.40 |
| by him where he stands, by ones, by twoes, & by threes. | by him where he stands, by ones, by twos, and by threes. | Cor II.iii.41 |
| He's to make his requests by particulars, wherein euerie | He's to make his requests by particulars, wherein every | Cor II.iii.42 |
| one of vs ha's a single Honor, in giuing him our own | one of us has a single honour, in giving him our own | Cor II.iii.43 |
| voices with our owne tongues, therefore follow me, and | voices with our own tongues. Therefore follow me, and | Cor II.iii.44 |
| Ile direct you how you shall go by him. | I'll direct you how you shall go by him. | Cor II.iii.45 |
| All. | ALL | |
| Content, content. | Content, content. | Cor II.iii.46 |
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| We do Sir, tell vs what hath brought you too't. | We do, sir. Tell us what hath brought you to't. | Cor II.iii.62 |
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| How not your owne desire? | How not your own desire? | Cor II.iii.66 |
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| You must thinke if we giue you any thing, | You must think, if we give you anything, | Cor II.iii.69 |
| we hope to gaine by you. | we hope to gain by you. | Cor II.iii.70 |
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| But this is something odde. | But this is something odd. | Cor II.iii.81 |
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| Certainely, | Certainly, | Cor II.iii.158.2 |
| he flowted vs downe-right. | He flouted us downright. | Cor II.iii.159 |
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| All. | CITIZENS | |
| No, no: no man saw 'em. | No, no! No man saw 'em. | Cor II.iii.164.2 |
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| Hee said hee had Wounds, / Which he could shew in priuate: | He said he had wounds which he could show in private, | Cor II.iii.165 |
| And with his Hat, thus wauing it in scorne, | And with his hat, thus waving it in scorn, | Cor II.iii.166 |
| I would be Consull, sayes he: aged Custome, | ‘ I would be consul,’ says he. ‘ Aged custom | Cor II.iii.167 |
| But by your Voyces, will not so permit me. | But by your voices will not so permit me; | Cor II.iii.168 |
| Your Voyces therefore: when we graunted that, | Your voices therefore.’ When we granted that, | Cor II.iii.169 |
| Here was, I thanke you for your Voyces, thanke you | Here was ‘ I thank you for your voices. Thank you, | Cor II.iii.170 |
| Your most sweet Voyces: now you haue left your Voyces, | Your most sweet voices. Now you have left your voices, | Cor II.iii.171 |
| I haue no further with you. Was not this mockerie? | I have no further with you.’ Was not this mockery? | Cor II.iii.172 |
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| Hee's not confirm'd, we may deny him yet. | He's not confirmed; we may deny him yet. | Cor II.iii.208 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| We will so: almost all | We will so. Almost all | Cor II.iii.253.2 |
| repent in their election. | Repent in their election. | Cor II.iii.254.1 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| Downe with him, downe with him. | Down with him, down with him! | Cor III.i.183 |
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| All. | ALL | |
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| Tribunes, Patricians, Citizens: what ho: | Tribunes! Patricians! Citizens! What ho! | Cor III.i.185 |
| Sicinius, Brutus, Coriolanus, Citizens. | Sicinius! Brutus! Coriolanus! Citizens! | Cor III.i.186 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| Let's here our Tribune: peace, speake, speake, speake. | Let's hear our Tribune. Peace! Speak, speak, speak. | Cor III.i.192 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| True, | True, | Cor III.i.198.2 |
| the People are the Citie. | The people are the city. | Cor III.i.199 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| You so remaine. | You so remain. | Cor III.i.201.2 |
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| All Ple. | PLEBEIANS | |
| Yeeld Martius, yeeld. | Yield, Martius, yield. | Cor III.i.214.1 |
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| Downe with him, downe with him. | Down with him, down with him! | Cor III.i.228 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| He shall sure ont. | He shall, sure on't. | Cor III.i.271.2 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| No, no, no, no, no. | No, no, no, no, no. | Cor III.i.279 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| To'th' Rocke, to'th' Rocke with him. | To th' rock, to th' rock with him! | Cor III.iii.75.1 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| It shall be so, it shall be so: let him away: | It shall be so, it shall be so! Let him away! | Cor III.iii.106 |
| Hee's banish'd, and it shall be so. | He's banished, and it shall be so. | Cor III.iii.107 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| It shall be so, it shall be so. | It shall be so, it shall be so! | Cor III.iii.119.2 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| Our enemy is banish'd, he is gone: Hoo, oo. | Our enemy is banished, he is gone! Hoo-oo! | Cor III.iii.137 |
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| All. | PLEBEIANS | |
| Come, come, lets see him out at gates, come: | Come, come, let's see him out at gates, come! | Cor III.iii.142 |
| The Gods preserue our Noble Tribunes, come. | The gods preserve our noble Tribunes! Come! | Cor III.iii.143 |
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| All. | CITIZENS | |
| The Gods preserue you both. | The gods preserve you both! | Cor IV.vi.20.1 |
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| All. | CITIZENS | |
| Now the Gods keepe you. | Now the gods keep you! | Cor IV.vi.25.2 |
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| Omnes. | CITIZENS | |
| Faith, we heare fearfull Newes. | Faith, we hear fearful news. | Cor IV.vi.141.1 |
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| And so did I: and to say the truth, so | And so did I, and, to say the truth, so | Cor IV.vi.144 |
| did very many of vs, that we did we did for the best, | did very many of us. That we did, we did for the best, | Cor IV.vi.145 |
| and though wee willingly consented to his Banishment, | and though we willingly consented to his banishment, | Cor IV.vi.146 |
| yet it was against our will. | yet it was against our will. | Cor IV.vi.147 |