Coriolanus, Act 1 Scene 5 runs 32 lines of dialogue, spoken by 5 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 130 lines. This scene is part of Act 1 of Coriolanus.
Full Dialogue
First Roman ♂
This will I carry to Rome.
Second Roman ♂
And I this.
Third Roman ♂
A murrain on't! I took this for silver.
Marcius ♂
See here these movers that do prize their hours
At a crack'd drachm! Cushions, leaden spoons,
Irons of a doit, doublets that hangmen would
Bury with those that wore them, these base slaves,
Ere yet the fight be done, pack up: down with them!
And hark, what noise the general makes! To him!
There is the man of my soul's hate, Aufidius,
Piercing our Romans: then, valiant Titus, take
Convenient numbers to make good the city;
Whilst I, with those that have the spirit, will haste
To help Cominius.
At a crack'd drachm! Cushions, leaden spoons,
Irons of a doit, doublets that hangmen would
Bury with those that wore them, these base slaves,
Ere yet the fight be done, pack up: down with them!
And hark, what noise the general makes! To him!
There is the man of my soul's hate, Aufidius,
Piercing our Romans: then, valiant Titus, take
Convenient numbers to make good the city;
Whilst I, with those that have the spirit, will haste
To help Cominius.
Lartius ♂
Worthy sir, thou bleed'st;
Thy exercise hath been too violent for
A second course of fight.
Thy exercise hath been too violent for
A second course of fight.
Marcius ♂
Sir, praise me not;
My work hath yet not warm'd me: fare you well:
The blood I drop is rather physical
Than dangerous to me: to Aufidius thus
I will appear, and fight.
My work hath yet not warm'd me: fare you well:
The blood I drop is rather physical
Than dangerous to me: to Aufidius thus
I will appear, and fight.
Lartius ♂
Now the fair goddess, Fortune,
Fall deep in love with thee; and her great charms
Misguide thy opposers' swords! Bold gentleman,
Prosperity be thy page!
Fall deep in love with thee; and her great charms
Misguide thy opposers' swords! Bold gentleman,
Prosperity be thy page!
Marcius ♂
Thy friend no less
Than those she placeth highest! So, farewell.
Than those she placeth highest! So, farewell.
Lartius ♂
Thou worthiest Marcius!
Go, sound thy trumpet in the market-place;
Call thither all the officers o' the town,
Where they shall know our mind: away!
Go, sound thy trumpet in the market-place;
Call thither all the officers o' the town,
Where they shall know our mind: away!
32 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marcius | 18 | 56.3% |
| Lartius | 11 | 34.4% |
| Third Roman | 1 | 3.1% |
| Second Roman | 1 | 3.1% |
| First Roman | 1 | 3.1% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 18 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 6 lines.
Total speakers on stage
5 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 1
This is Scene 5 of 10 in Act 1 of Coriolanus.
Scene length vs. play average
At 32 lines, this scene is shorter than the Coriolanus average scene in Coriolanus (~130 lines).
Adjacent scenes
Previous: Act 1 Scene 4 · Next: Act 1 Scene 6