Coriolanus, Act 1 Scene 8 runs 19 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 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
Marcius ♂
I'll fight with none but thee; for I do hate thee
Worse than a promise-breaker.
Worse than a promise-breaker.
Aufidius ♂
We hate alike:
Not Afric owns a serpent I abhor
More than thy fame and envy. Fix thy foot.
Not Afric owns a serpent I abhor
More than thy fame and envy. Fix thy foot.
Marcius ♂
Let the first budger die the other's slave,
And the gods doom him after!
And the gods doom him after!
Aufidius ♂
If I fly, Marcius,
Holloa me like a hare.
Holloa me like a hare.
Marcius ♂
Within these three hours, Tullus,
Alone I fought in your Corioli walls,
And made what work I pleased: 'tis not my blood
Wherein thou seest me mask'd; for thy revenge
Wrench up thy power to the highest.
Alone I fought in your Corioli walls,
And made what work I pleased: 'tis not my blood
Wherein thou seest me mask'd; for thy revenge
Wrench up thy power to the highest.
Aufidius ♂
Wert thou the Hector
That was the whip of your bragg'd progeny,
Thou shouldst not scape me here.
Officious, and not valiant, you have shamed me
In your condemned seconds.
That was the whip of your bragg'd progeny,
Thou shouldst not scape me here.
Officious, and not valiant, you have shamed me
In your condemned seconds.
19 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aufidius | 10 | 52.6% |
| Marcius | 9 | 47.4% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 10 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 10 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 1
This is Scene 8 of 10 in Act 1 of Coriolanus.
Scene length vs. play average
At 19 lines, this scene is shorter than the Coriolanus average scene in Coriolanus (~130 lines).
Adjacent scenes
Previous: Act 1 Scene 7 · Next: Act 1 Scene 9