Caius Marcius Coriolanus, a noble Roman, hated by the common People.

Titus Lartius,} Generals against the Volfcians, and

Friends to Coriolanus.

Menenius Agrippa, Friend to Coriolanus.

Sicinius Velutus, Tribunes of the People, and enemies to Junius Brutus, S Coriolanus.

Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volfcians.

Lieutenant to Aufidius.

Young Marcius, Son to Coriolanus.

Confpirators with Aufidius.

Volumnia, Mother to Coriolanus.
Virgilia, Wife to Coriolanus.

Valeria, Friend to Virgilia.

Roman and Volfcian Senators, Ediles, Lictors, Soldiers, Common People, Servants to Aufidius, and other Attendants.

The SCENE is partly in Rome; and partly in the Territories of the Volfcians, and Antiates.

CORIOLANUS..

A C T I.

SCENE, A Street in Rome..

Enter a company of mutinous Citizens with flaves, clubs and other weapons.

B

F CITIZEN.

Efore we proceed any further, hear me fpeak:-
All. Speak, fpeak.

1 Cit. You are all refolv'd rather to die, than to
famish?

All. Refolv'd, refolv'd:

1 Cit. First, you know, Caius Marcius is the chief enemy to the people.

All We know't, we know't.

1 Cit. Let us kill him, and we'll have corn at our awn price. Is't a verdict?.

All. No more talking on't, let 't be done; away, away. 2 Cit. One word, good Citizens.

1 Cit. We are accounted poor Citizens; the Patri cians, good: what authority furfeits on, would relieve us: if they would yield us but the fuperfluity, while it were wholesome, we might guefs, they relieved us humanely but they think, we are too dear; the leannefs that afflicts us, the object of our mifery, is as an

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