The
veins unfill’d, our blood is cold, and then
We
pout upon the morning, are unapt
To
give or to forgive; but when we’ve stuft
These
pipes and these conveyances of our blood
With
wine and feeding, we have suppler souls
Than
in our priest-like fasts;
Menenius Agrippa
Coriolanus Act V,
scene i Line 52
This is our old friend Menenius and, oh boy, Menenius is saying that he thinks
that if he catches Coriolanus on a full stomach and a belly full of wine that
he’ll have a better chance of having Coriolanus listen to him and that he’ll be
able to talk the General into not sacking Rome. I’m not sure what Menenius has
been smoking, but it just don’t work that easy with Coriolanus. You should have
seen Ralph Finnes portrayal of the General. If you had, you would know what a
mistake Menenius is making. Yes, the way to a man’s heart may be through his
stomach. Sometimes. Not this time.
I'm not sure it's this time either. Yes, that's me, but I have no idea what the heck that is that I'm trying to get into my stomach.
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