Today’s Totally Random Line(s)
There’s
no more to be said, but he is banisht,
As
enemy to the people and his country:
It
shall be so.
-Sicinius Veletus
Coriolanus Act III, Scene iii, Line 118
It shall be so! didn’t I come across that line recently? I’ll have to take a look (Okay, I just looked it up: it was 12/20/22, and it was It shall be done. That’s close.).
Well,
they’ve cooked their own goose now; they’ve banisht the guy that they should’ve
not banisht. Coriolanus gives a good speech in reply to them, ending with
Despising,
For you, the city, thus I turn my back:
There is a world elsewhere.
There is a world elsewhere, and I don’t need you
worms. That’s what Coriolanus is saying.
What a great play. I’d love to see this produced live somewhere. This is not one of Will’s early pieces where he was still honing his skills. Coriolanus was written at the height of his career, when he was writing all of his famous tragedies. It eludes me as to why it is not as famous as Macbeth, King Lear and the others. As I’ve said previously, it should be especially appreciated in today’s highly partisan, highly politicized society. Honestly, how can it not be?!
1 comment:
"There is a world elsewhere, and I don’t need you worms." -- I haven't done the Shakespeare insults puzzle yet, but I'd be disappointed if this line wasn't on it.
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