Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 Today’s Totally Random Lines

  

We stood to’t in good time. Is this Menenius?

 

Junius Brutus
Coriolanus                              Act IV, Scene vi, Line

 

Junius Brutus hanging with the other useless politician Sicinius Velutus here. They are congratulating themselves on what a good job they did handling Caius Marcius Coriolanus and how content all the people now are. Here’s the first 9 lines of the scene leading up to today’s line.

We hear not of him, neither need we fear him;
His remedies are tame i’the present peace
And quietness of the people, which before
Were in wild hurry. Here do we make his friends
Blush that the world goes well; who rather had,
Though they themselves did suffer by’t, behold
Dissentious numbers pest’ring streets, than see
Our tradesmen singing in their shops, and going
About their functions friendly.

Velutus is referring to Coriolanus in these lines. Rest assured, Rome is going to be hearing from Coriolanus soon, as this happy little world is all going to go down the tubes when someone comes in to tell them that he has joined with the Volscians and is marching on Rome.

Whenever I look at this play I can’t help but think about 2023 politics. No, it’s not the same, but the play does center on some very short-sighted and stupid politicians. In this case they did their best to get rid of Coriolanus. Of course, Coriolanus seems like he’d be a pretty flawed leader as well. As with today’s world, any time you start talking about politics the only thing for certain that you can say about it is that it’s complicated. That, and the fact that many of the politicians are only out for their own personal interests. Actually, that last part is pretty simple.

This is one of those days where I looked all over for a pic, but came up empty. 

So, sorry, no pic today.