Folio

Aidless came off, and with a sudden reinforcement struck Coriolanus like a planet.

That is, at least, what the Folio makes him say.

But Turwit conjectured that the first two lines should read, His sword, death's stamp, where it did mark, it took from face to foot.

He was a thing of blood.

They are wounds beyond the skill of the ordinary surgeon.

Shakespeare in this martial play was particularly fond of using the word to tent, metaphorically see 1.9.31 and in particular 3.1.235, Tis a sore upon us you cannot tent yourself.

Of minor importance textually but of some significance for the psychology of Coriolanus are two changes from the Folio made by all the editors.

In 3.1.91 Coriolanus breaks out at Sicinius's word shall remain.

sure.

You saw the Folio case that they announced, right? Yes.

That has a full cover of the front screen.

I feel like I saw some people making fun of that.

And what happens is it happens after or they never happen.

Folio has put these lines in and it happens at the end of do they grow rusty? And then Hamlet's speech about it is no.

Let me get the exact.

Yeah, they grow rusty.

It usually happens on words like I told you before.

You know, like folio.

Folio? Folio, eh? There it goes again, eh? There it goes again.

You heard it that time, didn't you, Mr. Benny? Didn't you? Didn't you? No,

no, no.

When Cominius is celebrating Coriolanus's exploits in the Senate, he makes this stirring speech, His sword death's stamp where it didn't mark it took from Face to foot he was a thing of blood Whose every motion was timed with dying cries; Alone he entered the mortal gate of the city Which he painted with shunless destiny; Aidless came off, and with a sudden reinforcement Struck Coriolais like a planet.

That is at least what the Folio makes him say.

But Terwhitt conjectured that the first two lines should read, His sword death-stamped where it did mark, it took From face to foot he was a thing of blood.

Since then all the editors have followed Terwhitt.

Shakespeare, in this martial play, was particularly fond of using the word to tent, metaphorically C, one nine thirty-one, and in particular three one two thirty-five.

'Tis a sore upon us you cannot tent yourself.

Of minor importance textually but of some significance for the psychology of Coriolanus are two changes from the Folio made by all the editors.

In three one ninety-one, Coriolanus breaks out at Sicinius's word shall remain.