w his pride. He says Twas never my desire to trouble the poor beggingMenenius tries to excuse Coriolanus angry attitude when he speaks to the citizens. He says he should be judged for who he is. Not who they want him to be:Consider furtherThat when he speaks not like a citizen, You find him like a soldier. Do not take he rougher accents for malicious sounds,But as I, such as becomes a soldierSicinius (the tribune) is not in a mood to be calmed. He tries to make Coriolanus angrier. He accuses him of two things. 1, He doesnt follow the rules (seasoned office), 2, He assumes tyrannical power. You are a traitor to the people.You common cry of curs uses alliteration to link the words together and emphasize his anger. Coriolanus uses words like weapons here:Whose breath I hateAs reek o th rotten fensThis means a, on a literal level that he doesnt like their breath but on b, on a deeper level that he hates the fact that they are still breathing. He uses disease imagery again when he says:Whose loves I prizeAs the dead carcasses of unburied menThat do corrupt my airIn scene Act 4 scene 4 we see a contrast between Coriolanus usual manners. He enters the Volscian territory in a disguise. He shows sympathy for the citizens.Tis I that made thy widows. He speaks with respect to the citizens as well. The one thing in this scene that is typical of Coriolanus is the way thats he ends, preferring decisive actions even if it means deathMy birthplace I hate, and my love is upon this enemy town Ill enter. If he slay me, he does fair justice; if he give me my way, Ill do his country service.Here Coriolanus is saying he hates the place where he was born, ROME. He has chosen to turn his back on Rome and join the Volsces, if he is rejected they will have made the right decision and he is granted right of way he will do the country justice in making that decision.He is chief enemy to the peopleHis own people say this to him because of the way he treat...
