Coriolanus, Act V, Scene 5 (OpenSourceShakespeare.org)

Coriolanus

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Act V, Scene 5

The same. A street near the gate.

[Enter two Senators with VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA,] [p]VALERIA, &c. passing over the stage, [p]followed by Patricians and others]

First Senator. Behold our patroness, the life of Rome!
Call all your tribes together, praise the gods,
And make triumphant fires; strew flowers before them: 3810
Unshout the noise that banish'd CORIOLANUS,
Repeal him with the welcome of his mother;
Cry 'Welcome, ladies, welcome!'

[A flourish with drums and trumpets. Exeunt]