Bru. You see how he intends to use the people. 160
Sic. May they perceive 's intent! He will require them,
As if he did contemn what he requested
Should be in them to give.
Bru. Come; we'll inform them
Of our proceedings here: on the market-place 164
I know they do attend us. [Exeunt.]
Scene Three
[The Same. The Forum]
Enter seven or eight Citizens.
1. Cit. Once, if he do require our voices, we
ought not to deny him.
2. Cit. We may, sir, if we will.
3. Cit. We have power in ourselves to do 4
it, but it is a power that we have no power to
do; for if he show us his wounds, and tell us his
deeds, we are to put our tongues into those
wounds and speak for them; so, if he tell us his 8
noble deeds, we must also tell him our noble
acceptance of them. Ingratitude is monstrous,
and for the multitude to be ingrateful were to
make a monster of the multitude; of the which 12
we being members, should bring ourselves to be
monstrous members.
1. Cit. And to make us no better thought of,
a little help will serve; for once we stood up about 16
the corn, he himself stuck not to call us the many-
headed multitude.
161 require: request
162 contemn what: scorn that what
1 Once: once for all
16 once: once when
17 stuck: hesitated
