ACTV.

Tra.Sir,this is the house: please it you that I call?Ped.Ay,what else? and but I be deceivedSignior Baptista may remember me,Near twenty years ago, inGenoa,5Where wewere lodgers at the Pegasus.Tra.'Tis well; and hold your own, in any case,With such austerity as'longeth to afather.Ped.I warrant you.EnterBiondello.But, sir, here comes your boy;'Tweregoodhe were school'd.10Tra.Fear you not him. Sirrah Biondello,Nowdo your duty throughly, I advise you:Imagine 'twere the right Vincentio.Bion.Tut, fear not me.Tra.But hast thou done thy errand to Baptista?15Bion.I told him that your father wasatVenice;And that you look'd for him this day in Padua.Tra.Thou'rta tall fellow: hold thee that to drink.Here comes Baptista: set your countenance, sir.EnterBaptistaandLucentio.Signior Baptista, you are happily met.20[To the Pedant]Sir, this isthe gentleman I told you of:I pray you,stand good father tome now,Give me Bianca for my patrimony.Ped.Soft, son!Sir, by your leave: having come to Padua25To gather in some debts, my son LucentioMade me acquainted with a weighty causeOf love between your daughter and himself:And, for the good report I hear of you,And for the love he beareth to your daughter,30And she to him, to stay him not too long,I am content, in a good father's care,To have him match'd; and, if you please to likeNo worse thanI, uponsome agreementMe shall you findready and willing35With one consent to have her so bestow'd;For curious I cannot be with you,Signior Baptista, of whom I hear so well.Bap.Sir, pardon me in what I haveto say:Your plainness and your shortness please me well.40Right true it is, your son Lucentio hereDoth love my daughter, and she loveth him,Or both dissemble deeply their affections:And therefore, if you say no more than this.That like a father you will deal with him,45And pass my daughter a sufficientdower,The match ismade,and all isdone:Your son shall have my daughter with consent.Tra.I thank you, sir.Where thendo you knowbestWe beaffied and such assurance ta'en50As shall with either part's agreement stand?Bap.Not in my house, Lucentio; for, you know,Pitchers have ears, and I have many servants:Besides, old Gremio is hearkening still;And happilywe might be interrupted.55Tra.Then at my lodging, an itlike you:There doth my father lie; and there, this night,We'll pass the business privately and well.Send for your daughter by your servant here;My boy shall fetch the scrivener presently.60The worst is this, that, at so slender warning,You arelike to have a thin and slender pittance.Bap.It likes me well.Cambio,his you home,And bid Bianca make her readystraight;And, if you will,tell what hath happened,65Lucentio's father is arrived in Padua,And how she's like to be Lucentio's wife.Bion.I pray the gods she may with all my heart!Tra.Dally not with the gods, but get thee gone.[Exit BionSignior Baptista, shall I lead the way?70Welcome!one mess is like to be your cheer:Come,sir;we willbetter it in Pisa.Bap.I follow you.[ExeuntTranio, Pedant, and Baptista.Re-enterBiondello.Bion.Cambio.Luc.What sayest thou, Biondello?75Bion.You saw my masterwink and laughupon you?Luc.Biondello, what of that?Bion.Faith, nothing; buthasleft me here behind, toexpound the meaning or moral of his signs and tokens.Luc.I pray thee, moralizethem.80Bion.Then thus. Baptista is safe, talking with thedeceiving father of a deceitful son.Luc.And what of him?Bion.His daughter is to be brought by you to the supper.Luc.Andthen?85Bion.The old priest at Saint Luke's church is at yourcommand at all hours.Luc.And what of allthis?Bion.I cannot tell;expectthey are busied about acounterfeit assurance: take you assurance of her, 'cum privilegio90adimprimendum solum:' to thechurch;take thepriest, clerk, and some sufficient honest witnesses:If this be not that you look for, I have no more to say,But bid Bianca farewell for ever anda day.Luc.Hearest thou, Biondello?95Bion.I cannot tarry: I knew a wench married in anafternoon as she went to the garden for parsley to stuff arabbit; and so may you, sir: and so, adieu, sir. My masterhath appointed me to go to Saint Luke's, to bid the priest beready to come against you come with your appendix.[Exit.100Luc.I may, and will, if she be so contented:She will be pleased; then wherefore shouldI doubt?Hap what hap may, I'll roundly go about her:It shall go hard if Cambio go without her.[Exit.LINENOTES:[Scene iv.]Steevens.Act v. Scene ii.Pope (ed. 1).Act v. Scene iii.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene iv.Hanmer.Scene ix.Warburton.Scene iii.Capell.Act v. Scene i.Johnson conj.Before B's house.]Capell.... Pedant dressed....]Pedant, booted, and drest.... Capell.[1]Sir]Theobald.SirsFf Q.[2]Ay,]IFf Q.Ay,ay, Hanmer.Ay,sir;Capell.[4, 5]Genoa,Where we]Genoa,where WeSteevens.Genoa When weHalliwell.[5, 6]Where we... Tra.'Tis]Theobald. Tra.Where we...TisFf Q. Tra.Where you...TisCapell.[7]'longeth to a]Hanmer.longethto aFF Q.'longs t' aS. Walker conj.[9]good]good thatHanmer.[11]Now]om. Hanmer.throughly]thoroughlySteevens.I advise you] om. Hanmer.[15]at]inF3 F4.[17]Thou'rt]Capell.Th'artF1 Q F2.That'sF3 F4.[19]Scene iii.Pope (ed. 1).Scene iv.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene v.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene x.Warburton.Enter B. and L.] Enter B. and L.: Pedant booted and bare headed. Ff Q. (and Pedant F2 F3 F4.)[20][To the Pedant]Capell.Sir, this is]Sir, This is Capell.Sir, this 'sEdd conj.[21]stand good father to]stand, good father, toRowe.[23, 24]As in Hanmer.As one line in Ff Q.[33]I, upon]F1.I uponQ.I sir uponF2 F3 F4.[34]ready and willing]F1 Q.most ready and most willingF2 F3 F4.[38]to say]saySteevens (1778), a misprint.[45]dower]F1 Q F2.dowreF3 F4.dowryRowe.[46]made]fully madeHanmer.done]done with meCapell.happily doneCollier (Collier MS.).[48, 49]Where then do you ... We be]Then where you do ... Be weBecket conj.[48]do you know]do you trow isHanmer.you do knowJohnson conj.do you trowRann (Johnson conj.).do you holdCollier (Collier MS.).[49]We be]Be weRowe (ed. 2).[54]And happily]And happilieF1 Q.Ann haplyF2.And haplyF3 F4.And haply thenPope.And hapilyCapell.And happelyGrant White.might] Ff.mayQ.[55]like you]F1 Q.like you, sirF2 F3 F4.liketh you] Anon conj.[61]You are]You'rePope.[62, 63]As in Steevens.As two lines endingwell: ... straightin Ff Q.[62]Cambio]Go, CambioPope.BiondelloEdd. conj.See note (xx).[64]And, if you will, tell]Rowe.And if you will tellFf Q.happened] Capell.hapnedFf Q.happen'd herePope.[67]Bion.]F2 F3 F4. Biond. F1 Q. Luc. Rowe.[68][Exit Bion.]Exit. Ff Q, after line 67. om. Capell.See note (xx).Enter Peter. Ff Q.[70]Welcome]F1 Q.We comeF2 F3 F4.See note (xxi).[70, 71]Welcome ... Come, sir; we will]Come, sir; one mess ... cheer; We'llCapell.[71]Come]But comeHanmer.[72]Exeunt T. P. and B]Exeunt. Ff Q.Re-enter Biondello.]Edd. Enter Lucentio and Biondello. Ff Q.[73]Act v. Scene iv.Pope (ed. 1).Scene v.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene vi.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xi.Warburton.[75]wink and laugh]laugh, and winkCapell conj.[77]has]'hasRowe.ha'sTheobald.h'asHanmer.he'sJohnson.he hasSteevens.[79]them]thenAnon conj.[84]then?]F2 F3 F4.then.F1 Q.[87]this?]F2 F3 F4.this.F1 Q.[88]expect]F1 Q.exceptF2 F3 F4.expect, Warburton.except, whileCapell.expect;—Malone.except—Tyrwhitt conj.[90]imprimendum solum]F2 F3 F4.impremendum solemF1 Q.church;]Rann (Tyrwhitt conj.).churchFf Q.[93][Going. Capell.][101]I doubt]we doubtRowe.I doubt herPope.Scene V.A public road.EnterPetruchio,Katharina,Hortensio,andServants.Pet.Come on,i'God's name; once moretowardour father's.Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon!Kath.The moon! the sun: it is not moonlight now.Pet.I say it is the moon that shines so bright.5Kath.I know it is the sun thatshinesso bright.Pet.Now, by my mother's son, and that's myself,It shall be moon, or star, or whatI list,Or ere I journey to your father's house.Go on,and fetch our horses back again.10Evermore cross'd and cross'd; nothing but cross'd!Hor.Say as he says, or we shall never go.Kath.Forward, I pray, since we have come so far,And be it moon, or sun, or whatyouplease:Anif you please to call it a rush-candle,15Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me.Pet.I say it is the moon.Kath.I know it is the moon.Pet.Nay, then you lie: it is the blessed sun.Kath.Then, God be bless'd, itisthe blessed sun:But sun it is not, when you say it is not;20And the moon changes even as your mind.What you will have it named, even that it is;Andso it shall be sofor Katharine.Hor.Petruchio, go thy ways; the field is won.Pet.Well, forward, forward! thus the bowlshouldrun,25And not unluckily against the bias.But, soft!companyis coming here.EnterVincentio.[To Vincentio]Good morrow, gentle mistress:whereaway?Tell me, sweet Kate, and tell me truly too,Hast thou beheld a fresher gentlewoman?30Such war of white and red within her cheeks!What starsdo spangle heaven with such beauty,As those two eyes become that heavenly face?Fair lovely maid, once more good day to thee.Sweet Kate, embrace her for her beauty's sake.35Hor.A'will make the man mad, to makea womanof him.Kath.Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,Whither away, or whereis thy abode?Happy the parents of so fair a child;Happier the man,whomfavourable stars40Allotthee for his lovely bed-fellow!Pet.Why, how now, Kate! I hope thou art not mad:This is a man, old, wrinkled, faded, wither'd;And not a maiden, as thou say'st he is.Kath.Pardon, old father, mymistakingeyes,45That have been so bedazzled with the sun,That every thing I look on seemeth green:Now I perceive thou art a reverend father;Pardon, I pray thee, for my mad mistaking.Pet.Do, good old grandsire; andwithalmake known50Which way thou travellest: if along with us,We shall be joyful of thy company.Vin.Fair sir, and you my merrymistress,That with your strange encounter much amazed me,Myname is call'd Vincentio; my dwellingPisa;55And bound I am to Padua; there to visitA son of mine, which long I have not seen.Pet.What is his name?Vin.Lucentio, gentle sir.Pet.Happily met; the happier for thy son.And now by law, as well as reverend age,60I may entitle thee my loving father:The sister to my wife, this gentlewoman,Thy son by this hath married. Wonder not,Nor be not grieved: she is of good esteem,Her dowry wealthy, and of worthy birth;65Beside, so qualified as may beseemThe spouse of any noblegentleman.Let me embracewithold Vincentio,And wander we to see thy honest son,Who will of thy arrival be full joyous.70Vin.But is this true? oris it elseyour pleasure,Like pleasant travellers, to break a jestUpon the company you overtake?Hor.I do assure thee, father, so it is.Pet.Come, go along, and see the truth hereof;75For our first merriment hath made thee jealous.[Exeuntall but Hortensio.Hor.Well, Petruchio, thishasput me in heart.Have to my widow! and if shebefroward,Then hast thou taught Hortensioto beuntoward.[Exit.LINENOTES:[Scene v.]Steevens.Act v. Scene v.Pope (ed. 1).Scene vi.Pope. (ed. 2).Act v. Scene vii.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xii.Warburton.Act v. Scene i.Capell.A public road.]Capell. The street before Lucentio's house. Pope. A green lane. Theobald. The road to Padua. Hanmer.... and Servants.]Edd. om. Ff Q.[1]i']Edd.aFf Q.o'Theobald.toward]F1 F2 F3.towardsQ F4.tow'rdsPope.[5]shines]shine,Q_1.[7]I list]I I listF2.[9]Go on]Go oneRann (Capell conj.).[13]you]yourF2.[14]An]Collier.AndFf Q.[16]I know it is the moon.]I know it is.Steevens.[18]is]inF1.[22]so it shall be so]so it shall be, sir,Capell.so it shall be stillSinger (Ritson conj.).so it shall be 'sol'Becket conj.[24]should]shallHarness.[26]company]some companyPope.what companySteevens (Ritson conj.).Act v. Scene vi.Pope.Act v. Scene viii.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xiii.Warburton.Enter V.] Enter V. journeying. Capell. Enter V. in a travelling dress. Malone.[27][To Vincentio]Rowe.where]whitherCapell.[31, 32]do ... such ... those two]so ... their ... do thoseSeymour conj.[35]A']AFf Q.HeRowe.a woman]F2 F3 F4.the womanF1 Q.[37]Whither ... where]F2 F3 F4.Whether ... whetherF1 Q.[39]whom]whoseCapell conj.[40]Allot]Pope.A lotsF1.AlotsQ F2 F3.AllotsF4.[44]mistaking]mistakenRowe.[49]withal]withallFf.with allQ.[52]mistress]mistress tooHanmer.mistress hereCapell.[54]name is call'd Vincentio]name's Vincentio call'dAnon conj.my dwelling]dwellingHanmer.[66]gentleman]gentlewomanQ.[67]with]thee,Capell conj.[70]is it else]else is itAnon. conj.[75]Exeunt...]Exeunt. Ff Q.[76]Well, Petruchio,]Petruchio, well!Hanmer.Well, sir PetruchioCapell.Well done, PetruchioAnon conj.has]hathHanmer.[77]be]F2 F3 F4. om. F1 Q.[78]to be]beCapell.ACTV.Scene I.Padua.BeforeLucentio'shouse.

Tra.Sir,this is the house: please it you that I call?

Ped.Ay,what else? and but I be deceivedSignior Baptista may remember me,Near twenty years ago, inGenoa,5Where wewere lodgers at the Pegasus.

Ped.Ay,what else? and but I be deceived

Signior Baptista may remember me,

Near twenty years ago, inGenoa,

Where wewere lodgers at the Pegasus.

Tra.'Tis well; and hold your own, in any case,With such austerity as'longeth to afather.

Tra.'Tis well; and hold your own, in any case,

With such austerity as'longeth to afather.

Ped.I warrant you.

EnterBiondello.

But, sir, here comes your boy;'Tweregoodhe were school'd.

But, sir, here comes your boy;

'Tweregoodhe were school'd.

10Tra.Fear you not him. Sirrah Biondello,Nowdo your duty throughly, I advise you:Imagine 'twere the right Vincentio.

Tra.Fear you not him. Sirrah Biondello,

Nowdo your duty throughly, I advise you:

Imagine 'twere the right Vincentio.

Bion.Tut, fear not me.

Tra.But hast thou done thy errand to Baptista?

15Bion.I told him that your father wasatVenice;And that you look'd for him this day in Padua.

Bion.I told him that your father wasatVenice;

And that you look'd for him this day in Padua.

Tra.Thou'rta tall fellow: hold thee that to drink.Here comes Baptista: set your countenance, sir.

Tra.Thou'rta tall fellow: hold thee that to drink.

Here comes Baptista: set your countenance, sir.

EnterBaptistaandLucentio.

Signior Baptista, you are happily met.20[To the Pedant]Sir, this isthe gentleman I told you of:I pray you,stand good father tome now,Give me Bianca for my patrimony.

Signior Baptista, you are happily met.

[To the Pedant]Sir, this isthe gentleman I told you of:

I pray you,stand good father tome now,

Give me Bianca for my patrimony.

Ped.Soft, son!Sir, by your leave: having come to Padua25To gather in some debts, my son LucentioMade me acquainted with a weighty causeOf love between your daughter and himself:And, for the good report I hear of you,And for the love he beareth to your daughter,30And she to him, to stay him not too long,I am content, in a good father's care,To have him match'd; and, if you please to likeNo worse thanI, uponsome agreementMe shall you findready and willing35With one consent to have her so bestow'd;For curious I cannot be with you,Signior Baptista, of whom I hear so well.

Ped.Soft, son!

Sir, by your leave: having come to Padua

To gather in some debts, my son Lucentio

Made me acquainted with a weighty cause

Of love between your daughter and himself:

And, for the good report I hear of you,

And for the love he beareth to your daughter,

And she to him, to stay him not too long,

I am content, in a good father's care,

To have him match'd; and, if you please to like

No worse thanI, uponsome agreement

Me shall you findready and willing

With one consent to have her so bestow'd;

For curious I cannot be with you,

Signior Baptista, of whom I hear so well.

Bap.Sir, pardon me in what I haveto say:Your plainness and your shortness please me well.40Right true it is, your son Lucentio hereDoth love my daughter, and she loveth him,Or both dissemble deeply their affections:And therefore, if you say no more than this.That like a father you will deal with him,45And pass my daughter a sufficientdower,The match ismade,and all isdone:Your son shall have my daughter with consent.

Bap.Sir, pardon me in what I haveto say:

Your plainness and your shortness please me well.

Right true it is, your son Lucentio here

Doth love my daughter, and she loveth him,

Or both dissemble deeply their affections:

And therefore, if you say no more than this.

That like a father you will deal with him,

And pass my daughter a sufficientdower,

The match ismade,and all isdone:

Your son shall have my daughter with consent.

Tra.I thank you, sir.Where thendo you knowbestWe beaffied and such assurance ta'en50As shall with either part's agreement stand?

Tra.I thank you, sir.Where thendo you knowbest

We beaffied and such assurance ta'en

As shall with either part's agreement stand?

Bap.Not in my house, Lucentio; for, you know,Pitchers have ears, and I have many servants:Besides, old Gremio is hearkening still;And happilywe might be interrupted.

Bap.Not in my house, Lucentio; for, you know,

Pitchers have ears, and I have many servants:

Besides, old Gremio is hearkening still;

And happilywe might be interrupted.

55Tra.Then at my lodging, an itlike you:There doth my father lie; and there, this night,We'll pass the business privately and well.Send for your daughter by your servant here;My boy shall fetch the scrivener presently.60The worst is this, that, at so slender warning,You arelike to have a thin and slender pittance.

Tra.Then at my lodging, an itlike you:

There doth my father lie; and there, this night,

We'll pass the business privately and well.

Send for your daughter by your servant here;

My boy shall fetch the scrivener presently.

The worst is this, that, at so slender warning,

You arelike to have a thin and slender pittance.

Bap.It likes me well.Cambio,his you home,And bid Bianca make her readystraight;And, if you will,tell what hath happened,65Lucentio's father is arrived in Padua,And how she's like to be Lucentio's wife.

Bap.It likes me well.Cambio,his you home,

And bid Bianca make her readystraight;

And, if you will,tell what hath happened,

Lucentio's father is arrived in Padua,

And how she's like to be Lucentio's wife.

Bion.I pray the gods she may with all my heart!

Tra.Dally not with the gods, but get thee gone.[Exit BionSignior Baptista, shall I lead the way?70Welcome!one mess is like to be your cheer:Come,sir;we willbetter it in Pisa.

Tra.Dally not with the gods, but get thee gone.[Exit Bion

Signior Baptista, shall I lead the way?

Welcome!one mess is like to be your cheer:

Come,sir;we willbetter it in Pisa.

Bap.I follow you.[ExeuntTranio, Pedant, and Baptista.Re-enterBiondello.

Bap.I follow you.

[ExeuntTranio, Pedant, and Baptista.Re-enterBiondello.

Bion.Cambio.

Luc.What sayest thou, Biondello?

75Bion.You saw my masterwink and laughupon you?

Bion.You saw my masterwink and laughupon you?

Luc.Biondello, what of that?

Bion.Faith, nothing; buthasleft me here behind, toexpound the meaning or moral of his signs and tokens.

Bion.Faith, nothing; buthasleft me here behind, to

expound the meaning or moral of his signs and tokens.

Luc.I pray thee, moralizethem.

80Bion.Then thus. Baptista is safe, talking with thedeceiving father of a deceitful son.

Bion.Then thus. Baptista is safe, talking with the

deceiving father of a deceitful son.

Luc.And what of him?

Bion.His daughter is to be brought by you to the supper.

Luc.Andthen?

85Bion.The old priest at Saint Luke's church is at yourcommand at all hours.

Bion.The old priest at Saint Luke's church is at your

command at all hours.

Luc.And what of allthis?

Bion.I cannot tell;expectthey are busied about acounterfeit assurance: take you assurance of her, 'cum privilegio90adimprimendum solum:' to thechurch;take thepriest, clerk, and some sufficient honest witnesses:If this be not that you look for, I have no more to say,But bid Bianca farewell for ever anda day.

Bion.I cannot tell;expectthey are busied about a

counterfeit assurance: take you assurance of her, 'cum privilegio

adimprimendum solum:' to thechurch;take the

priest, clerk, and some sufficient honest witnesses:

If this be not that you look for, I have no more to say,

But bid Bianca farewell for ever anda day.

Luc.Hearest thou, Biondello?

95Bion.I cannot tarry: I knew a wench married in anafternoon as she went to the garden for parsley to stuff arabbit; and so may you, sir: and so, adieu, sir. My masterhath appointed me to go to Saint Luke's, to bid the priest beready to come against you come with your appendix.[Exit.

Bion.I cannot tarry: I knew a wench married in an

afternoon as she went to the garden for parsley to stuff a

rabbit; and so may you, sir: and so, adieu, sir. My master

hath appointed me to go to Saint Luke's, to bid the priest be

ready to come against you come with your appendix.[Exit.

100Luc.I may, and will, if she be so contented:She will be pleased; then wherefore shouldI doubt?Hap what hap may, I'll roundly go about her:It shall go hard if Cambio go without her.[Exit.

Luc.I may, and will, if she be so contented:

She will be pleased; then wherefore shouldI doubt?

Hap what hap may, I'll roundly go about her:

It shall go hard if Cambio go without her.[Exit.

LINENOTES:

[Scene iv.]Steevens.Act v. Scene ii.Pope (ed. 1).Act v. Scene iii.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene iv.Hanmer.Scene ix.Warburton.Scene iii.Capell.Act v. Scene i.Johnson conj.Before B's house.]Capell.... Pedant dressed....]Pedant, booted, and drest.... Capell.[1]Sir]Theobald.SirsFf Q.[2]Ay,]IFf Q.Ay,ay, Hanmer.Ay,sir;Capell.[4, 5]Genoa,Where we]Genoa,where WeSteevens.Genoa When weHalliwell.[5, 6]Where we... Tra.'Tis]Theobald. Tra.Where we...TisFf Q. Tra.Where you...TisCapell.[7]'longeth to a]Hanmer.longethto aFF Q.'longs t' aS. Walker conj.[9]good]good thatHanmer.[11]Now]om. Hanmer.throughly]thoroughlySteevens.I advise you] om. Hanmer.[15]at]inF3 F4.[17]Thou'rt]Capell.Th'artF1 Q F2.That'sF3 F4.[19]Scene iii.Pope (ed. 1).Scene iv.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene v.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene x.Warburton.Enter B. and L.] Enter B. and L.: Pedant booted and bare headed. Ff Q. (and Pedant F2 F3 F4.)[20][To the Pedant]Capell.Sir, this is]Sir, This is Capell.Sir, this 'sEdd conj.[21]stand good father to]stand, good father, toRowe.[23, 24]As in Hanmer.As one line in Ff Q.[33]I, upon]F1.I uponQ.I sir uponF2 F3 F4.[34]ready and willing]F1 Q.most ready and most willingF2 F3 F4.[38]to say]saySteevens (1778), a misprint.[45]dower]F1 Q F2.dowreF3 F4.dowryRowe.[46]made]fully madeHanmer.done]done with meCapell.happily doneCollier (Collier MS.).[48, 49]Where then do you ... We be]Then where you do ... Be weBecket conj.[48]do you know]do you trow isHanmer.you do knowJohnson conj.do you trowRann (Johnson conj.).do you holdCollier (Collier MS.).[49]We be]Be weRowe (ed. 2).[54]And happily]And happilieF1 Q.Ann haplyF2.And haplyF3 F4.And haply thenPope.And hapilyCapell.And happelyGrant White.might] Ff.mayQ.[55]like you]F1 Q.like you, sirF2 F3 F4.liketh you] Anon conj.[61]You are]You'rePope.[62, 63]As in Steevens.As two lines endingwell: ... straightin Ff Q.[62]Cambio]Go, CambioPope.BiondelloEdd. conj.See note (xx).[64]And, if you will, tell]Rowe.And if you will tellFf Q.happened] Capell.hapnedFf Q.happen'd herePope.[67]Bion.]F2 F3 F4. Biond. F1 Q. Luc. Rowe.[68][Exit Bion.]Exit. Ff Q, after line 67. om. Capell.See note (xx).Enter Peter. Ff Q.[70]Welcome]F1 Q.We comeF2 F3 F4.See note (xxi).[70, 71]Welcome ... Come, sir; we will]Come, sir; one mess ... cheer; We'llCapell.[71]Come]But comeHanmer.[72]Exeunt T. P. and B]Exeunt. Ff Q.Re-enter Biondello.]Edd. Enter Lucentio and Biondello. Ff Q.[73]Act v. Scene iv.Pope (ed. 1).Scene v.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene vi.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xi.Warburton.[75]wink and laugh]laugh, and winkCapell conj.[77]has]'hasRowe.ha'sTheobald.h'asHanmer.he'sJohnson.he hasSteevens.[79]them]thenAnon conj.[84]then?]F2 F3 F4.then.F1 Q.[87]this?]F2 F3 F4.this.F1 Q.[88]expect]F1 Q.exceptF2 F3 F4.expect, Warburton.except, whileCapell.expect;—Malone.except—Tyrwhitt conj.[90]imprimendum solum]F2 F3 F4.impremendum solemF1 Q.church;]Rann (Tyrwhitt conj.).churchFf Q.[93][Going. Capell.][101]I doubt]we doubtRowe.I doubt herPope.

[Scene iv.]Steevens.Act v. Scene ii.Pope (ed. 1).Act v. Scene iii.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene iv.Hanmer.Scene ix.Warburton.Scene iii.Capell.Act v. Scene i.Johnson conj.

Before B's house.]Capell.

... Pedant dressed....]Pedant, booted, and drest.... Capell.

[1]Sir]Theobald.SirsFf Q.

[2]Ay,]IFf Q.Ay,ay, Hanmer.Ay,sir;Capell.

[4, 5]Genoa,Where we]Genoa,where WeSteevens.Genoa When weHalliwell.

[5, 6]Where we... Tra.'Tis]Theobald. Tra.Where we...TisFf Q. Tra.Where you...TisCapell.

[7]'longeth to a]Hanmer.longethto aFF Q.'longs t' aS. Walker conj.

[9]good]good thatHanmer.

[11]Now]om. Hanmer.

throughly]thoroughlySteevens.

I advise you] om. Hanmer.

[15]at]inF3 F4.

[17]Thou'rt]Capell.Th'artF1 Q F2.That'sF3 F4.

[19]Scene iii.Pope (ed. 1).Scene iv.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene v.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene x.Warburton.

Enter B. and L.] Enter B. and L.: Pedant booted and bare headed. Ff Q. (and Pedant F2 F3 F4.)

[20][To the Pedant]Capell.

Sir, this is]Sir, This is Capell.Sir, this 'sEdd conj.

[21]stand good father to]stand, good father, toRowe.

[23, 24]As in Hanmer.As one line in Ff Q.

[33]I, upon]F1.I uponQ.I sir uponF2 F3 F4.

[34]ready and willing]F1 Q.most ready and most willingF2 F3 F4.

[38]to say]saySteevens (1778), a misprint.

[45]dower]F1 Q F2.dowreF3 F4.dowryRowe.

[46]made]fully madeHanmer.

done]done with meCapell.happily doneCollier (Collier MS.).

[48, 49]Where then do you ... We be]Then where you do ... Be weBecket conj.

[48]do you know]do you trow isHanmer.you do knowJohnson conj.do you trowRann (Johnson conj.).do you holdCollier (Collier MS.).

[49]We be]Be weRowe (ed. 2).

[54]And happily]And happilieF1 Q.Ann haplyF2.And haplyF3 F4.And haply thenPope.And hapilyCapell.And happelyGrant White.

might] Ff.mayQ.

[55]like you]F1 Q.like you, sirF2 F3 F4.liketh you] Anon conj.

[61]You are]You'rePope.

[62, 63]As in Steevens.As two lines endingwell: ... straightin Ff Q.

[62]Cambio]Go, CambioPope.BiondelloEdd. conj.See note (xx).

[64]And, if you will, tell]Rowe.And if you will tellFf Q.

happened] Capell.hapnedFf Q.happen'd herePope.

[67]Bion.]F2 F3 F4. Biond. F1 Q. Luc. Rowe.

[68][Exit Bion.]Exit. Ff Q, after line 67. om. Capell.See note (xx).

Enter Peter. Ff Q.

[70]Welcome]F1 Q.We comeF2 F3 F4.See note (xxi).

[70, 71]Welcome ... Come, sir; we will]Come, sir; one mess ... cheer; We'llCapell.

[71]Come]But comeHanmer.

[72]Exeunt T. P. and B]Exeunt. Ff Q.

Re-enter Biondello.]Edd. Enter Lucentio and Biondello. Ff Q.

[73]Act v. Scene iv.Pope (ed. 1).Scene v.Pope (ed. 2).Act v. Scene vi.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xi.Warburton.

[75]wink and laugh]laugh, and winkCapell conj.

[77]has]'hasRowe.ha'sTheobald.h'asHanmer.he'sJohnson.he hasSteevens.

[79]them]thenAnon conj.

[84]then?]F2 F3 F4.then.F1 Q.

[87]this?]F2 F3 F4.this.F1 Q.

[88]expect]F1 Q.exceptF2 F3 F4.expect, Warburton.except, whileCapell.expect;—Malone.except—Tyrwhitt conj.

[90]imprimendum solum]F2 F3 F4.impremendum solemF1 Q.

church;]Rann (Tyrwhitt conj.).churchFf Q.

[93][Going. Capell.]

[101]I doubt]we doubtRowe.I doubt herPope.

EnterPetruchio,Katharina,Hortensio,andServants.

Pet.Come on,i'God's name; once moretowardour father's.Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon!Kath.The moon! the sun: it is not moonlight now.Pet.I say it is the moon that shines so bright.5Kath.I know it is the sun thatshinesso bright.Pet.Now, by my mother's son, and that's myself,It shall be moon, or star, or whatI list,Or ere I journey to your father's house.Go on,and fetch our horses back again.10Evermore cross'd and cross'd; nothing but cross'd!Hor.Say as he says, or we shall never go.Kath.Forward, I pray, since we have come so far,And be it moon, or sun, or whatyouplease:Anif you please to call it a rush-candle,15Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me.Pet.I say it is the moon.Kath.I know it is the moon.Pet.Nay, then you lie: it is the blessed sun.Kath.Then, God be bless'd, itisthe blessed sun:But sun it is not, when you say it is not;20And the moon changes even as your mind.What you will have it named, even that it is;Andso it shall be sofor Katharine.Hor.Petruchio, go thy ways; the field is won.Pet.Well, forward, forward! thus the bowlshouldrun,25And not unluckily against the bias.But, soft!companyis coming here.EnterVincentio.[To Vincentio]Good morrow, gentle mistress:whereaway?Tell me, sweet Kate, and tell me truly too,Hast thou beheld a fresher gentlewoman?30Such war of white and red within her cheeks!What starsdo spangle heaven with such beauty,As those two eyes become that heavenly face?Fair lovely maid, once more good day to thee.Sweet Kate, embrace her for her beauty's sake.35Hor.A'will make the man mad, to makea womanof him.Kath.Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,Whither away, or whereis thy abode?Happy the parents of so fair a child;Happier the man,whomfavourable stars40Allotthee for his lovely bed-fellow!Pet.Why, how now, Kate! I hope thou art not mad:This is a man, old, wrinkled, faded, wither'd;And not a maiden, as thou say'st he is.Kath.Pardon, old father, mymistakingeyes,45That have been so bedazzled with the sun,That every thing I look on seemeth green:Now I perceive thou art a reverend father;Pardon, I pray thee, for my mad mistaking.Pet.Do, good old grandsire; andwithalmake known50Which way thou travellest: if along with us,We shall be joyful of thy company.Vin.Fair sir, and you my merrymistress,That with your strange encounter much amazed me,Myname is call'd Vincentio; my dwellingPisa;55And bound I am to Padua; there to visitA son of mine, which long I have not seen.Pet.What is his name?Vin.Lucentio, gentle sir.Pet.Happily met; the happier for thy son.And now by law, as well as reverend age,60I may entitle thee my loving father:The sister to my wife, this gentlewoman,Thy son by this hath married. Wonder not,Nor be not grieved: she is of good esteem,Her dowry wealthy, and of worthy birth;65Beside, so qualified as may beseemThe spouse of any noblegentleman.Let me embracewithold Vincentio,And wander we to see thy honest son,Who will of thy arrival be full joyous.70Vin.But is this true? oris it elseyour pleasure,Like pleasant travellers, to break a jestUpon the company you overtake?Hor.I do assure thee, father, so it is.Pet.Come, go along, and see the truth hereof;75For our first merriment hath made thee jealous.[Exeuntall but Hortensio.Hor.Well, Petruchio, thishasput me in heart.Have to my widow! and if shebefroward,Then hast thou taught Hortensioto beuntoward.[Exit.

Pet.Come on,i'God's name; once moretowardour father's.Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon!

Pet.Come on,i'God's name; once moretowardour father's.

Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon!

Kath.The moon! the sun: it is not moonlight now.

Pet.I say it is the moon that shines so bright.

5Kath.I know it is the sun thatshinesso bright.

Kath.I know it is the sun thatshinesso bright.

Pet.Now, by my mother's son, and that's myself,It shall be moon, or star, or whatI list,Or ere I journey to your father's house.Go on,and fetch our horses back again.10Evermore cross'd and cross'd; nothing but cross'd!

Pet.Now, by my mother's son, and that's myself,

It shall be moon, or star, or whatI list,

Or ere I journey to your father's house.

Go on,and fetch our horses back again.

Evermore cross'd and cross'd; nothing but cross'd!

Hor.Say as he says, or we shall never go.

Kath.Forward, I pray, since we have come so far,And be it moon, or sun, or whatyouplease:Anif you please to call it a rush-candle,15Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me.

Kath.Forward, I pray, since we have come so far,

And be it moon, or sun, or whatyouplease:

Anif you please to call it a rush-candle,

Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me.

Pet.I say it is the moon.

Kath.I know it is the moon.

Pet.Nay, then you lie: it is the blessed sun.

Kath.Then, God be bless'd, itisthe blessed sun:But sun it is not, when you say it is not;20And the moon changes even as your mind.What you will have it named, even that it is;Andso it shall be sofor Katharine.

Kath.Then, God be bless'd, itisthe blessed sun:

But sun it is not, when you say it is not;

And the moon changes even as your mind.

What you will have it named, even that it is;

Andso it shall be sofor Katharine.

Hor.Petruchio, go thy ways; the field is won.

Pet.Well, forward, forward! thus the bowlshouldrun,25And not unluckily against the bias.But, soft!companyis coming here.

Pet.Well, forward, forward! thus the bowlshouldrun,

And not unluckily against the bias.

But, soft!companyis coming here.

EnterVincentio.

[To Vincentio]Good morrow, gentle mistress:whereaway?Tell me, sweet Kate, and tell me truly too,Hast thou beheld a fresher gentlewoman?30Such war of white and red within her cheeks!What starsdo spangle heaven with such beauty,As those two eyes become that heavenly face?Fair lovely maid, once more good day to thee.Sweet Kate, embrace her for her beauty's sake.

[To Vincentio]Good morrow, gentle mistress:whereaway?

Tell me, sweet Kate, and tell me truly too,

Hast thou beheld a fresher gentlewoman?

Such war of white and red within her cheeks!

What starsdo spangle heaven with such beauty,

As those two eyes become that heavenly face?

Fair lovely maid, once more good day to thee.

Sweet Kate, embrace her for her beauty's sake.

35Hor.A'will make the man mad, to makea womanof him.

Hor.A'will make the man mad, to makea womanof him.

Kath.Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,Whither away, or whereis thy abode?Happy the parents of so fair a child;Happier the man,whomfavourable stars40Allotthee for his lovely bed-fellow!

Kath.Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,

Whither away, or whereis thy abode?

Happy the parents of so fair a child;

Happier the man,whomfavourable stars

Allotthee for his lovely bed-fellow!

Pet.Why, how now, Kate! I hope thou art not mad:This is a man, old, wrinkled, faded, wither'd;And not a maiden, as thou say'st he is.

Pet.Why, how now, Kate! I hope thou art not mad:

This is a man, old, wrinkled, faded, wither'd;

And not a maiden, as thou say'st he is.

Kath.Pardon, old father, mymistakingeyes,45That have been so bedazzled with the sun,That every thing I look on seemeth green:Now I perceive thou art a reverend father;Pardon, I pray thee, for my mad mistaking.

Kath.Pardon, old father, mymistakingeyes,

That have been so bedazzled with the sun,

That every thing I look on seemeth green:

Now I perceive thou art a reverend father;

Pardon, I pray thee, for my mad mistaking.

Pet.Do, good old grandsire; andwithalmake known50Which way thou travellest: if along with us,We shall be joyful of thy company.

Pet.Do, good old grandsire; andwithalmake known

Which way thou travellest: if along with us,

We shall be joyful of thy company.

Vin.Fair sir, and you my merrymistress,That with your strange encounter much amazed me,Myname is call'd Vincentio; my dwellingPisa;55And bound I am to Padua; there to visitA son of mine, which long I have not seen.

Vin.Fair sir, and you my merrymistress,

That with your strange encounter much amazed me,

Myname is call'd Vincentio; my dwellingPisa;

And bound I am to Padua; there to visit

A son of mine, which long I have not seen.

Pet.What is his name?

Vin.Lucentio, gentle sir.

Pet.Happily met; the happier for thy son.And now by law, as well as reverend age,60I may entitle thee my loving father:The sister to my wife, this gentlewoman,Thy son by this hath married. Wonder not,Nor be not grieved: she is of good esteem,Her dowry wealthy, and of worthy birth;65Beside, so qualified as may beseemThe spouse of any noblegentleman.Let me embracewithold Vincentio,And wander we to see thy honest son,Who will of thy arrival be full joyous.

Pet.Happily met; the happier for thy son.

And now by law, as well as reverend age,

I may entitle thee my loving father:

The sister to my wife, this gentlewoman,

Thy son by this hath married. Wonder not,

Nor be not grieved: she is of good esteem,

Her dowry wealthy, and of worthy birth;

Beside, so qualified as may beseem

The spouse of any noblegentleman.

Let me embracewithold Vincentio,

And wander we to see thy honest son,

Who will of thy arrival be full joyous.

70Vin.But is this true? oris it elseyour pleasure,Like pleasant travellers, to break a jestUpon the company you overtake?

Vin.But is this true? oris it elseyour pleasure,

Like pleasant travellers, to break a jest

Upon the company you overtake?

Hor.I do assure thee, father, so it is.

Pet.Come, go along, and see the truth hereof;75For our first merriment hath made thee jealous.[Exeuntall but Hortensio.

Pet.Come, go along, and see the truth hereof;

For our first merriment hath made thee jealous.[Exeuntall but Hortensio.

Hor.Well, Petruchio, thishasput me in heart.Have to my widow! and if shebefroward,Then hast thou taught Hortensioto beuntoward.[Exit.

Hor.Well, Petruchio, thishasput me in heart.

Have to my widow! and if shebefroward,

Then hast thou taught Hortensioto beuntoward.[Exit.

LINENOTES:

[Scene v.]Steevens.Act v. Scene v.Pope (ed. 1).Scene vi.Pope. (ed. 2).Act v. Scene vii.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xii.Warburton.Act v. Scene i.Capell.A public road.]Capell. The street before Lucentio's house. Pope. A green lane. Theobald. The road to Padua. Hanmer.... and Servants.]Edd. om. Ff Q.[1]i']Edd.aFf Q.o'Theobald.toward]F1 F2 F3.towardsQ F4.tow'rdsPope.[5]shines]shine,Q_1.[7]I list]I I listF2.[9]Go on]Go oneRann (Capell conj.).[13]you]yourF2.[14]An]Collier.AndFf Q.[16]I know it is the moon.]I know it is.Steevens.[18]is]inF1.[22]so it shall be so]so it shall be, sir,Capell.so it shall be stillSinger (Ritson conj.).so it shall be 'sol'Becket conj.[24]should]shallHarness.[26]company]some companyPope.what companySteevens (Ritson conj.).Act v. Scene vi.Pope.Act v. Scene viii.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xiii.Warburton.Enter V.] Enter V. journeying. Capell. Enter V. in a travelling dress. Malone.[27][To Vincentio]Rowe.where]whitherCapell.[31, 32]do ... such ... those two]so ... their ... do thoseSeymour conj.[35]A']AFf Q.HeRowe.a woman]F2 F3 F4.the womanF1 Q.[37]Whither ... where]F2 F3 F4.Whether ... whetherF1 Q.[39]whom]whoseCapell conj.[40]Allot]Pope.A lotsF1.AlotsQ F2 F3.AllotsF4.[44]mistaking]mistakenRowe.[49]withal]withallFf.with allQ.[52]mistress]mistress tooHanmer.mistress hereCapell.[54]name is call'd Vincentio]name's Vincentio call'dAnon conj.my dwelling]dwellingHanmer.[66]gentleman]gentlewomanQ.[67]with]thee,Capell conj.[70]is it else]else is itAnon. conj.[75]Exeunt...]Exeunt. Ff Q.[76]Well, Petruchio,]Petruchio, well!Hanmer.Well, sir PetruchioCapell.Well done, PetruchioAnon conj.has]hathHanmer.[77]be]F2 F3 F4. om. F1 Q.[78]to be]beCapell.

[Scene v.]Steevens.Act v. Scene v.Pope (ed. 1).Scene vi.Pope. (ed. 2).Act v. Scene vii.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xii.Warburton.Act v. Scene i.Capell.

A public road.]Capell. The street before Lucentio's house. Pope. A green lane. Theobald. The road to Padua. Hanmer.

... and Servants.]Edd. om. Ff Q.

[1]i']Edd.aFf Q.o'Theobald.

toward]F1 F2 F3.towardsQ F4.tow'rdsPope.

[5]shines]shine,Q_1.

[7]I list]I I listF2.

[9]Go on]Go oneRann (Capell conj.).

[13]you]yourF2.

[14]An]Collier.AndFf Q.

[16]I know it is the moon.]I know it is.Steevens.

[18]is]inF1.

[22]so it shall be so]so it shall be, sir,Capell.so it shall be stillSinger (Ritson conj.).so it shall be 'sol'Becket conj.

[24]should]shallHarness.

[26]company]some companyPope.what companySteevens (Ritson conj.).

Act v. Scene vi.Pope.Act v. Scene viii.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene xiii.Warburton.

Enter V.] Enter V. journeying. Capell. Enter V. in a travelling dress. Malone.

[27][To Vincentio]Rowe.

where]whitherCapell.

[31, 32]do ... such ... those two]so ... their ... do thoseSeymour conj.

[35]A']AFf Q.HeRowe.

a woman]F2 F3 F4.the womanF1 Q.

[37]Whither ... where]F2 F3 F4.Whether ... whetherF1 Q.

[39]whom]whoseCapell conj.

[40]Allot]Pope.A lotsF1.AlotsQ F2 F3.AllotsF4.

[44]mistaking]mistakenRowe.

[49]withal]withallFf.with allQ.

[52]mistress]mistress tooHanmer.mistress hereCapell.

[54]name is call'd Vincentio]name's Vincentio call'dAnon conj.

my dwelling]dwellingHanmer.

[66]gentleman]gentlewomanQ.

[67]with]thee,Capell conj.

[70]is it else]else is itAnon. conj.

[75]Exeunt...]Exeunt. Ff Q.

[76]Well, Petruchio,]Petruchio, well!Hanmer.Well, sir PetruchioCapell.Well done, PetruchioAnon conj.

has]hathHanmer.

[77]be]F2 F3 F4. om. F1 Q.

[78]to be]beCapell.

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