ACT II.

[Scene ii.]Capell.Act II. Scene[1]Rowe.Scene v.Pope.Before... house.] Pope.[2]but of all]best of allAnon. conj.[4]his]theF3 F4.[6-24]Knock, sir!...may I say] Placed in the margin as spurious by Pope.[6]knock?]knock, sir?Capell.[7]has]F4.ha'sF1 Q F2 F3.That hasCapell.rebused]rebsu'dQ.abusedTyrwhitt conj.[16]ring]wringMalone.[17]... wrings ...]... rings ... Ff Q.[18]masters]Theobald.mistrisFf Q.[19]sirrah villain!]sirrah! villain!Theobald.[24]Con tutto...trovato]Theobald.Contutti le core bene trobattoFf Q (trovattoF2 F3 F4).[25]ben]F2 F3 F4.beneF1 Q.molto]Theobald.multoFf Q.honorato]honorataF1 Q.[26]signor]Theobald.signiorFf Q.[27-45]Rise, Grumio ... Grumio]Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.[27]Grumio, rise]F1 Q F2.GrumioF3 F4.[28]sir]om. Rowe.he 'leges]Capell.he legesFf Q.be legesRann (Tyrwhitt conj.).he alledgesLong conj. MS.[32]pip]Rowe (ed. 2).peepeF1 Q F2.peepF3 F4.out]moCollier MS.[32, 34]Whom ... worst]Printed as prose in Ff Q, as verse first by Rowe (ed. 2).[38-40]Knock...gate?]Capell prints as four lines, endingheavens!...here, ...soundly?...gate?[44]this's]thisFf Q.this isRowe.this soMason conj.this'Dyce (S. Walker conj.).this?Collier.[48]young men]F3 F4.yong menQ.yongmenF1 F2.[50]grows. But in a few,]grows;but in a few, Hanmer.grows but ina few. Ff Q.grows,but in a few. Theobald.grows but in a mew.Warburton.[53]have]mustRowe (ed. 2).[54]Haply]Malone.HappilyFf Q.HapplyRowe (ed. 2).Happ'lyHanmer.[59]Thou'ldst]Thou'ltHanmer.[61]thou'rt]Rowe.th' artFf Q.[63]Signior]om. Q.we]usRowe (ed. 2).[64]thou]youRowe (ed. 2).[66]burden]guerdonBecket conj.dance]songJohnson conj.[67]Florentius']Florentio'sHanmer conj.[68]Sibyl]SibellF1 Q F2 F3SibelF4.[69]Xanthippe]ZentippeF1 Q.ZantippeF2 F3 F4.XantippeTheobald.a worse]even worseCollier MS.[71]Affection's...me]F1 Q.Affection'sedge in timeF2 F3 F4.Affectionsieg'd in coinWarburton.as]is asF1.[78]as two and fifty]too as fiftyRann.[79]horses]housesBecket conj.[85]and that]as thatCapell.faults]F1 Q.faultF2 F3 F4.[86]intolerable]intolerablyHanmer.[87]shrewd]shrow'dF1 Q.shrew'dF2 F3 F4.froward]forwardWarburton.[94]is]om. Q.[105]O']Rowe (ed. 2).AFf Q.[108]begin]beginsQ.his]herAnon. conj.rope-tricks]trope-tricksTheobald conj.rhetorickHanmer.rhetoricksCapell.roop tricksAnon conj.[113]keep]Ff Q.houseRowe.[116]And her]Her heRann.withholds from me and othermore]Capell (Thirlby conj.).withholdsfrom me.Other moreF1 Q.with-holds he from me.Other moreF2 F3 F4 (heeF2)with-holds he fromme,and others moreTheobald.with-holdshe from me,and other moreHanmer.[119]For]FromHanmer.[132]herself]myselfCapell.[133]Scene vi.Pope.Gru.]Gru. [aside.] Dyce.[134]their heads]theirs headF2.... disguised.]Ff Q (after line 131). ... disguised, with books under his arm. Capell.[135]Master, master]MasterRowe.ha?]om. Q.[136]it is]'tisPope.[137]Petruchio,stand...]Petruchio,stand we by a little whileCapell. Petruchio.Stand ...Edd. conj.a while]a whiltF2.[140]Hark you]HarkS. Walker conj.very]om. Anon. conj.[145]Take your paper too,]Takeyour papers tooPope.Take your papersHanmer.Here,take your papers tooCapell.See note (x).[148]go to]goRowe.[157]Hor.Grumio,mum!]Hor.Grumio mum:F1 Q. Hor.Gru.mum: F2 F3 F4.[158-167]Printed as proseby Pope.[158]And you are]And you'reSteevens.[158, 159]And you....Trow youwhither]You...trow you WhitherCapell.[158-161]Malone printsas five lines, endingHortensio...whither...Minola...about...Bianca.[160]promised]promis'd himCapell.[161]schoolmaster]masterCollier (Collier MS.).the fair]fairSteevens.[165]ye]youSteevens.[167]help me]Rowe.help oneFf Q.[171]deeds]deedWarburton.[184]What]pray,whatHanmer.[185]Antonio's]Rowe.ButoniosF1 Q F2.Butonio'sF3 F4.[186]father]father'sRowe.[188]O sir, such]Oh,suchHanmer.Sir,suchCapell.[189]stomach,to't...name:]stomachto't, ...name, Bubier conj.a stomach]stomackeQ.to't i']Edd.too't aF1 Q F2 F3.to't aF4.to't o'Theobald.[192]er]om. Rann.[194]mine]myRowe (ed. 2).[197]sweat]pursuitTheobald conj.[201]trumpets' clang]trumpetsclangueFf Q.trumpets' clangueCapell.[203]hear]th' earHanmer (Warburton).[208]ours]Theobald (Thirlby conj.).yoursFf Q.[213]Scene vii.Pope.... brave,]... bravely apparelled, Pope.you.If...bold,]you,if...bold. Edd. conj.[213-215]Printed as proseby Pope.[216]Bion.]Gre. Capell (Tyrwhitt and Heath conj.).is't he]is't[aside to Tranio]heMalone.[218]Even he, Biondello.]Even heBiondello. Ff Q.Even he,sir. Capell.Even he.Biondello!Steevens (Tyrwhitt and Heath conj).Even he. Rann.[219]her to—]Ff Q.her too. Tyrwhitt conj.her to woo. Halliwell (Malone conj.).[221]Not]NorRowe (ed. 2).[226]And if]Ff.AndQ.AnifHanmer.[228]I pray]Ff.I pray youQ.[232]That she's]She'sHanmer.[233]That she's]Ff.That she isQ.She isHanmer.Signior]om. Hanmer.[235]with patience]Ff.patienceQ.[239]suitors]sutoreF2.[244]What,]What,what, Capell.[245]Sir, give]Ff.GiveQ.[247]as ask you]F1 Q.as to askyouF2 F3 F4.as ask you thisCapell.[251]As is the other]As the otherisPope.[259]the elder]the eldestRowe (ed. 2).her elderCapell.See note (xi).[262]stead]Capell.steedFf Q.[263]And if]An ifCapell.feat]Rowe.seekeF1 Q F2.seekF3 F4.[270]beholding]beholdenRowe.[272]contrive]conviveTheobald.[273]mistress']mistress'(formistresses') S. Walker conj.[276]Gru.]Gre. Ritson conj.Bion.]om. Capell.[278]I shall]I'llCapell.ben venuto]F2 F3 F4.beenvenutoF1 Q.See note (xii).

[Scene ii.]Capell.Act II. Scene

[1]Rowe.Scene v.Pope.

Before... house.] Pope.

[2]but of all]best of allAnon. conj.

[4]his]theF3 F4.

[6-24]Knock, sir!...may I say] Placed in the margin as spurious by Pope.

[6]knock?]knock, sir?Capell.

[7]has]F4.ha'sF1 Q F2 F3.That hasCapell.

rebused]rebsu'dQ.abusedTyrwhitt conj.

[16]ring]wringMalone.

[17]... wrings ...]... rings ... Ff Q.

[18]masters]Theobald.mistrisFf Q.

[19]sirrah villain!]sirrah! villain!Theobald.

[24]Con tutto...trovato]Theobald.Contutti le core bene trobattoFf Q (trovattoF2 F3 F4).

[25]ben]F2 F3 F4.beneF1 Q.

molto]Theobald.multoFf Q.

honorato]honorataF1 Q.

[26]signor]Theobald.signiorFf Q.

[27-45]Rise, Grumio ... Grumio]Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.

[27]Grumio, rise]F1 Q F2.GrumioF3 F4.

[28]sir]om. Rowe.

he 'leges]Capell.he legesFf Q.be legesRann (Tyrwhitt conj.).he alledgesLong conj. MS.

[32]pip]Rowe (ed. 2).peepeF1 Q F2.peepF3 F4.

out]moCollier MS.

[32, 34]Whom ... worst]Printed as prose in Ff Q, as verse first by Rowe (ed. 2).

[38-40]Knock...gate?]Capell prints as four lines, endingheavens!...here, ...soundly?...gate?

[44]this's]thisFf Q.this isRowe.this soMason conj.this'Dyce (S. Walker conj.).this?Collier.

[48]young men]F3 F4.yong menQ.yongmenF1 F2.

[50]grows. But in a few,]grows;but in a few, Hanmer.grows but ina few. Ff Q.grows,but in a few. Theobald.grows but in a mew.Warburton.

[53]have]mustRowe (ed. 2).

[54]Haply]Malone.HappilyFf Q.HapplyRowe (ed. 2).Happ'lyHanmer.

[59]Thou'ldst]Thou'ltHanmer.

[61]thou'rt]Rowe.th' artFf Q.

[63]Signior]om. Q.

we]usRowe (ed. 2).

[64]thou]youRowe (ed. 2).

[66]burden]guerdonBecket conj.

dance]songJohnson conj.

[67]Florentius']Florentio'sHanmer conj.

[68]Sibyl]SibellF1 Q F2 F3SibelF4.

[69]Xanthippe]ZentippeF1 Q.ZantippeF2 F3 F4.XantippeTheobald.

a worse]even worseCollier MS.

[71]Affection's...me]F1 Q.Affection'sedge in timeF2 F3 F4.Affectionsieg'd in coinWarburton.

as]is asF1.

[78]as two and fifty]too as fiftyRann.

[79]horses]housesBecket conj.

[85]and that]as thatCapell.

faults]F1 Q.faultF2 F3 F4.

[86]intolerable]intolerablyHanmer.

[87]shrewd]shrow'dF1 Q.shrew'dF2 F3 F4.

froward]forwardWarburton.

[94]is]om. Q.

[105]O']Rowe (ed. 2).AFf Q.

[108]begin]beginsQ.

his]herAnon. conj.

rope-tricks]trope-tricksTheobald conj.rhetorickHanmer.rhetoricksCapell.roop tricksAnon conj.

[113]keep]Ff Q.houseRowe.

[116]And her]Her heRann.

withholds from me and othermore]Capell (Thirlby conj.).withholdsfrom me.Other moreF1 Q.with-holds he from me.Other moreF2 F3 F4 (heeF2)with-holds he fromme,and others moreTheobald.with-holdshe from me,and other moreHanmer.

[119]For]FromHanmer.

[132]herself]myselfCapell.

[133]Scene vi.Pope.

Gru.]Gru. [aside.] Dyce.

[134]their heads]theirs headF2.

... disguised.]Ff Q (after line 131). ... disguised, with books under his arm. Capell.

[135]Master, master]MasterRowe.

ha?]om. Q.

[136]it is]'tisPope.

[137]Petruchio,stand...]Petruchio,stand we by a little whileCapell. Petruchio.Stand ...Edd. conj.

a while]a whiltF2.

[140]Hark you]HarkS. Walker conj.

very]om. Anon. conj.

[145]Take your paper too,]Takeyour papers tooPope.Take your papersHanmer.Here,take your papers tooCapell.See note (x).

[148]go to]goRowe.

[157]Hor.Grumio,mum!]Hor.Grumio mum:F1 Q. Hor.Gru.mum: F2 F3 F4.

[158-167]Printed as proseby Pope.

[158]And you are]And you'reSteevens.

[158, 159]And you....Trow youwhither]You...trow you WhitherCapell.

[158-161]Malone printsas five lines, endingHortensio...whither...Minola...about...Bianca.

[160]promised]promis'd himCapell.

[161]schoolmaster]masterCollier (Collier MS.).

the fair]fairSteevens.

[165]ye]youSteevens.

[167]help me]Rowe.help oneFf Q.

[171]deeds]deedWarburton.

[184]What]pray,whatHanmer.

[185]Antonio's]Rowe.ButoniosF1 Q F2.Butonio'sF3 F4.

[186]father]father'sRowe.

[188]O sir, such]Oh,suchHanmer.Sir,suchCapell.

[189]stomach,to't...name:]stomachto't, ...name, Bubier conj.

a stomach]stomackeQ.

to't i']Edd.too't aF1 Q F2 F3.to't aF4.to't o'Theobald.

[192]er]om. Rann.

[194]mine]myRowe (ed. 2).

[197]sweat]pursuitTheobald conj.

[201]trumpets' clang]trumpetsclangueFf Q.trumpets' clangueCapell.

[203]hear]th' earHanmer (Warburton).

[208]ours]Theobald (Thirlby conj.).yoursFf Q.

[213]Scene vii.Pope.

... brave,]... bravely apparelled, Pope.

you.If...bold,]you,if...bold. Edd. conj.

[213-215]Printed as proseby Pope.

[216]Bion.]Gre. Capell (Tyrwhitt and Heath conj.).

is't he]is't[aside to Tranio]heMalone.

[218]Even he, Biondello.]Even heBiondello. Ff Q.Even he,sir. Capell.Even he.Biondello!Steevens (Tyrwhitt and Heath conj).Even he. Rann.

[219]her to—]Ff Q.her too. Tyrwhitt conj.her to woo. Halliwell (Malone conj.).

[221]Not]NorRowe (ed. 2).

[226]And if]Ff.AndQ.AnifHanmer.

[228]I pray]Ff.I pray youQ.

[232]That she's]She'sHanmer.

[233]That she's]Ff.That she isQ.She isHanmer.

Signior]om. Hanmer.

[235]with patience]Ff.patienceQ.

[239]suitors]sutoreF2.

[244]What,]What,what, Capell.

[245]Sir, give]Ff.GiveQ.

[247]as ask you]F1 Q.as to askyouF2 F3 F4.as ask you thisCapell.

[251]As is the other]As the otherisPope.

[259]the elder]the eldestRowe (ed. 2).her elderCapell.See note (xi).

[262]stead]Capell.steedFf Q.

[263]And if]An ifCapell.

feat]Rowe.seekeF1 Q F2.seekF3 F4.

[270]beholding]beholdenRowe.

[272]contrive]conviveTheobald.

[273]mistress']mistress'(formistresses') S. Walker conj.

[276]Gru.]Gre. Ritson conj.

Bion.]om. Capell.

[278]I shall]I'llCapell.

ben venuto]F2 F3 F4.beenvenutoF1 Q.See note (xii).

Padua.A room inBaptista'shouse.EnterKatharinaandBianca.

Padua.A room inBaptista'shouse.

EnterKatharinaandBianca.

Bian.Good sister, wrong me not, nor wrong yourself,To make a bondmaid and a slave of me;That I disdain: but for these othergawds,Unbind my hands, I 'llpullthem off myself,5Yea, all my raiment, to my petticoat;Or what you will command me will I do,So well I know my duty to my elders.Kath.Of all thy suitors, hereI charge thee, tellWhom thou lovest best: see thou dissemble not.10Bian.Believe me, sister, of allthemen aliveI never yet beheld that special faceWhich I could fancy more than any other.Kath.Minion, thou liest.Is'tnot Hortensio?Bian.Ifyouaffect him, sister, here I swear15I'll plead for you myself, but you shall have him.Kath.O then, belike, you fancy riches more:You will have Gremio to keepyou fair.Bian.Is it for him you doenvy me so?Nay then you jest, and now I well perceive20You have but jested with me all this while:I prithee, sister Kate,untiemy hands.Kath.If that be jest, then all the rest was so.[Strikes her.EnterBaptista.Bap.Why, how now, dame! whence grows this insolence?Bianca, stand aside. Poor girl! she weeps.25Go plythyneedle; meddle not with her.For shame, thou hilding of a devilish spirit,Why dost thou wrong her that did ne'er wrong thee?When did she cross thee with a bitter word?Kath.Her silence flouts me, and I'll be revenged.[Flies after Bianca.30Bap.What, in my sight? Bianca, get thee in.[Exit Bianca.Kath.What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I seeShe is your treasure, she must have a husband;I must dance bare-foot on her wedding dayAnd for your love to her lead apes in hell.35Talk not to me: I will go sit and weepTill I can find occasion of revenge.[Exit.Bap.Wasevergentleman thus grieved as I?But who comes here?EnterGremio,Lucentioin the habit of a mean man;Petruchio,withHortensioas a musician;andTranio,withBiondellobearing a lute and books.Gre.Good morrow, neighbour Baptista.40Bap.Good morrow, neighbour Gremio.God saveyou,gentlemen!Pet.And you, good sir! Pray, have you not a daughterCall'd Katharina,fairand virtuous?Bap.I have a daughter, sir, called Katharina.45Gre.You aretooblunt: go to it orderly.Pet.You wrong me, Signior Gremio: give me leave.I am a gentleman of Verona, sir,That, hearing of her beauty and her wit,Her affability and bashful modesty,50Herwondrousqualities and mild behaviour,Am bold to show myself a forward guestWithin your house, to make mine eye the witnessOf that report which I so oft have heard.And, for an entrance to my entertainment,55I do present you with a man of mine,[Presenting Hortensio.Cunning in music and the mathematics,To instruct her fully in those sciences,Whereof I know she is not ignorant:Accept of him, or else you do me wrong:60His name isLicio, born in Mantua.Bap.You'rewelcome, sir; and he, for your good sake.But for my daughterKatharine, this I know,She is not for your turn,the moremy grief.Pet.I see you do not mean to part with her,65Or else you like not of my company.Bap.Mistake me not; I speak butasI find.Whence are you, sir? what may I call your name?Pet.Petruchio is my name; Antonio's son,A man well known throughout all Italy.70Bap.I know him well: you are welcome for his sake.Gre.Savingyour tale, Petruchio,I pray,Let us, that are poor petitioners, speak too:Baccare! you are marvellous forward.Pet.O, pardon me, Signior Gremio; I would fain be doing.75Gre.I doubtit not, sir; but you will curse yourwooing.Neighbour, this is a gift very grateful, I am sure of it.Toexpress the like kindness, myself, that have been morekindlybeholdingto you than any,freely give unto youthis young scholar[presenting Lucentio], that hath been80long studying atRheims;as cunning inGreek, Latin, andother languages, as the other in music andmathematics:his name is Cambio;pray, accept his service.Bap.A thousandthanks,SigniorGremio. Welcome,good Cambio. But, gentle sir[to Tranio], methinks you85walk like a stranger: may I be so bold to know the causeof your coming?Tra.Pardon me, sir, the boldness is mine own;That, being a stranger in this city here,Do makemyselfa suitor to your daughter,90Unto Bianca, fair and virtuous.Nor is your firm resolve unknown to me,In the preferment of the eldest sister.This liberty is all that I request,That, upon knowledge of my parentage,95I may have welcome 'mongst the rest that wooAnd free access and favour as the rest:And, toward the education of your daughters,I here bestow a simple instrument,And this smallpacketof Greek and Latin books:100If you accept them, then their worth isgreat.Bap.Lucentio is your name; of whence, I pray?Tra.Of Pisa, sir; son to Vincentio.Bap.A mighty man ofPisa; by reportIknowhim well:you arevery welcome, sir.105Take you the lute, and you the set of books;You shall go see your pupils presently.Holla,within!Enter aServant.Sirrah,leadthese gentlemenTomydaughters;andtellthem both,These are their tutors: bid them use them well.[ExitServant, with Luc. and Hor., Bio. following.110We will go walk a little in the orchard,And then to dinner. You are passing welcome,And so I pray you all to think yourselves.Pet.Signior Baptista, my business asketh haste,And every day I cannot come to woo.115Youknewmy father well, and in him me,Leftsolelyheir to all his lands and goods,Which I have better'd rather than decreased:Then tell me, if I get your daughter's love,What dowry shall I have with her to wife?120Bap.After my death the one half of my lands,And in possession twenty thousand crowns.Pet.And, for that dowry, I 'll assure herofHer widowhood, be it that she survive me,In all my lands and leaseswhatsoever:125Let specialties be therefore drawn between us,That covenants may be kept on either hand.Bap.Ay, when the special thing is well obtain'd,That is, her love; for that is all in all.Pet.Why, that is nothing; for I tell you, father,130I am as peremptory as she proud-minded;And where two raging fires meet togetherThey do consume the thing that feeds their fury:Though little fire grows great with little wind,Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all:135So I to her and so she yields to me;For I am rough and woo not like a babe.Bap.Well mayst thou woo, and happy be thy speed!But be thou arm'd for some unhappy words.Pet.Ay, to the proof; as mountains are for winds,140Thatshakenot, though they blow perpetually.Re-enterHortensio,with his head broke.Bap.How now, my friend! why dost thou look so pale?Hor.For fear, I promise you, if I look pale.Bap.What, will my daughter prove a good musician?Hor.I think she'llsoonerprove a soldier:145Iron may hold with her, but never lutes.Bap.Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?Hor.Why, no; for she hath broke the luteto me.I did but tell her she mistook her frets,And bow'd her hand to teach her fingering;150When, with amostimpatient devilish spirit,'Frets, call youthese?' quoth she; 'I'll fume with them:'And, with that word, she struck me on the head,And through the instrument my pate made way;And there I stood amazed for a while,155As on a pillory, looking through the lute;While she did call merascal fiddlerAnd twangling Jack; with twenty such vile terms,Ashad shestudied to misuse me so.Pet.Now, by the world, it is a lusty wench;160I love her ten times more than e'er I did:O, how I long to have some chat with her!Bap.Well, go with me and be not sodiscomfited:Proceed in practice with my younger daughter;She's apt to learn and thankful for good turns.165Signior Petruchio, will you go with us,Or shall I send my daughter Kate to you?Pet.I pray you do;I willattend her here,[ExeuntBaptista, Gremio, Tranio, and Hortensio.And woo her with some spirit when she comes.Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain170She sings as sweetly as a nightingale:Say that she frown; I'll say she looks as clearAs morning roses newly wash'd with dew:Say she be mute and will not speak a word;Then I'll commend her volubility,175And say she uttereth piercing eloquence:If she do bid me pack, I'll give her thanks,As though she bid me stay by her a week:If she deny to wed, I'll crave the dayWhen I shall ask thebanns, and when be married.180But here she comes; and now, Petruchio, speak.EnterKatharina.Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear.Kath.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing:They call me Katharine that do talk of me.Pet.You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate,185AndbonnyKate, and sometimes Kate the curst;But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom,Kate of Kate-Hall, my super-dainty Kate,For dainties are allKates, and therefore, Kate,Take this of me, Kate of my consolation;190Hearing thy mildness praised in every town,Thy virtues spoke of, and thy beautysounded,Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs,Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife.Kath.Moved! in good time: let him that moved you hither195Remove you hence: I knew you at the firstYou were a moveable.Pet.Why, what's a moveable?Kath.Ajoin'd-stool.Pet.Thou hast hit it: come, sit on me.Kath.Asses are made to bear, and so are you.Pet.Women are made to bear, and so are you.200Kath.No suchjade as you, if me you mean.Pet.Alas, good Kate, I will not burden thee!For, knowing thee to be but young and light,—Kath.Too light for such a swain as you to catch;And yet as heavy as my weight should be.Pet.Should be! should—buzz!205Kath.Well ta'en, and like a buzzard.Pet.O slow-wing'd turtle! shall a buzzard take thee?Kath.Ay, for a turtle, as he takes a buzzard.Pet.Come, come, you wasp; i' faith, you are too angry.Kath.If I be waspish,bestbeware my sting.210Pet.My remedy is then, to pluck it out.Kath.Ay, if the fool couldfind itwhere it lies.Pet.Whoknows not where a waspdoeswear his sting?In his tail.Kath.In his tongue.Pet.Whose tongue?Kath.Yours, if you talk oftails: and so farewell.215Pet.What, with my tongue in your tail?nay, come again,Good Kate; I am a gentleman.Kath.That I'll try.[She strikes him.Pet.I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.Kath.Somay you lose your arms:If you strike me, you are no gentleman;220And if no gentleman, why then no arms.Pet.A herald, Kate? O, put me in thy books!Kath.What is your crest? a coxcomb?Pet.A combless cock, so Kate will be my hen.Kath.No cock of mine; you crow too like a craven.225Pet.Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour.Kath.It is my fashion, when I see a crab.Pet.Why, here's no crab; and therefore look notsour.Kath.There is, there is.Pet.Then show it me.Kath.Had I a glass, I would.Pet.What, you mean my face?230Kath.Well aim'd of such a young one.Pet.Now, by Saint George, I am too young for you.Kath.Yet you are wither'd.Pet.'Tis with cares.Kath.I care not.Pet.Nay, hear you, Kate: in sooth you scape not so.Kath.I chafe you, if I tarry: let me go.235Pet.No, not a whit: I find you passing gentle.'Twas told me you were rough and coy and sullen,And now I find report a very liar;For thou art pleasant, gamesome, passing courteous,But slow in speech, yet sweet as spring-time flowers:240Thou canst not frown, thou canst not lookaskance,Nor bite the lip, as angry wenches will,Nor hast thou pleasure to be cross in talk,But thou with mildness entertain'st thy wooers,With gentle conference, soft and affable.245Whydoesthe world report that Kate doth limp?O slanderous world! Kate like the hazel-twigIs straight and slender and as brown in hueAs hazel-nuts and sweeter than the kernels.O, let me see thee walk: thou dost not halt.250Kath.Go, fool, and whom thoukeep'stcommand.Pet.Did ever Dian so become a groveAs Kate this chamber with her princely gait?O, be thou Dian, and let her be Kate;And then let Kate be chaste and Dian sportful!255Kath.Where did you study all this goodly speech?Pet.It is extempore, from my mother-wit.Kath.A witty mother!witlesselseher son.Pet.Am I not wise?Kath.Yes;keepyou warm.Pet.Marry, so I mean, sweet Katharine, in thy bed:260And therefore, setting all this chat aside,Thus in plain terms: your father hath consentedThat you shall be my wife; your dowry 'greed on;And, will you, nill you, I will marry you.Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn;265For, by this light, whereby I see thy beauty,Thy beauty, that doth make me like thee well,Thou must be married to no man but me;For I am he am born to tame you Kate,And bring you from awild Kateto a Kate270Conformable as other householdKates.Here comes your father: never make denial;I must and will have Katharine to my wife.Re-enterBaptista, Gremio,andTranio.Bap.Now, Signior Petruchio, how speed you with my daughter?Pet.How but well, sir? how but well?275It were impossible I should speed amiss.Bap.Why, how now, daughter Katharine! in your dumps?Kath.Call you me daughter? now, I promise youYou haveshow'd a tender fatherly regard,To wish me wed to one half lunatic;280A mad-cap ruffian and a swearing Jack,That thinks with oaths to face the matter out.Pet.Father, 'tis thus: yourself and all the world,That talk'd of her, have talk'd amiss of her:If she be curst, it is for policy,285For she's not froward, but modest as the dove;She is not hot, but temperate as themorn;For patience she will prove a secondGrissel,And Roman Lucrece for her chastity:And to conclude,we have'greed so well together,290That upon Sunday is the wedding-day.Kath.I'll see thee hang'donSunday first.Gre.Hark, Petruchio; she says she'll see theehang'dfirst.Tra.Is this your speeding?nay, then, good night ourpart!Pet.Be patient,gentlemen; I choose her for myself:295If she and I be pleased, what's that to you?'Tis bargain'd 'twixt us twain, being alone,That she shall still be curst in company.I tell you, 'tis incredible to believeHow much she loves me: O, the kindest Kate!300She hung about my neck; and kiss on kissSheviedso fast, protesting oath on oath,That in a twink she won me to her love.O, you are novices! 'tis a world to see,How tame, when men and women are alone,305A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew.Give me thy hand, Kate: I will unto Venice,To buy apparel 'gainst the wedding-day.Provide the feast, father, and bid the guests;I will be sure my Katharine shall be fine.310Bap.I know not what to say: but givemeyour hands;God send you joy, Petruchio! 'tis a match.Gre. Tra.Amen, say we: we will be witnesses.Pet.Father, and wife, and gentlemen, adieu;I will to Venice; Sunday comes apace:315We will have rings, and things, and fine array;And, kiss me, Kate,we will be marriedo' Sunday.[Exeunt Petruchio and Katharina severally.Gre.Was ever match clapp'd up so suddenly?Bap.Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchant's part,And venture madly on a desperate mart.320Tra.'Twas a commodity lay fretting by you:'Twill bring you gain, or perish on the seas.Bap.The gain I seek is, quietinthe match.Gre.No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch.But now, Baptista, to your younger daughter:325Now is the day we long have looked for:I am your neighbour, and was suitor first.Tra.And I am one that love Bianca moreThan words can witness, or your thoughts can guess.Gre.Youngling, thou canst not love so dear as I.Tra.Greybeard, thy love doth freeze.330Gre.But thine doth fry.Skipper, stand back: 'tis age that nourisheth.Tra.But youth in ladies' eyes that flourisheth.Bap.Content you, gentlemen: I will compound this strife:'Tis deeds must win the prize; and he, of both,335That can assure my daughter greatest dowerShall havemy Bianca's love.Say, Signior Gremio, what can you assure her?Gre.First, as you know, my house within the cityIs richly furnished with plate and gold;340Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;My hangings all of Tyrian tapestry;In ivory coffers I have stuff'd my crowns;In cypress chests myarrascounterpoints,Costly apparel, tents, and canopies,345Fine linen, Turkey cushions boss'd with pearl,Valanceof Venice gold in needlework,Pewter and brass and all things thatbelongTo house or housekeeping: then, at my farmI have a hundred milch-kine to the pail,350Sixscore fat oxen standing in my stalls,And all things answerable to thisportion.Myself amstruckin years, I must confess;And if I die to-morrow, this is hers,If whilst I live she will be only mine.355Tra.That 'only' came well in. Sir, list to me:I am my father's heir and only son:If I may have your daughter to my wife,I'll leave her houses three or four as good,Within rich Pisa walls, as any one360Old Signior Gremio has in Padua;Besides two thousand ducats by the yearOf fruitful land, all which shall be herjointure.What, have I pinch'd you, Signior Gremio?Gre.Two thousand ducats by the year of land!365My land amountsnot toso much in all:That she shall have; besides an argosyThat now is lying inMarseilles'road.What, have I choked you with an argosy?Tra.Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less370Than three great argosies; besides two galliasses,And twelve tight galleys: these I will assure her,And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.Gre.Nay, I have offer'd all, I have no more;And she can have no more than all I have:375If you like me, she shall have me and mine.Tra.Why, then the maid is mine from all the world,By your firm promise: Gremio is out-vied.Bap.I must confess your offer is the best;And, let your father make her the assurance,380She is your own; else, you must pardon me,If you should die before him, where's her dower?Tra.That's but a cavil: he is old, I young.Gre.And may not young men die, as well as old?Bap.Well,gentlemen,385I am thusresolved: on Sunday next you knowMy daughter Katharine is to be married:Now, ontheSunday following,shall BiancaBe brideto you, if youmake this assurance;If not, to Signior Gremio:390And so, I take my leave, and thank you both.Gre.Adieu, good neighbour.[Exit Baptista.Now I fear thee not:Sirrah young gamester, your father were a foolTo give thee all, and in his waning ageSet foot under thy table: tut, a toy!395An old Italian fox is not so kind, my boy.[Exit.Tra.A vengeance on your crafty wither'd hide!Yet I have faced it with a card of ten.'Tis in my head to do my master good:I see no reason but supposed Lucentio400Mustget a father, call'd—supposed Vincentio;And that's awonder: fathers commonlyDo get their children; but in this case ofwooing,A child shall get a sire, if I fail not of mycunning.[Exit.

Bian.Good sister, wrong me not, nor wrong yourself,

To make a bondmaid and a slave of me;

That I disdain: but for these othergawds,

Unbind my hands, I 'llpullthem off myself,

Yea, all my raiment, to my petticoat;

Or what you will command me will I do,

So well I know my duty to my elders.

Kath.Of all thy suitors, hereI charge thee, tellWhom thou lovest best: see thou dissemble not.

Kath.Of all thy suitors, hereI charge thee, tell

Whom thou lovest best: see thou dissemble not.

10Bian.Believe me, sister, of allthemen aliveI never yet beheld that special faceWhich I could fancy more than any other.

Bian.Believe me, sister, of allthemen alive

I never yet beheld that special face

Which I could fancy more than any other.

Kath.Minion, thou liest.Is'tnot Hortensio?

Bian.Ifyouaffect him, sister, here I swear15I'll plead for you myself, but you shall have him.

Bian.Ifyouaffect him, sister, here I swear

I'll plead for you myself, but you shall have him.

Kath.O then, belike, you fancy riches more:You will have Gremio to keepyou fair.

Kath.O then, belike, you fancy riches more:

You will have Gremio to keepyou fair.

Bian.Is it for him you doenvy me so?Nay then you jest, and now I well perceive20You have but jested with me all this while:I prithee, sister Kate,untiemy hands.

Bian.Is it for him you doenvy me so?

Nay then you jest, and now I well perceive

You have but jested with me all this while:

I prithee, sister Kate,untiemy hands.

Kath.If that be jest, then all the rest was so.[Strikes her.

EnterBaptista.

Bap.Why, how now, dame! whence grows this insolence?Bianca, stand aside. Poor girl! she weeps.25Go plythyneedle; meddle not with her.For shame, thou hilding of a devilish spirit,Why dost thou wrong her that did ne'er wrong thee?When did she cross thee with a bitter word?

Bap.Why, how now, dame! whence grows this insolence?

Bianca, stand aside. Poor girl! she weeps.

Go plythyneedle; meddle not with her.

For shame, thou hilding of a devilish spirit,

Why dost thou wrong her that did ne'er wrong thee?

When did she cross thee with a bitter word?

Kath.Her silence flouts me, and I'll be revenged.[Flies after Bianca.

Kath.Her silence flouts me, and I'll be revenged.

[Flies after Bianca.

30Bap.What, in my sight? Bianca, get thee in.[Exit Bianca.

Bap.What, in my sight? Bianca, get thee in.

[Exit Bianca.

Kath.What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I seeShe is your treasure, she must have a husband;I must dance bare-foot on her wedding dayAnd for your love to her lead apes in hell.35Talk not to me: I will go sit and weepTill I can find occasion of revenge.[Exit.

Kath.What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I see

She is your treasure, she must have a husband;

I must dance bare-foot on her wedding day

And for your love to her lead apes in hell.

Talk not to me: I will go sit and weep

Till I can find occasion of revenge.[Exit.

Bap.Wasevergentleman thus grieved as I?But who comes here?

Bap.Wasevergentleman thus grieved as I?

But who comes here?

EnterGremio,Lucentioin the habit of a mean man;Petruchio,withHortensioas a musician;andTranio,withBiondellobearing a lute and books.

Gre.Good morrow, neighbour Baptista.

40Bap.Good morrow, neighbour Gremio.God saveyou,gentlemen!

Bap.Good morrow, neighbour Gremio.God saveyou,

gentlemen!

Pet.And you, good sir! Pray, have you not a daughterCall'd Katharina,fairand virtuous?

Pet.And you, good sir! Pray, have you not a daughter

Call'd Katharina,fairand virtuous?

Bap.I have a daughter, sir, called Katharina.

45Gre.You aretooblunt: go to it orderly.

Gre.You aretooblunt: go to it orderly.

Pet.You wrong me, Signior Gremio: give me leave.I am a gentleman of Verona, sir,That, hearing of her beauty and her wit,Her affability and bashful modesty,50Herwondrousqualities and mild behaviour,Am bold to show myself a forward guestWithin your house, to make mine eye the witnessOf that report which I so oft have heard.And, for an entrance to my entertainment,55I do present you with a man of mine,[Presenting Hortensio.Cunning in music and the mathematics,To instruct her fully in those sciences,Whereof I know she is not ignorant:Accept of him, or else you do me wrong:60His name isLicio, born in Mantua.

Pet.You wrong me, Signior Gremio: give me leave.

I am a gentleman of Verona, sir,

That, hearing of her beauty and her wit,

Her affability and bashful modesty,

Herwondrousqualities and mild behaviour,

Am bold to show myself a forward guest

Within your house, to make mine eye the witness

Of that report which I so oft have heard.

And, for an entrance to my entertainment,

I do present you with a man of mine,[Presenting Hortensio.

Cunning in music and the mathematics,

To instruct her fully in those sciences,

Whereof I know she is not ignorant:

Accept of him, or else you do me wrong:

His name isLicio, born in Mantua.

Bap.You'rewelcome, sir; and he, for your good sake.But for my daughterKatharine, this I know,She is not for your turn,the moremy grief.

Bap.You'rewelcome, sir; and he, for your good sake.

But for my daughterKatharine, this I know,

She is not for your turn,the moremy grief.

Pet.I see you do not mean to part with her,65Or else you like not of my company.

Pet.I see you do not mean to part with her,

Or else you like not of my company.

Bap.Mistake me not; I speak butasI find.Whence are you, sir? what may I call your name?

Bap.Mistake me not; I speak butasI find.

Whence are you, sir? what may I call your name?

Pet.Petruchio is my name; Antonio's son,A man well known throughout all Italy.

Pet.Petruchio is my name; Antonio's son,

A man well known throughout all Italy.

70Bap.I know him well: you are welcome for his sake.

Bap.I know him well: you are welcome for his sake.

Gre.Savingyour tale, Petruchio,I pray,Let us, that are poor petitioners, speak too:Baccare! you are marvellous forward.

Gre.Savingyour tale, Petruchio,I pray,

Let us, that are poor petitioners, speak too:

Baccare! you are marvellous forward.

Pet.O, pardon me, Signior Gremio; I would fain be doing.

75Gre.I doubtit not, sir; but you will curse yourwooing.Neighbour, this is a gift very grateful, I am sure of it.Toexpress the like kindness, myself, that have been morekindlybeholdingto you than any,freely give unto youthis young scholar[presenting Lucentio], that hath been80long studying atRheims;as cunning inGreek, Latin, andother languages, as the other in music andmathematics:his name is Cambio;pray, accept his service.

Gre.I doubtit not, sir; but you will curse yourwooing.

Neighbour, this is a gift very grateful, I am sure of it.To

express the like kindness, myself, that have been more

kindlybeholdingto you than any,freely give unto you

this young scholar[presenting Lucentio], that hath been

long studying atRheims;as cunning inGreek, Latin, and

other languages, as the other in music andmathematics:

his name is Cambio;pray, accept his service.

Bap.A thousandthanks,SigniorGremio. Welcome,good Cambio. But, gentle sir[to Tranio], methinks you85walk like a stranger: may I be so bold to know the causeof your coming?

Bap.A thousandthanks,SigniorGremio. Welcome,

good Cambio. But, gentle sir[to Tranio], methinks you

walk like a stranger: may I be so bold to know the cause

of your coming?

Tra.Pardon me, sir, the boldness is mine own;That, being a stranger in this city here,Do makemyselfa suitor to your daughter,90Unto Bianca, fair and virtuous.Nor is your firm resolve unknown to me,In the preferment of the eldest sister.This liberty is all that I request,That, upon knowledge of my parentage,95I may have welcome 'mongst the rest that wooAnd free access and favour as the rest:And, toward the education of your daughters,I here bestow a simple instrument,And this smallpacketof Greek and Latin books:100If you accept them, then their worth isgreat.

Tra.Pardon me, sir, the boldness is mine own;

That, being a stranger in this city here,

Do makemyselfa suitor to your daughter,

Unto Bianca, fair and virtuous.

Nor is your firm resolve unknown to me,

In the preferment of the eldest sister.

This liberty is all that I request,

That, upon knowledge of my parentage,

I may have welcome 'mongst the rest that woo

And free access and favour as the rest:

And, toward the education of your daughters,

I here bestow a simple instrument,

And this smallpacketof Greek and Latin books:

If you accept them, then their worth isgreat.

Bap.Lucentio is your name; of whence, I pray?

Tra.Of Pisa, sir; son to Vincentio.

Bap.A mighty man ofPisa; by reportIknowhim well:you arevery welcome, sir.105Take you the lute, and you the set of books;You shall go see your pupils presently.Holla,within!

Bap.A mighty man ofPisa; by report

Iknowhim well:you arevery welcome, sir.

Take you the lute, and you the set of books;

You shall go see your pupils presently.

Holla,within!

Enter aServant.

Sirrah,leadthese gentlemenTomydaughters;andtellthem both,These are their tutors: bid them use them well.[ExitServant, with Luc. and Hor., Bio. following.110We will go walk a little in the orchard,And then to dinner. You are passing welcome,And so I pray you all to think yourselves.

Sirrah,leadthese gentlemen

Tomydaughters;andtellthem both,

These are their tutors: bid them use them well.

[ExitServant, with Luc. and Hor., Bio. following.

We will go walk a little in the orchard,

And then to dinner. You are passing welcome,

And so I pray you all to think yourselves.

Pet.Signior Baptista, my business asketh haste,And every day I cannot come to woo.115Youknewmy father well, and in him me,Leftsolelyheir to all his lands and goods,Which I have better'd rather than decreased:Then tell me, if I get your daughter's love,What dowry shall I have with her to wife?

Pet.Signior Baptista, my business asketh haste,

And every day I cannot come to woo.

Youknewmy father well, and in him me,

Leftsolelyheir to all his lands and goods,

Which I have better'd rather than decreased:

Then tell me, if I get your daughter's love,

What dowry shall I have with her to wife?

120Bap.After my death the one half of my lands,And in possession twenty thousand crowns.

Bap.After my death the one half of my lands,

And in possession twenty thousand crowns.

Pet.And, for that dowry, I 'll assure herofHer widowhood, be it that she survive me,In all my lands and leaseswhatsoever:125Let specialties be therefore drawn between us,That covenants may be kept on either hand.

Pet.And, for that dowry, I 'll assure herof

Her widowhood, be it that she survive me,

In all my lands and leaseswhatsoever:

Let specialties be therefore drawn between us,

That covenants may be kept on either hand.

Bap.Ay, when the special thing is well obtain'd,That is, her love; for that is all in all.

Bap.Ay, when the special thing is well obtain'd,

That is, her love; for that is all in all.

Pet.Why, that is nothing; for I tell you, father,130I am as peremptory as she proud-minded;And where two raging fires meet togetherThey do consume the thing that feeds their fury:Though little fire grows great with little wind,Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all:135So I to her and so she yields to me;For I am rough and woo not like a babe.

Pet.Why, that is nothing; for I tell you, father,

I am as peremptory as she proud-minded;

And where two raging fires meet together

They do consume the thing that feeds their fury:

Though little fire grows great with little wind,

Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all:

So I to her and so she yields to me;

For I am rough and woo not like a babe.

Bap.Well mayst thou woo, and happy be thy speed!But be thou arm'd for some unhappy words.

Bap.Well mayst thou woo, and happy be thy speed!

But be thou arm'd for some unhappy words.

Pet.Ay, to the proof; as mountains are for winds,140Thatshakenot, though they blow perpetually.

Pet.Ay, to the proof; as mountains are for winds,

Thatshakenot, though they blow perpetually.

Re-enterHortensio,with his head broke.

Bap.How now, my friend! why dost thou look so pale?

Hor.For fear, I promise you, if I look pale.

Bap.What, will my daughter prove a good musician?

Hor.I think she'llsoonerprove a soldier:145Iron may hold with her, but never lutes.

Hor.I think she'llsoonerprove a soldier:

Iron may hold with her, but never lutes.

Bap.Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?

Hor.Why, no; for she hath broke the luteto me.I did but tell her she mistook her frets,And bow'd her hand to teach her fingering;150When, with amostimpatient devilish spirit,'Frets, call youthese?' quoth she; 'I'll fume with them:'And, with that word, she struck me on the head,And through the instrument my pate made way;And there I stood amazed for a while,155As on a pillory, looking through the lute;While she did call merascal fiddlerAnd twangling Jack; with twenty such vile terms,Ashad shestudied to misuse me so.

Hor.Why, no; for she hath broke the luteto me.

I did but tell her she mistook her frets,

And bow'd her hand to teach her fingering;

When, with amostimpatient devilish spirit,

'Frets, call youthese?' quoth she; 'I'll fume with them:'

And, with that word, she struck me on the head,

And through the instrument my pate made way;

And there I stood amazed for a while,

As on a pillory, looking through the lute;

While she did call merascal fiddler

And twangling Jack; with twenty such vile terms,

Ashad shestudied to misuse me so.

Pet.Now, by the world, it is a lusty wench;160I love her ten times more than e'er I did:O, how I long to have some chat with her!

Pet.Now, by the world, it is a lusty wench;

I love her ten times more than e'er I did:

O, how I long to have some chat with her!

Bap.Well, go with me and be not sodiscomfited:Proceed in practice with my younger daughter;She's apt to learn and thankful for good turns.165Signior Petruchio, will you go with us,Or shall I send my daughter Kate to you?

Bap.Well, go with me and be not sodiscomfited:

Proceed in practice with my younger daughter;

She's apt to learn and thankful for good turns.

Signior Petruchio, will you go with us,

Or shall I send my daughter Kate to you?

Pet.I pray you do;I willattend her here,[ExeuntBaptista, Gremio, Tranio, and Hortensio.And woo her with some spirit when she comes.Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain170She sings as sweetly as a nightingale:Say that she frown; I'll say she looks as clearAs morning roses newly wash'd with dew:Say she be mute and will not speak a word;Then I'll commend her volubility,175And say she uttereth piercing eloquence:If she do bid me pack, I'll give her thanks,As though she bid me stay by her a week:If she deny to wed, I'll crave the dayWhen I shall ask thebanns, and when be married.180But here she comes; and now, Petruchio, speak.

Pet.I pray you do;I willattend her here,

[ExeuntBaptista, Gremio, Tranio, and Hortensio.

And woo her with some spirit when she comes.

Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain

She sings as sweetly as a nightingale:

Say that she frown; I'll say she looks as clear

As morning roses newly wash'd with dew:

Say she be mute and will not speak a word;

Then I'll commend her volubility,

And say she uttereth piercing eloquence:

If she do bid me pack, I'll give her thanks,

As though she bid me stay by her a week:

If she deny to wed, I'll crave the day

When I shall ask thebanns, and when be married.

But here she comes; and now, Petruchio, speak.

EnterKatharina.

Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear.

Kath.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing:They call me Katharine that do talk of me.

Kath.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing:

They call me Katharine that do talk of me.

Pet.You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate,185AndbonnyKate, and sometimes Kate the curst;But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom,Kate of Kate-Hall, my super-dainty Kate,For dainties are allKates, and therefore, Kate,Take this of me, Kate of my consolation;190Hearing thy mildness praised in every town,Thy virtues spoke of, and thy beautysounded,Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs,Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife.

Pet.You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate,

AndbonnyKate, and sometimes Kate the curst;

But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom,

Kate of Kate-Hall, my super-dainty Kate,

For dainties are allKates, and therefore, Kate,

Take this of me, Kate of my consolation;

Hearing thy mildness praised in every town,

Thy virtues spoke of, and thy beautysounded,

Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs,

Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife.

Kath.Moved! in good time: let him that moved you hither195Remove you hence: I knew you at the firstYou were a moveable.

Kath.Moved! in good time: let him that moved you hither

Remove you hence: I knew you at the first

You were a moveable.

Pet.Why, what's a moveable?

Kath.Ajoin'd-stool.

Pet.Thou hast hit it: come, sit on me.

Kath.Asses are made to bear, and so are you.

Pet.Women are made to bear, and so are you.

200Kath.No suchjade as you, if me you mean.

Kath.No suchjade as you, if me you mean.

Pet.Alas, good Kate, I will not burden thee!For, knowing thee to be but young and light,—

Pet.Alas, good Kate, I will not burden thee!

For, knowing thee to be but young and light,—

Kath.Too light for such a swain as you to catch;And yet as heavy as my weight should be.

Kath.Too light for such a swain as you to catch;

And yet as heavy as my weight should be.

Pet.Should be! should—buzz!

205Kath.Well ta'en, and like a buzzard.

Kath.Well ta'en, and like a buzzard.

Pet.O slow-wing'd turtle! shall a buzzard take thee?

Kath.Ay, for a turtle, as he takes a buzzard.

Pet.Come, come, you wasp; i' faith, you are too angry.

Kath.If I be waspish,bestbeware my sting.

210Pet.My remedy is then, to pluck it out.

Pet.My remedy is then, to pluck it out.

Kath.Ay, if the fool couldfind itwhere it lies.

Pet.Whoknows not where a waspdoeswear his sting?In his tail.

Pet.Whoknows not where a waspdoeswear his sting?

In his tail.

Kath.In his tongue.

Pet.Whose tongue?

Kath.Yours, if you talk oftails: and so farewell.

215Pet.What, with my tongue in your tail?nay, come again,Good Kate; I am a gentleman.

Pet.What, with my tongue in your tail?nay, come again,

Good Kate; I am a gentleman.

Kath.That I'll try.[She strikes him.

Pet.I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.

Kath.Somay you lose your arms:If you strike me, you are no gentleman;220And if no gentleman, why then no arms.

Kath.Somay you lose your arms:

If you strike me, you are no gentleman;

And if no gentleman, why then no arms.

Pet.A herald, Kate? O, put me in thy books!

Kath.What is your crest? a coxcomb?

Pet.A combless cock, so Kate will be my hen.

Kath.No cock of mine; you crow too like a craven.

225Pet.Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour.

Pet.Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour.

Kath.It is my fashion, when I see a crab.

Pet.Why, here's no crab; and therefore look notsour.

Kath.There is, there is.

Pet.Then show it me.

Kath.Had I a glass, I would.

Pet.What, you mean my face?

230Kath.Well aim'd of such a young one.

Kath.Well aim'd of such a young one.

Pet.Now, by Saint George, I am too young for you.

Kath.Yet you are wither'd.

Pet.'Tis with cares.

Kath.I care not.

Pet.Nay, hear you, Kate: in sooth you scape not so.

Kath.I chafe you, if I tarry: let me go.

235Pet.No, not a whit: I find you passing gentle.'Twas told me you were rough and coy and sullen,And now I find report a very liar;For thou art pleasant, gamesome, passing courteous,But slow in speech, yet sweet as spring-time flowers:240Thou canst not frown, thou canst not lookaskance,Nor bite the lip, as angry wenches will,Nor hast thou pleasure to be cross in talk,But thou with mildness entertain'st thy wooers,With gentle conference, soft and affable.245Whydoesthe world report that Kate doth limp?O slanderous world! Kate like the hazel-twigIs straight and slender and as brown in hueAs hazel-nuts and sweeter than the kernels.O, let me see thee walk: thou dost not halt.

Pet.No, not a whit: I find you passing gentle.

'Twas told me you were rough and coy and sullen,

And now I find report a very liar;

For thou art pleasant, gamesome, passing courteous,

But slow in speech, yet sweet as spring-time flowers:

Thou canst not frown, thou canst not lookaskance,

Nor bite the lip, as angry wenches will,

Nor hast thou pleasure to be cross in talk,

But thou with mildness entertain'st thy wooers,

With gentle conference, soft and affable.

Whydoesthe world report that Kate doth limp?

O slanderous world! Kate like the hazel-twig

Is straight and slender and as brown in hue

As hazel-nuts and sweeter than the kernels.

O, let me see thee walk: thou dost not halt.

250Kath.Go, fool, and whom thoukeep'stcommand.

Kath.Go, fool, and whom thoukeep'stcommand.

Pet.Did ever Dian so become a groveAs Kate this chamber with her princely gait?O, be thou Dian, and let her be Kate;And then let Kate be chaste and Dian sportful!

Pet.Did ever Dian so become a grove

As Kate this chamber with her princely gait?

O, be thou Dian, and let her be Kate;

And then let Kate be chaste and Dian sportful!

255Kath.Where did you study all this goodly speech?

Kath.Where did you study all this goodly speech?

Pet.It is extempore, from my mother-wit.

Kath.A witty mother!witlesselseher son.

Pet.Am I not wise?

Kath.Yes;keepyou warm.

Pet.Marry, so I mean, sweet Katharine, in thy bed:260And therefore, setting all this chat aside,Thus in plain terms: your father hath consentedThat you shall be my wife; your dowry 'greed on;And, will you, nill you, I will marry you.Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn;265For, by this light, whereby I see thy beauty,Thy beauty, that doth make me like thee well,Thou must be married to no man but me;For I am he am born to tame you Kate,And bring you from awild Kateto a Kate270Conformable as other householdKates.Here comes your father: never make denial;I must and will have Katharine to my wife.

Pet.Marry, so I mean, sweet Katharine, in thy bed:

And therefore, setting all this chat aside,

Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented

That you shall be my wife; your dowry 'greed on;

And, will you, nill you, I will marry you.

Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn;

For, by this light, whereby I see thy beauty,

Thy beauty, that doth make me like thee well,

Thou must be married to no man but me;

For I am he am born to tame you Kate,

And bring you from awild Kateto a Kate

Conformable as other householdKates.

Here comes your father: never make denial;

I must and will have Katharine to my wife.

Re-enterBaptista, Gremio,andTranio.

Bap.Now, Signior Petruchio, how speed you with my daughter?

Pet.How but well, sir? how but well?275It were impossible I should speed amiss.

Pet.How but well, sir? how but well?

It were impossible I should speed amiss.

Bap.Why, how now, daughter Katharine! in your dumps?

Kath.Call you me daughter? now, I promise youYou haveshow'd a tender fatherly regard,To wish me wed to one half lunatic;280A mad-cap ruffian and a swearing Jack,That thinks with oaths to face the matter out.

Kath.Call you me daughter? now, I promise you

You haveshow'd a tender fatherly regard,

To wish me wed to one half lunatic;

A mad-cap ruffian and a swearing Jack,

That thinks with oaths to face the matter out.

Pet.Father, 'tis thus: yourself and all the world,That talk'd of her, have talk'd amiss of her:If she be curst, it is for policy,285For she's not froward, but modest as the dove;She is not hot, but temperate as themorn;For patience she will prove a secondGrissel,And Roman Lucrece for her chastity:And to conclude,we have'greed so well together,290That upon Sunday is the wedding-day.

Pet.Father, 'tis thus: yourself and all the world,

That talk'd of her, have talk'd amiss of her:

If she be curst, it is for policy,

For she's not froward, but modest as the dove;

She is not hot, but temperate as themorn;

For patience she will prove a secondGrissel,

And Roman Lucrece for her chastity:

And to conclude,we have'greed so well together,

That upon Sunday is the wedding-day.

Kath.I'll see thee hang'donSunday first.

Gre.Hark, Petruchio; she says she'll see theehang'dfirst.

Tra.Is this your speeding?nay, then, good night ourpart!

Pet.Be patient,gentlemen; I choose her for myself:295If she and I be pleased, what's that to you?'Tis bargain'd 'twixt us twain, being alone,That she shall still be curst in company.I tell you, 'tis incredible to believeHow much she loves me: O, the kindest Kate!300She hung about my neck; and kiss on kissSheviedso fast, protesting oath on oath,That in a twink she won me to her love.O, you are novices! 'tis a world to see,How tame, when men and women are alone,305A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew.Give me thy hand, Kate: I will unto Venice,To buy apparel 'gainst the wedding-day.Provide the feast, father, and bid the guests;I will be sure my Katharine shall be fine.

Pet.Be patient,gentlemen; I choose her for myself:

If she and I be pleased, what's that to you?

'Tis bargain'd 'twixt us twain, being alone,

That she shall still be curst in company.

I tell you, 'tis incredible to believe

How much she loves me: O, the kindest Kate!

She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss

Sheviedso fast, protesting oath on oath,

That in a twink she won me to her love.

O, you are novices! 'tis a world to see,

How tame, when men and women are alone,

A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew.

Give me thy hand, Kate: I will unto Venice,

To buy apparel 'gainst the wedding-day.

Provide the feast, father, and bid the guests;

I will be sure my Katharine shall be fine.

310Bap.I know not what to say: but givemeyour hands;God send you joy, Petruchio! 'tis a match.

Bap.I know not what to say: but givemeyour hands;

God send you joy, Petruchio! 'tis a match.

Gre. Tra.Amen, say we: we will be witnesses.

Pet.Father, and wife, and gentlemen, adieu;I will to Venice; Sunday comes apace:315We will have rings, and things, and fine array;And, kiss me, Kate,we will be marriedo' Sunday.[Exeunt Petruchio and Katharina severally.

Pet.Father, and wife, and gentlemen, adieu;

I will to Venice; Sunday comes apace:

We will have rings, and things, and fine array;

And, kiss me, Kate,we will be marriedo' Sunday.

[Exeunt Petruchio and Katharina severally.

Gre.Was ever match clapp'd up so suddenly?

Bap.Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchant's part,And venture madly on a desperate mart.

Bap.Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchant's part,

And venture madly on a desperate mart.

320Tra.'Twas a commodity lay fretting by you:'Twill bring you gain, or perish on the seas.

Tra.'Twas a commodity lay fretting by you:

'Twill bring you gain, or perish on the seas.

Bap.The gain I seek is, quietinthe match.

Gre.No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch.But now, Baptista, to your younger daughter:325Now is the day we long have looked for:I am your neighbour, and was suitor first.

Gre.No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch.

But now, Baptista, to your younger daughter:

Now is the day we long have looked for:

I am your neighbour, and was suitor first.

Tra.And I am one that love Bianca moreThan words can witness, or your thoughts can guess.

Tra.And I am one that love Bianca more

Than words can witness, or your thoughts can guess.

Gre.Youngling, thou canst not love so dear as I.

Tra.Greybeard, thy love doth freeze.

330Gre.But thine doth fry.Skipper, stand back: 'tis age that nourisheth.

Gre.But thine doth fry.

Skipper, stand back: 'tis age that nourisheth.

Tra.But youth in ladies' eyes that flourisheth.

Bap.Content you, gentlemen: I will compound this strife:'Tis deeds must win the prize; and he, of both,335That can assure my daughter greatest dowerShall havemy Bianca's love.Say, Signior Gremio, what can you assure her?

Bap.Content you, gentlemen: I will compound this strife:

'Tis deeds must win the prize; and he, of both,

That can assure my daughter greatest dower

Shall havemy Bianca's love.

Say, Signior Gremio, what can you assure her?

Gre.First, as you know, my house within the cityIs richly furnished with plate and gold;340Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;My hangings all of Tyrian tapestry;In ivory coffers I have stuff'd my crowns;In cypress chests myarrascounterpoints,Costly apparel, tents, and canopies,345Fine linen, Turkey cushions boss'd with pearl,Valanceof Venice gold in needlework,Pewter and brass and all things thatbelongTo house or housekeeping: then, at my farmI have a hundred milch-kine to the pail,350Sixscore fat oxen standing in my stalls,And all things answerable to thisportion.Myself amstruckin years, I must confess;And if I die to-morrow, this is hers,If whilst I live she will be only mine.

Gre.First, as you know, my house within the city

Is richly furnished with plate and gold;

Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;

My hangings all of Tyrian tapestry;

In ivory coffers I have stuff'd my crowns;

In cypress chests myarrascounterpoints,

Costly apparel, tents, and canopies,

Fine linen, Turkey cushions boss'd with pearl,

Valanceof Venice gold in needlework,

Pewter and brass and all things thatbelong

To house or housekeeping: then, at my farm

I have a hundred milch-kine to the pail,

Sixscore fat oxen standing in my stalls,

And all things answerable to thisportion.

Myself amstruckin years, I must confess;

And if I die to-morrow, this is hers,

If whilst I live she will be only mine.

355Tra.That 'only' came well in. Sir, list to me:I am my father's heir and only son:If I may have your daughter to my wife,I'll leave her houses three or four as good,Within rich Pisa walls, as any one360Old Signior Gremio has in Padua;Besides two thousand ducats by the yearOf fruitful land, all which shall be herjointure.What, have I pinch'd you, Signior Gremio?

Tra.That 'only' came well in. Sir, list to me:

I am my father's heir and only son:

If I may have your daughter to my wife,

I'll leave her houses three or four as good,

Within rich Pisa walls, as any one

Old Signior Gremio has in Padua;

Besides two thousand ducats by the year

Of fruitful land, all which shall be herjointure.

What, have I pinch'd you, Signior Gremio?

Gre.Two thousand ducats by the year of land!365My land amountsnot toso much in all:That she shall have; besides an argosyThat now is lying inMarseilles'road.What, have I choked you with an argosy?

Gre.Two thousand ducats by the year of land!

My land amountsnot toso much in all:

That she shall have; besides an argosy

That now is lying inMarseilles'road.

What, have I choked you with an argosy?

Tra.Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less370Than three great argosies; besides two galliasses,And twelve tight galleys: these I will assure her,And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.

Tra.Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less

Than three great argosies; besides two galliasses,

And twelve tight galleys: these I will assure her,

And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.

Gre.Nay, I have offer'd all, I have no more;And she can have no more than all I have:375If you like me, she shall have me and mine.

Gre.Nay, I have offer'd all, I have no more;

And she can have no more than all I have:

If you like me, she shall have me and mine.

Tra.Why, then the maid is mine from all the world,By your firm promise: Gremio is out-vied.

Tra.Why, then the maid is mine from all the world,

By your firm promise: Gremio is out-vied.

Bap.I must confess your offer is the best;And, let your father make her the assurance,380She is your own; else, you must pardon me,If you should die before him, where's her dower?

Bap.I must confess your offer is the best;

And, let your father make her the assurance,

She is your own; else, you must pardon me,

If you should die before him, where's her dower?

Tra.That's but a cavil: he is old, I young.

Gre.And may not young men die, as well as old?

Bap.Well,gentlemen,385I am thusresolved: on Sunday next you knowMy daughter Katharine is to be married:Now, ontheSunday following,shall BiancaBe brideto you, if youmake this assurance;If not, to Signior Gremio:390And so, I take my leave, and thank you both.

Bap.Well,gentlemen,

I am thusresolved: on Sunday next you know

My daughter Katharine is to be married:

Now, ontheSunday following,shall Bianca

Be brideto you, if youmake this assurance;

If not, to Signior Gremio:

And so, I take my leave, and thank you both.

Gre.Adieu, good neighbour.[Exit Baptista.Now I fear thee not:Sirrah young gamester, your father were a foolTo give thee all, and in his waning ageSet foot under thy table: tut, a toy!395An old Italian fox is not so kind, my boy.[Exit.

Gre.Adieu, good neighbour.[Exit Baptista.

Now I fear thee not:

Sirrah young gamester, your father were a fool

To give thee all, and in his waning age

Set foot under thy table: tut, a toy!

An old Italian fox is not so kind, my boy.[Exit.

Tra.A vengeance on your crafty wither'd hide!Yet I have faced it with a card of ten.'Tis in my head to do my master good:I see no reason but supposed Lucentio400Mustget a father, call'd—supposed Vincentio;And that's awonder: fathers commonlyDo get their children; but in this case ofwooing,A child shall get a sire, if I fail not of mycunning.[Exit.

Tra.A vengeance on your crafty wither'd hide!

Yet I have faced it with a card of ten.

'Tis in my head to do my master good:

I see no reason but supposed Lucentio

Mustget a father, call'd—supposed Vincentio;

And that's awonder: fathers commonly

Do get their children; but in this case ofwooing,

A child shall get a sire, if I fail not of mycunning.[Exit.

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