ACT IV.

ACT IV.Scene I.Petruchio'scountry house.EnterGrumio.Gru.Fie, fie on all tired jades, on all mad masters,and all foul ways!Was ever man so beaten?was everman sorayed?was ever man so weary? I am sent beforeto make a fire, and they are coming after to warm them.5Now, were not I a little pot, and soon hot, my very lipsmight freeze to my teeth, my tongue to the roof of mymouth, my heart in my belly, ere I should come by a fireto thaw me: but I, with blowing the fire, shall warm myself;for, considering the weather, a taller man than I will10take cold. Holla, ho! Curtis!EnterCurtis.Curt.Whoisthat calls so coldly?Gru.A piece of ice: if thou doubt it, thou mayst slidefrom my shoulder to my heel with no greater a run but myhead and my neck. A fire, good Curtis.15Curt.Is my master and his wife coming, Grumio?Gru.O, ay,Curtis,ay: and therefore fire, fire; cast onno water.Curt.Is she so hot a shrew as she's reported?Gru.She was, good Curtis, beforethisfrost: but, thou20knowest, winter tames man, woman, and beast; for it hathtamed my old master, and my new mistress, andmyself,fellow Curtis.Curt.Away, youthree-inchfool! I am no beast.Gru.Am I but three inches? why,thyhorn is a foot;25and so long am I at the least. But wilt thou make a fire,or shall I complain on thee to our mistress, whose hand,she being now at hand, thou shalt soon feel, to thy coldcomfort, for being slow in thy hot office?30Curt.I prithee, good Grumio, tell me, how goes the world?Gru.A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine;and therefore fire: do thy duty, and have thy duty; formy master and mistress are almost frozen to death.Curt.There'sfire ready; and therefore, good Grumio,35the news.Gru.Why, 'Jack, boy! ho! boy!' and as much newsasthou wilt.Curt.Come, you are so full of cony-catching!Gru.Why, therefore fire; for I have caught extreme40cold. Where's the cook? is supper ready, the house trimmed,rushes strewed, cobwebs swept; the serving-men intheir new fustian,theirwhite stockings, and every officerhis wedding-garment on? Be the jacks fairwithin, the jillsfair without,the carpetslaid, and every thing in order?45Curt.All ready; and therefore, I pray thee,news.Gru.First, know, my horse is tired; my master andmistress fallen out.Curt.How?Gru.Out of their saddles into the dirt; and thereby50hangs a tale.Curt.Let's ha't, good Grumio.Gru.Lend thine ear.Curt.Here.Gru.There.[Strikes him.55Curt.Thisisto feel a tale, not to hear a tale.Gru.And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale: and thiscuff was but to knock at your ear, and beseech listening.Now I begin:Imprimis, we came down a foul hill, my masterriding behind my mistress,—60Curt.Bothofone horse?Gru.What's that to thee?Curt.Why, a horse.Gru.Tell thou the tale: but hadst thou not crossedme, thou shouldst have heard how her horse fell and she65under her horse; thou shouldst have heard in how miry aplace, how she was bemoiled, how he left her with the horseupon her, how he beat me because her horse stumbled,how she waded through the dirt to pluck him off me, howhe swore, how she prayed, that never prayed before, how I70cried, how the horses ran away, how her bridle was burst,how I lost my crupper, with many thingsof worthymemory,which now shall die in oblivion and thou return unexperiencedtothygrave.Curt.By this reckoning heismore shrew than she.75Gru.Ay; and that thou and the proudest of you allshall find when he comes home. But what talk I of this?Call forth Nathaniel, Joseph, Nicholas, Philip,Walter,Sugarsopand the rest: let their heads besleeklycombed,their blue coats brushed and their garters of anindifferent80knit:let them curtsy with their left legs and not presumeto touch a hair of my master's horse-tail till they kiss theirhands. Are they all ready?Curt.They are.Gru.Call them forth.85Curt.Do you hear, ho? you must meet my master tocountenance my mistress!Gru.Why, she hath a face of her own.Curt.Who knows not that?Gru.Thou, it seems, thatcallsfor company to countenance90her.Curt.I call them forth to credit her.Gru.Why, she comes to borrow nothing of them.Enterfour or fiveserving-men.Nath.Welcome home, Grumio!Phil.How now, Grumio!95Jos.What, Grumio!Nich.Fellow Grumio!Nath.How now, old lad?Gru.Welcome, you;—how now, you;—what, you;—fellow,you;—and thus much for greeting. Now, my spruce100companions, is all ready, and all things neat?Nath.All thingsis ready. How near is our master?Gru.E'en at hand, alighted by this; and therefore benot—Cock's passion, silence! I hear my master.EnterPetruchioandKatharina.Pet.Wherebe these knaves? What, no man atdoor105To hold my stirrup nor to take my horse!Where isNathaniel, Gregory, Philip?All Serv.Here, here, sir; here, sir.Pet.Here, sir! here, sir! here, sir! here, sir!You logger-headed and unpolish'd grooms!110What, noattendance? no regard? no duty?Where is the foolish knave I sent before?Gru.Here, sir; as foolish as I was before.Pet.Youpeasantswain! you whoreson malt-horse drudge!Did I not bid thee meet me in the park,115And bring alongtheserascal knaves with thee?Gru.Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel;There was no link to colour Peter's hat,And Walter's dagger was not come from sheathing:120There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory;The rest were ragged, old, and beggarly;Yet, as they are,here arethey come to meet you.Pet.Go, rascals, go, and fetch my supper in.[Exeunt Servants.[Singing]Where is the life that late Iled—125Where arethose—Sit down, Kate, and welcome.—Soud, soud, soud, soud!Re-enterServantswith supper.Why, when, I say? Nay, good sweet Kate, be merry.Off with my boots, yourogues! you villains, when?[Sings.It was the friar of orders grey,130As he forth walked on his way:—Out, you rogue! you pluck my foot awry:Take that, andmendthe plucking off the other.[Strikes him.Be merry, Kate. Some water, here; what, ho!Where'smyspaniel Troilus? Sirrah, get you hence,135And bid my cousin Ferdinand come hither:One, Kate, that you must kiss, and be acquainted with.Where are my slippers? Shall I have somewater?Enterone withwater.Come, Kate, and wash, and welcome heartily.You whoreson villain! will you let it fall?[Strikes him.140Kath.Patience, I pray you; 'twas a fault unwilling.Pet.A whoreson beetle-headed,flap-ear'dknave!Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.Will you give thanks, sweet Kate; or else shall I?What's this?mutton?First Serv.Ay.Pet.Who brought it?Peter.I.145Pet.'Tis burnt; and so isall themeat.What dogs are these! Where is the rascal cook?How durst you, villains, bring it from the dresser,And serve it thus to me that love it not?There, take it to you, trenchers, cups, and all:[Throwsthe meat, &c. about the stage.150You heedless joltheads and unmanner'd slaves!What, do you grumble? I'll be with you straight.Kath.I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet:The meat was well, if you were so contented.Pet.I tell thee, Kate, 'twas burnt and dried away;155And I expressly am forbid to touch it,For it engenders choler, planteth anger;And better 'twere that both of us did fast,Since, of ourselves, ourselves are choleric,Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh.160Be patient;to-morrow'tshall be mended,And, for this night, we'll fast for company:Come, I will bring thee to thy bridal chamber.[Exeunt.Re-enterServantsseverally.Nath.Peter,didst ever see the like?Peter.He kills her in her own humour.Re-enterCurtis.165Gru.Where is he?Curt.In herchamber, making a sermon of continency to her;And rails, andswears, and rates,that she, poor soul,Knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,170And sits as one new-risen from a dream.Away, away! for he is coming hither.[Exeunt.Re-enterPetruchio.Pet.Thus have I politicly begun my reign,And 'tis my hope to end successfully.My falcon now is sharp and passing empty;175And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,For then she never looks upon her lure.Another way I have to man my haggard,To make her come and know her keeper's call,That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites180Thatbate and beatand will not be obedient.She eat no meat to-day, nor none shall eat;Last night she slept not, nor to-nightshe shallnot;As with the meat, some undeserved faultI'll find about the making of the bed;185And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,This way the coverlet,anotherway the sheets:Ay, and amid this hurlyI intendThat all is done in reverend care of her;And in conclusion she shall watch all night:190And if she chance to nod I'll rail and brawlAnd with the clamour keep her still awake.This is a way to kill a wife with kindness;And thus I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour.He that knows better how to tame a shrew,195Now let him speak: 'tis charity to show.[Exit.LINENOTES:Act iv. Scene i.]Pope.P.'s country house.]Pope. A hall in.... Capell.[2, 3]Was...beaten? was...rayed?was...weary?]was...weary? was...beaten? was...raied?Hanmer.[3]rayed]'wray'dCapell.[11]is]is'tAnon. conj.[16]Curtis]BurtisQ.[19]this]theRowe (ed. 2).[21]myself]thyselfHanmer (Warburton).[23]three-inch]three-inch'dRowe.[24]thy]myTheobald.[34]There's]There isHanmer.[37]thou wilt]wilt thouF1.willthawAnon. conj.[42]their]F3 F4.theF1 Q F2.the—intheirS. Walker conj., supposing an omission.[43, 44]within...without]without...withinHanmer.[44]the carpets]carpetsF3 F4.[45]news]what newsF2 F3 F4.thynewsMalone conj.[54][Strikes him.]Rowe.[55]is]Rowe (ed. 2).'tisFf Q.[60]of]onRowe.[71]of worthy]worthy ofS. Walker conj.[73]thy]theQ.[74]is]om. Q.[77]Walter,Sugarsop]Walter SugarsopS. Walker conj.Sugarsop]corrupt, Id. conj.[78]sleekly]slickelyF1 Q F2.slicklyF3 F4.[79]indifferent]differentMalone conj.[80]knit]knotCapell.[89]call]Ff Q.call'st Rowe(ed. 2).[92]Enter....]Ff Q (after line 90).[97]Nath.]Walt. Edd. conj.[101]is ready]F1 Q.are readyF2 F3 F4.[104]Scene ii.Pope.[104-106]Where...Philip]Printed as prose in F3 F4.[104]door]the doorCapell.[106-108]Where is...here,sir!]Printed by Capell as two lines, ending the first atHere,here,sir.[110]attendance]attendantsQ.[113]peasant]pleasantPope (ed. 2).[115]these]F1 Q.theF2 F3 F4.[122]here are]F1 Q. om. F2 F3 F4.[123][Exeunt Servants]Ex. Ser. Ff Q. Exeunt some of the servants. Cloth lay'd. Capell.[124][Singing.]Theobald.See note (xvii).led—]led,say they:— Capell.[125]those—]those villains?Capell.[126]Soud...soud]Sù...sù. A. A. (N. and Q.) conj.[Humming. Hanmer. [Wipes himself. Capell.[128]rogues]rogueHammer.[Sings.]Rowe.[131]Out]Out,outPope.[132]mend]mindHanmer.[Strikes him.]Rowe.[134]my]byHanmer (a misprint).[137][Water presented.Capell.[Enter..]Ff Q (after line 133). om. Capell.[138][Servant lets the ewer fall.Capell.[141]flap-ear'd]flatear'dRowe.[144]What's]What isHanmer.Ay]YesRowe.Peter.]F1 Q. Ser F2 F3 F4.[145]all the]all the rest o'theCapell.[149][Throws....]Rowe.[160]to-morrow]for to-morrowPope.[162][Exeunt]Ff Q. [Exit, leading out Cat. Cur. follows. Capell.[163-166]Peter...chamber]As two lines in Capell, endingkills her...chamber.[164][Re-enter Curtis.]Enter Curtis a servant. Ff Q (after line 165).[166-171]In her...hither]Pope. Printed as prose in Ff Q.[168]swears]sweareF2.that she]and sheRowe.[171][Exeunt.]Pope. om. Ff Q.[172]Scene iii.Pope.[180]bate...beat]baite...beateF1 Q F2.bait...beatF3 F4.[182]she shall]shallF_ 3 F4.[186]another]thatPope.[187]I intend]I'll pretendRowe (ed. 2).Scene II.Padua.BeforeBaptista'shouse.EnterTranioandHortensio.Tra.Is't possible, friend Licio,that MistressBiancaDoth fancy any other but Lucentio?I tell you, sir, she bears me fair in hand.Hor.Sir, to satisfy you in what I havesaid,5Stand byand mark the manner of his teaching.EnterBiancaandLucentio.Luc.Now, mistress, profit you in what you read?Bian.What, master, read you? firstresolve me that.Luc.I read that I profess, the ArttoLove.Bian.And may you prove, sir, master of your art!10Luc.While you, sweet dear, prove mistress of my heart!Hor.Quick proceeders, marry!Now, tell me, I pray,You that durst swearthat your mistressBiancaLovednone in the world so well asLucentio.Tra.Odespiteful love! unconstant womankind!15I tell thee, Licio, this is wonderful.Hor.Mistake no more: I am not Licio,Nor a musician, as I seem to be;But one that scorn to live in this disguise,For such a one as leaves a gentleman,20And makes a god of such a cullion:Know, sir, that I am call'd Hortensio.Tra.Signior Hortensio, I have often heardOf your entire affection to Bianca;And since mine eyes are witness of her lightness,25I will with you, if you be so contented,Forswear Bianca and her love for ever.Hor.See, how they kiss and court! Signior Lucentio,Here is my hand, and here I firmly vowNever to woo her more, but do forswear her,30As one unworthy all the former favoursThat I have fondly flatter'dherwithal.Tra.And here I take the like unfeigned oath,Never to marry with her though she wouldentreat:Fie on her! see, how beastly she doth court him!35Hor.Would all the world but he had quiteforsworn!For me, that I may surely keep mineoath,I will be married to a wealthy widow,Ere three days pass, whichhathas long loved meAs I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.40And so farewell, Signior Lucentio.Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,Shall win my love: andsoI take my leave,In resolution as I swore before.[Exit.Tra.Mistress Bianca, bless you with such grace45As'longethto a lover's blessed case!Nay, I have ta'en you napping, gentle love,And have forsworn you with Hortensio.Bian.Tranio, you jest: but have you both forsworn me?Tra.Mistress, we have.Luc.Then we are rid of Licio.50Tra.I'faith, he'll have a lusty widow now,That shall be woo'd and wedded in a day.Bian.God give him joy!Tra.Ay, and he'll tameher.Bian.He says so, Tranio.Tra.Faith, he is goneuntothe taming-school.55Bian.The taming-school! what, is there such a place?Tra.Ay, mistress, and Petruchio is the master;That teacheth tricks eleven and twenty long,To tame a shrew and charm her chattering tongue.EnterBiondello.Bion.O master, master, I have watch'd so long60ThatI amdog-weary! but at last I spiedAnancient angelcoming down the hill,Will serve the turn.Tra.What is he, Biondello?Bion.Master, amercatantè, ora pedant,I know not what; but formal in apparel,65In gait and countenancesurelylike a father.Luc.Andwhat of him, Tranio?Tra.If he be credulous and trust my tale,I'll make him glad to seem Vincentio,Andgiveassurance to Baptista Minola,70As if he were the right Vincentio.Take inyour love, and then let me alone.[Exeunt Lucentio and Bianca.Enter aPedant.Ped.God save you, sir!Tra.And you, sir! you are welcome.Travel you far on, or are you at the farthest?Ped.Sir, at the farthest for a week or two:75But then up farther,andas far as Rome;And so to Tripoli, if God lend me life.Tra.What countryman, I pray?Ped.Of Mantua.Tra.Of Mantua,sir? marry,God forbid!And come to Padua, careless of your life?80Ped.My life, sir! how, I pray? for that goes hard.Tra.'Tis death for any oneinMantuaTo come to Padua. Know you not the cause?Your ships are stay'd at Venice; and the Duke,For private quarrel 'twixt your duke and him,85Hath publish'd and proclaim'd it openly:'Tis marvel, but thatyou arebut newly come,You might have heard it else proclaim'd about.Ped.Alas, sir, it is worse for me than so!For I have bills for money by exchange90From Florence, and must here deliver them.Tra.Well, sir, to do youcourtesy,This will I do, and thisI willadvise you:First, tell me, have you ever been at Pisa?Ped.Ay, sir, in Pisa have I often been;95Pisa renowned for grave citizens.Tra.Among them know you one Vincentio?Ped.I know him not, but I have heard of him;A merchant of incomparable wealth.Tra.He is my father, sir; and, sooth to say,100Incountenancesomewhat doth resemble you.Bion.As much as an apple doth an oyster, and all one.[Aside.Tra.To save your life in this extremity,This favour will I do you for his sake;And think it not the worst of all your fortunes105That you are[like to SirVincentio.His name and credit shall you undertake,And in my house you shall be friendly lodged:Look that you take upon you as you should;You understand me, sir: so shall you stay110Till you have done your business inthe city:If this becourtesy, sir, accept of it.Ped.O sir, I do; and will repute you everThe patron of my life and liberty.Tra.Then go with me to make the matter good.115This, by the way, I let you understand;My father is here look'd for every day,To pass assurance of adowerin marriage'Twixt me and one Baptista's daughter here:In all these circumstances I'll instruct you:120Go withmeto clothe you as becomes you.[Exeunt.LINENOTES:

EnterGrumio.

Gru.Fie, fie on all tired jades, on all mad masters,and all foul ways!Was ever man so beaten?was everman sorayed?was ever man so weary? I am sent beforeto make a fire, and they are coming after to warm them.5Now, were not I a little pot, and soon hot, my very lipsmight freeze to my teeth, my tongue to the roof of mymouth, my heart in my belly, ere I should come by a fireto thaw me: but I, with blowing the fire, shall warm myself;for, considering the weather, a taller man than I will10take cold. Holla, ho! Curtis!EnterCurtis.Curt.Whoisthat calls so coldly?Gru.A piece of ice: if thou doubt it, thou mayst slidefrom my shoulder to my heel with no greater a run but myhead and my neck. A fire, good Curtis.15Curt.Is my master and his wife coming, Grumio?Gru.O, ay,Curtis,ay: and therefore fire, fire; cast onno water.Curt.Is she so hot a shrew as she's reported?Gru.She was, good Curtis, beforethisfrost: but, thou20knowest, winter tames man, woman, and beast; for it hathtamed my old master, and my new mistress, andmyself,fellow Curtis.Curt.Away, youthree-inchfool! I am no beast.Gru.Am I but three inches? why,thyhorn is a foot;25and so long am I at the least. But wilt thou make a fire,or shall I complain on thee to our mistress, whose hand,she being now at hand, thou shalt soon feel, to thy coldcomfort, for being slow in thy hot office?30Curt.I prithee, good Grumio, tell me, how goes the world?Gru.A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine;and therefore fire: do thy duty, and have thy duty; formy master and mistress are almost frozen to death.Curt.There'sfire ready; and therefore, good Grumio,35the news.Gru.Why, 'Jack, boy! ho! boy!' and as much newsasthou wilt.Curt.Come, you are so full of cony-catching!Gru.Why, therefore fire; for I have caught extreme40cold. Where's the cook? is supper ready, the house trimmed,rushes strewed, cobwebs swept; the serving-men intheir new fustian,theirwhite stockings, and every officerhis wedding-garment on? Be the jacks fairwithin, the jillsfair without,the carpetslaid, and every thing in order?45Curt.All ready; and therefore, I pray thee,news.Gru.First, know, my horse is tired; my master andmistress fallen out.Curt.How?Gru.Out of their saddles into the dirt; and thereby50hangs a tale.Curt.Let's ha't, good Grumio.Gru.Lend thine ear.Curt.Here.Gru.There.[Strikes him.55Curt.Thisisto feel a tale, not to hear a tale.Gru.And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale: and thiscuff was but to knock at your ear, and beseech listening.Now I begin:Imprimis, we came down a foul hill, my masterriding behind my mistress,—60Curt.Bothofone horse?Gru.What's that to thee?Curt.Why, a horse.Gru.Tell thou the tale: but hadst thou not crossedme, thou shouldst have heard how her horse fell and she65under her horse; thou shouldst have heard in how miry aplace, how she was bemoiled, how he left her with the horseupon her, how he beat me because her horse stumbled,how she waded through the dirt to pluck him off me, howhe swore, how she prayed, that never prayed before, how I70cried, how the horses ran away, how her bridle was burst,how I lost my crupper, with many thingsof worthymemory,which now shall die in oblivion and thou return unexperiencedtothygrave.Curt.By this reckoning heismore shrew than she.75Gru.Ay; and that thou and the proudest of you allshall find when he comes home. But what talk I of this?Call forth Nathaniel, Joseph, Nicholas, Philip,Walter,Sugarsopand the rest: let their heads besleeklycombed,their blue coats brushed and their garters of anindifferent80knit:let them curtsy with their left legs and not presumeto touch a hair of my master's horse-tail till they kiss theirhands. Are they all ready?Curt.They are.Gru.Call them forth.85Curt.Do you hear, ho? you must meet my master tocountenance my mistress!Gru.Why, she hath a face of her own.Curt.Who knows not that?Gru.Thou, it seems, thatcallsfor company to countenance90her.Curt.I call them forth to credit her.Gru.Why, she comes to borrow nothing of them.Enterfour or fiveserving-men.Nath.Welcome home, Grumio!Phil.How now, Grumio!95Jos.What, Grumio!Nich.Fellow Grumio!Nath.How now, old lad?Gru.Welcome, you;—how now, you;—what, you;—fellow,you;—and thus much for greeting. Now, my spruce100companions, is all ready, and all things neat?Nath.All thingsis ready. How near is our master?Gru.E'en at hand, alighted by this; and therefore benot—Cock's passion, silence! I hear my master.EnterPetruchioandKatharina.Pet.Wherebe these knaves? What, no man atdoor105To hold my stirrup nor to take my horse!Where isNathaniel, Gregory, Philip?All Serv.Here, here, sir; here, sir.Pet.Here, sir! here, sir! here, sir! here, sir!You logger-headed and unpolish'd grooms!110What, noattendance? no regard? no duty?Where is the foolish knave I sent before?Gru.Here, sir; as foolish as I was before.Pet.Youpeasantswain! you whoreson malt-horse drudge!Did I not bid thee meet me in the park,115And bring alongtheserascal knaves with thee?Gru.Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel;There was no link to colour Peter's hat,And Walter's dagger was not come from sheathing:120There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory;The rest were ragged, old, and beggarly;Yet, as they are,here arethey come to meet you.Pet.Go, rascals, go, and fetch my supper in.[Exeunt Servants.[Singing]Where is the life that late Iled—125Where arethose—Sit down, Kate, and welcome.—Soud, soud, soud, soud!Re-enterServantswith supper.Why, when, I say? Nay, good sweet Kate, be merry.Off with my boots, yourogues! you villains, when?[Sings.It was the friar of orders grey,130As he forth walked on his way:—Out, you rogue! you pluck my foot awry:Take that, andmendthe plucking off the other.[Strikes him.Be merry, Kate. Some water, here; what, ho!Where'smyspaniel Troilus? Sirrah, get you hence,135And bid my cousin Ferdinand come hither:One, Kate, that you must kiss, and be acquainted with.Where are my slippers? Shall I have somewater?Enterone withwater.Come, Kate, and wash, and welcome heartily.You whoreson villain! will you let it fall?[Strikes him.140Kath.Patience, I pray you; 'twas a fault unwilling.Pet.A whoreson beetle-headed,flap-ear'dknave!Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.Will you give thanks, sweet Kate; or else shall I?What's this?mutton?First Serv.Ay.Pet.Who brought it?Peter.I.145Pet.'Tis burnt; and so isall themeat.What dogs are these! Where is the rascal cook?How durst you, villains, bring it from the dresser,And serve it thus to me that love it not?There, take it to you, trenchers, cups, and all:[Throwsthe meat, &c. about the stage.150You heedless joltheads and unmanner'd slaves!What, do you grumble? I'll be with you straight.Kath.I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet:The meat was well, if you were so contented.Pet.I tell thee, Kate, 'twas burnt and dried away;155And I expressly am forbid to touch it,For it engenders choler, planteth anger;And better 'twere that both of us did fast,Since, of ourselves, ourselves are choleric,Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh.160Be patient;to-morrow'tshall be mended,And, for this night, we'll fast for company:Come, I will bring thee to thy bridal chamber.[Exeunt.Re-enterServantsseverally.Nath.Peter,didst ever see the like?Peter.He kills her in her own humour.Re-enterCurtis.165Gru.Where is he?Curt.In herchamber, making a sermon of continency to her;And rails, andswears, and rates,that she, poor soul,Knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,170And sits as one new-risen from a dream.Away, away! for he is coming hither.[Exeunt.Re-enterPetruchio.Pet.Thus have I politicly begun my reign,And 'tis my hope to end successfully.My falcon now is sharp and passing empty;175And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,For then she never looks upon her lure.Another way I have to man my haggard,To make her come and know her keeper's call,That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites180Thatbate and beatand will not be obedient.She eat no meat to-day, nor none shall eat;Last night she slept not, nor to-nightshe shallnot;As with the meat, some undeserved faultI'll find about the making of the bed;185And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,This way the coverlet,anotherway the sheets:Ay, and amid this hurlyI intendThat all is done in reverend care of her;And in conclusion she shall watch all night:190And if she chance to nod I'll rail and brawlAnd with the clamour keep her still awake.This is a way to kill a wife with kindness;And thus I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour.He that knows better how to tame a shrew,195Now let him speak: 'tis charity to show.[Exit.

Gru.Fie, fie on all tired jades, on all mad masters,

and all foul ways!Was ever man so beaten?was ever

man sorayed?was ever man so weary? I am sent before

to make a fire, and they are coming after to warm them.

Now, were not I a little pot, and soon hot, my very lips

might freeze to my teeth, my tongue to the roof of my

mouth, my heart in my belly, ere I should come by a fire

to thaw me: but I, with blowing the fire, shall warm myself;

for, considering the weather, a taller man than I will

take cold. Holla, ho! Curtis!

EnterCurtis.

Curt.Whoisthat calls so coldly?

Gru.A piece of ice: if thou doubt it, thou mayst slidefrom my shoulder to my heel with no greater a run but myhead and my neck. A fire, good Curtis.

Gru.A piece of ice: if thou doubt it, thou mayst slide

from my shoulder to my heel with no greater a run but my

head and my neck. A fire, good Curtis.

15Curt.Is my master and his wife coming, Grumio?

Curt.Is my master and his wife coming, Grumio?

Gru.O, ay,Curtis,ay: and therefore fire, fire; cast onno water.

Gru.O, ay,Curtis,ay: and therefore fire, fire; cast on

no water.

Curt.Is she so hot a shrew as she's reported?

Gru.She was, good Curtis, beforethisfrost: but, thou20knowest, winter tames man, woman, and beast; for it hathtamed my old master, and my new mistress, andmyself,fellow Curtis.

Gru.She was, good Curtis, beforethisfrost: but, thou

knowest, winter tames man, woman, and beast; for it hath

tamed my old master, and my new mistress, andmyself,

fellow Curtis.

Curt.Away, youthree-inchfool! I am no beast.

Gru.Am I but three inches? why,thyhorn is a foot;25and so long am I at the least. But wilt thou make a fire,or shall I complain on thee to our mistress, whose hand,she being now at hand, thou shalt soon feel, to thy coldcomfort, for being slow in thy hot office?

Gru.Am I but three inches? why,thyhorn is a foot;

and so long am I at the least. But wilt thou make a fire,

or shall I complain on thee to our mistress, whose hand,

she being now at hand, thou shalt soon feel, to thy cold

comfort, for being slow in thy hot office?

30Curt.I prithee, good Grumio, tell me, how goes the world?

Curt.I prithee, good Grumio, tell me, how goes the world?

Gru.A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine;and therefore fire: do thy duty, and have thy duty; formy master and mistress are almost frozen to death.

Gru.A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine;

and therefore fire: do thy duty, and have thy duty; for

my master and mistress are almost frozen to death.

Curt.There'sfire ready; and therefore, good Grumio,35the news.

Curt.There'sfire ready; and therefore, good Grumio,

the news.

Gru.Why, 'Jack, boy! ho! boy!' and as much newsasthou wilt.

Gru.Why, 'Jack, boy! ho! boy!' and as much news

asthou wilt.

Curt.Come, you are so full of cony-catching!

Gru.Why, therefore fire; for I have caught extreme40cold. Where's the cook? is supper ready, the house trimmed,rushes strewed, cobwebs swept; the serving-men intheir new fustian,theirwhite stockings, and every officerhis wedding-garment on? Be the jacks fairwithin, the jillsfair without,the carpetslaid, and every thing in order?

Gru.Why, therefore fire; for I have caught extreme

cold. Where's the cook? is supper ready, the house trimmed,

rushes strewed, cobwebs swept; the serving-men in

their new fustian,theirwhite stockings, and every officer

his wedding-garment on? Be the jacks fairwithin, the jills

fair without,the carpetslaid, and every thing in order?

45Curt.All ready; and therefore, I pray thee,news.

Curt.All ready; and therefore, I pray thee,news.

Gru.First, know, my horse is tired; my master andmistress fallen out.

Gru.First, know, my horse is tired; my master and

mistress fallen out.

Curt.How?

Gru.Out of their saddles into the dirt; and thereby50hangs a tale.

Gru.Out of their saddles into the dirt; and thereby

hangs a tale.

Curt.Let's ha't, good Grumio.

Gru.Lend thine ear.

Curt.Here.

Gru.There.[Strikes him.

55Curt.Thisisto feel a tale, not to hear a tale.

Curt.Thisisto feel a tale, not to hear a tale.

Gru.And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale: and thiscuff was but to knock at your ear, and beseech listening.Now I begin:Imprimis, we came down a foul hill, my masterriding behind my mistress,—

Gru.And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale: and this

cuff was but to knock at your ear, and beseech listening.

Now I begin:Imprimis, we came down a foul hill, my master

riding behind my mistress,—

60Curt.Bothofone horse?

Curt.Bothofone horse?

Gru.What's that to thee?

Curt.Why, a horse.

Gru.Tell thou the tale: but hadst thou not crossedme, thou shouldst have heard how her horse fell and she65under her horse; thou shouldst have heard in how miry aplace, how she was bemoiled, how he left her with the horseupon her, how he beat me because her horse stumbled,how she waded through the dirt to pluck him off me, howhe swore, how she prayed, that never prayed before, how I70cried, how the horses ran away, how her bridle was burst,how I lost my crupper, with many thingsof worthymemory,which now shall die in oblivion and thou return unexperiencedtothygrave.

Gru.Tell thou the tale: but hadst thou not crossed

me, thou shouldst have heard how her horse fell and she

under her horse; thou shouldst have heard in how miry a

place, how she was bemoiled, how he left her with the horse

upon her, how he beat me because her horse stumbled,

how she waded through the dirt to pluck him off me, how

he swore, how she prayed, that never prayed before, how I

cried, how the horses ran away, how her bridle was burst,

how I lost my crupper, with many thingsof worthymemory,

which now shall die in oblivion and thou return unexperienced

tothygrave.

Curt.By this reckoning heismore shrew than she.

75Gru.Ay; and that thou and the proudest of you allshall find when he comes home. But what talk I of this?Call forth Nathaniel, Joseph, Nicholas, Philip,Walter,Sugarsopand the rest: let their heads besleeklycombed,their blue coats brushed and their garters of anindifferent80knit:let them curtsy with their left legs and not presumeto touch a hair of my master's horse-tail till they kiss theirhands. Are they all ready?

Gru.Ay; and that thou and the proudest of you all

shall find when he comes home. But what talk I of this?

Call forth Nathaniel, Joseph, Nicholas, Philip,Walter,Sugarsop

and the rest: let their heads besleeklycombed,

their blue coats brushed and their garters of anindifferent

knit:let them curtsy with their left legs and not presume

to touch a hair of my master's horse-tail till they kiss their

hands. Are they all ready?

Curt.They are.

Gru.Call them forth.

85Curt.Do you hear, ho? you must meet my master tocountenance my mistress!

Curt.Do you hear, ho? you must meet my master to

countenance my mistress!

Gru.Why, she hath a face of her own.

Curt.Who knows not that?

Gru.Thou, it seems, thatcallsfor company to countenance90her.

Gru.Thou, it seems, thatcallsfor company to countenance

her.

Curt.I call them forth to credit her.

Gru.Why, she comes to borrow nothing of them.

Enterfour or fiveserving-men.

Nath.Welcome home, Grumio!

Phil.How now, Grumio!

95Jos.What, Grumio!

Jos.What, Grumio!

Nich.Fellow Grumio!

Nath.How now, old lad?

Gru.Welcome, you;—how now, you;—what, you;—fellow,you;—and thus much for greeting. Now, my spruce100companions, is all ready, and all things neat?

Gru.Welcome, you;—how now, you;—what, you;—fellow,

you;—and thus much for greeting. Now, my spruce

companions, is all ready, and all things neat?

Nath.All thingsis ready. How near is our master?

Gru.E'en at hand, alighted by this; and therefore benot—Cock's passion, silence! I hear my master.

Gru.E'en at hand, alighted by this; and therefore be

not—Cock's passion, silence! I hear my master.

EnterPetruchioandKatharina.

Pet.Wherebe these knaves? What, no man atdoor105To hold my stirrup nor to take my horse!Where isNathaniel, Gregory, Philip?

Pet.Wherebe these knaves? What, no man atdoor

To hold my stirrup nor to take my horse!

Where isNathaniel, Gregory, Philip?

All Serv.Here, here, sir; here, sir.

Pet.Here, sir! here, sir! here, sir! here, sir!You logger-headed and unpolish'd grooms!110What, noattendance? no regard? no duty?Where is the foolish knave I sent before?

Pet.Here, sir! here, sir! here, sir! here, sir!

You logger-headed and unpolish'd grooms!

What, noattendance? no regard? no duty?

Where is the foolish knave I sent before?

Gru.Here, sir; as foolish as I was before.

Pet.Youpeasantswain! you whoreson malt-horse drudge!Did I not bid thee meet me in the park,115And bring alongtheserascal knaves with thee?

Pet.Youpeasantswain! you whoreson malt-horse drudge!

Did I not bid thee meet me in the park,

And bring alongtheserascal knaves with thee?

Gru.Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel;There was no link to colour Peter's hat,And Walter's dagger was not come from sheathing:120There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory;The rest were ragged, old, and beggarly;Yet, as they are,here arethey come to meet you.

Gru.Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,

And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel;

There was no link to colour Peter's hat,

And Walter's dagger was not come from sheathing:

There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory;

The rest were ragged, old, and beggarly;

Yet, as they are,here arethey come to meet you.

Pet.Go, rascals, go, and fetch my supper in.[Exeunt Servants.[Singing]Where is the life that late Iled—

Pet.Go, rascals, go, and fetch my supper in.[Exeunt Servants.

[Singing]Where is the life that late Iled—

125Where arethose—Sit down, Kate, and welcome.—Soud, soud, soud, soud!

Where arethose—Sit down, Kate, and welcome.—

Soud, soud, soud, soud!

Re-enterServantswith supper.

Why, when, I say? Nay, good sweet Kate, be merry.Off with my boots, yourogues! you villains, when?[Sings.

Why, when, I say? Nay, good sweet Kate, be merry.

Off with my boots, yourogues! you villains, when?[Sings.

It was the friar of orders grey,130As he forth walked on his way:—

It was the friar of orders grey,

As he forth walked on his way:—

Out, you rogue! you pluck my foot awry:Take that, andmendthe plucking off the other.[Strikes him.Be merry, Kate. Some water, here; what, ho!Where'smyspaniel Troilus? Sirrah, get you hence,135And bid my cousin Ferdinand come hither:One, Kate, that you must kiss, and be acquainted with.Where are my slippers? Shall I have somewater?

Out, you rogue! you pluck my foot awry:

Take that, andmendthe plucking off the other.[Strikes him.

Be merry, Kate. Some water, here; what, ho!

Where'smyspaniel Troilus? Sirrah, get you hence,

And bid my cousin Ferdinand come hither:

One, Kate, that you must kiss, and be acquainted with.

Where are my slippers? Shall I have somewater?

Enterone withwater.

Come, Kate, and wash, and welcome heartily.You whoreson villain! will you let it fall?[Strikes him.

Come, Kate, and wash, and welcome heartily.

You whoreson villain! will you let it fall?[Strikes him.

140Kath.Patience, I pray you; 'twas a fault unwilling.

Kath.Patience, I pray you; 'twas a fault unwilling.

Pet.A whoreson beetle-headed,flap-ear'dknave!Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.Will you give thanks, sweet Kate; or else shall I?What's this?mutton?

Pet.A whoreson beetle-headed,flap-ear'dknave!

Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.

Will you give thanks, sweet Kate; or else shall I?

What's this?mutton?

First Serv.Ay.

Pet.Who brought it?

Peter.I.

145Pet.'Tis burnt; and so isall themeat.What dogs are these! Where is the rascal cook?How durst you, villains, bring it from the dresser,And serve it thus to me that love it not?There, take it to you, trenchers, cups, and all:[Throwsthe meat, &c. about the stage.150You heedless joltheads and unmanner'd slaves!What, do you grumble? I'll be with you straight.

Pet.'Tis burnt; and so isall themeat.

What dogs are these! Where is the rascal cook?

How durst you, villains, bring it from the dresser,

And serve it thus to me that love it not?

There, take it to you, trenchers, cups, and all:

[Throwsthe meat, &c. about the stage.

You heedless joltheads and unmanner'd slaves!

What, do you grumble? I'll be with you straight.

Kath.I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet:The meat was well, if you were so contented.

Kath.I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet:

The meat was well, if you were so contented.

Pet.I tell thee, Kate, 'twas burnt and dried away;155And I expressly am forbid to touch it,For it engenders choler, planteth anger;And better 'twere that both of us did fast,Since, of ourselves, ourselves are choleric,Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh.160Be patient;to-morrow'tshall be mended,And, for this night, we'll fast for company:Come, I will bring thee to thy bridal chamber.[Exeunt.

Pet.I tell thee, Kate, 'twas burnt and dried away;

And I expressly am forbid to touch it,

For it engenders choler, planteth anger;

And better 'twere that both of us did fast,

Since, of ourselves, ourselves are choleric,

Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh.

Be patient;to-morrow'tshall be mended,

And, for this night, we'll fast for company:

Come, I will bring thee to thy bridal chamber.[Exeunt.

Re-enterServantsseverally.

Nath.Peter,didst ever see the like?

Peter.He kills her in her own humour.

Re-enterCurtis.

165Gru.Where is he?

Gru.Where is he?

Curt.In herchamber, making a sermon of continency to her;And rails, andswears, and rates,that she, poor soul,Knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,170And sits as one new-risen from a dream.Away, away! for he is coming hither.[Exeunt.

Curt.In herchamber, making a sermon of continency to her;

And rails, andswears, and rates,that she, poor soul,

Knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,

And sits as one new-risen from a dream.

Away, away! for he is coming hither.[Exeunt.

Re-enterPetruchio.

Pet.Thus have I politicly begun my reign,And 'tis my hope to end successfully.My falcon now is sharp and passing empty;175And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,For then she never looks upon her lure.Another way I have to man my haggard,To make her come and know her keeper's call,That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites180Thatbate and beatand will not be obedient.She eat no meat to-day, nor none shall eat;Last night she slept not, nor to-nightshe shallnot;As with the meat, some undeserved faultI'll find about the making of the bed;185And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,This way the coverlet,anotherway the sheets:Ay, and amid this hurlyI intendThat all is done in reverend care of her;And in conclusion she shall watch all night:190And if she chance to nod I'll rail and brawlAnd with the clamour keep her still awake.This is a way to kill a wife with kindness;And thus I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour.He that knows better how to tame a shrew,195Now let him speak: 'tis charity to show.[Exit.

Pet.Thus have I politicly begun my reign,

And 'tis my hope to end successfully.

My falcon now is sharp and passing empty;

And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,

For then she never looks upon her lure.

Another way I have to man my haggard,

To make her come and know her keeper's call,

That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites

Thatbate and beatand will not be obedient.

She eat no meat to-day, nor none shall eat;

Last night she slept not, nor to-nightshe shallnot;

As with the meat, some undeserved fault

I'll find about the making of the bed;

And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,

This way the coverlet,anotherway the sheets:

Ay, and amid this hurlyI intend

That all is done in reverend care of her;

And in conclusion she shall watch all night:

And if she chance to nod I'll rail and brawl

And with the clamour keep her still awake.

This is a way to kill a wife with kindness;

And thus I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour.

He that knows better how to tame a shrew,

Now let him speak: 'tis charity to show.[Exit.

LINENOTES:

Act iv. Scene i.]Pope.P.'s country house.]Pope. A hall in.... Capell.[2, 3]Was...beaten? was...rayed?was...weary?]was...weary? was...beaten? was...raied?Hanmer.[3]rayed]'wray'dCapell.[11]is]is'tAnon. conj.[16]Curtis]BurtisQ.[19]this]theRowe (ed. 2).[21]myself]thyselfHanmer (Warburton).[23]three-inch]three-inch'dRowe.[24]thy]myTheobald.[34]There's]There isHanmer.[37]thou wilt]wilt thouF1.willthawAnon. conj.[42]their]F3 F4.theF1 Q F2.the—intheirS. Walker conj., supposing an omission.[43, 44]within...without]without...withinHanmer.[44]the carpets]carpetsF3 F4.[45]news]what newsF2 F3 F4.thynewsMalone conj.[54][Strikes him.]Rowe.[55]is]Rowe (ed. 2).'tisFf Q.[60]of]onRowe.[71]of worthy]worthy ofS. Walker conj.[73]thy]theQ.[74]is]om. Q.[77]Walter,Sugarsop]Walter SugarsopS. Walker conj.Sugarsop]corrupt, Id. conj.[78]sleekly]slickelyF1 Q F2.slicklyF3 F4.[79]indifferent]differentMalone conj.[80]knit]knotCapell.[89]call]Ff Q.call'st Rowe(ed. 2).[92]Enter....]Ff Q (after line 90).[97]Nath.]Walt. Edd. conj.[101]is ready]F1 Q.are readyF2 F3 F4.[104]Scene ii.Pope.[104-106]Where...Philip]Printed as prose in F3 F4.[104]door]the doorCapell.[106-108]Where is...here,sir!]Printed by Capell as two lines, ending the first atHere,here,sir.[110]attendance]attendantsQ.[113]peasant]pleasantPope (ed. 2).[115]these]F1 Q.theF2 F3 F4.[122]here are]F1 Q. om. F2 F3 F4.[123][Exeunt Servants]Ex. Ser. Ff Q. Exeunt some of the servants. Cloth lay'd. Capell.[124][Singing.]Theobald.See note (xvii).led—]led,say they:— Capell.[125]those—]those villains?Capell.[126]Soud...soud]Sù...sù. A. A. (N. and Q.) conj.[Humming. Hanmer. [Wipes himself. Capell.[128]rogues]rogueHammer.[Sings.]Rowe.[131]Out]Out,outPope.[132]mend]mindHanmer.[Strikes him.]Rowe.[134]my]byHanmer (a misprint).[137][Water presented.Capell.[Enter..]Ff Q (after line 133). om. Capell.[138][Servant lets the ewer fall.Capell.[141]flap-ear'd]flatear'dRowe.[144]What's]What isHanmer.Ay]YesRowe.Peter.]F1 Q. Ser F2 F3 F4.[145]all the]all the rest o'theCapell.[149][Throws....]Rowe.[160]to-morrow]for to-morrowPope.[162][Exeunt]Ff Q. [Exit, leading out Cat. Cur. follows. Capell.[163-166]Peter...chamber]As two lines in Capell, endingkills her...chamber.[164][Re-enter Curtis.]Enter Curtis a servant. Ff Q (after line 165).[166-171]In her...hither]Pope. Printed as prose in Ff Q.[168]swears]sweareF2.that she]and sheRowe.[171][Exeunt.]Pope. om. Ff Q.[172]Scene iii.Pope.[180]bate...beat]baite...beateF1 Q F2.bait...beatF3 F4.[182]she shall]shallF_ 3 F4.[186]another]thatPope.[187]I intend]I'll pretendRowe (ed. 2).

Act iv. Scene i.]Pope.

P.'s country house.]Pope. A hall in.... Capell.

[2, 3]Was...beaten? was...rayed?was...weary?]was...weary? was...beaten? was...raied?Hanmer.

[3]rayed]'wray'dCapell.

[11]is]is'tAnon. conj.

[16]Curtis]BurtisQ.

[19]this]theRowe (ed. 2).

[21]myself]thyselfHanmer (Warburton).

[23]three-inch]three-inch'dRowe.

[24]thy]myTheobald.

[34]There's]There isHanmer.

[37]thou wilt]wilt thouF1.willthawAnon. conj.

[42]their]F3 F4.theF1 Q F2.the—intheirS. Walker conj., supposing an omission.

[43, 44]within...without]without...withinHanmer.

[44]the carpets]carpetsF3 F4.

[45]news]what newsF2 F3 F4.thynewsMalone conj.

[54][Strikes him.]Rowe.

[55]is]Rowe (ed. 2).'tisFf Q.

[60]of]onRowe.

[71]of worthy]worthy ofS. Walker conj.

[73]thy]theQ.

[74]is]om. Q.

[77]Walter,Sugarsop]Walter SugarsopS. Walker conj.

Sugarsop]corrupt, Id. conj.

[78]sleekly]slickelyF1 Q F2.slicklyF3 F4.

[79]indifferent]differentMalone conj.

[80]knit]knotCapell.

[89]call]Ff Q.call'st Rowe(ed. 2).

[92]Enter....]Ff Q (after line 90).

[97]Nath.]Walt. Edd. conj.

[101]is ready]F1 Q.are readyF2 F3 F4.

[104]Scene ii.Pope.

[104-106]Where...Philip]Printed as prose in F3 F4.

[104]door]the doorCapell.

[106-108]Where is...here,sir!]Printed by Capell as two lines, ending the first atHere,here,sir.

[110]attendance]attendantsQ.

[113]peasant]pleasantPope (ed. 2).

[115]these]F1 Q.theF2 F3 F4.

[122]here are]F1 Q. om. F2 F3 F4.

[123][Exeunt Servants]Ex. Ser. Ff Q. Exeunt some of the servants. Cloth lay'd. Capell.

[124][Singing.]Theobald.See note (xvii).

led—]led,say they:— Capell.

[125]those—]those villains?Capell.

[126]Soud...soud]Sù...sù. A. A. (N. and Q.) conj.

[Humming. Hanmer. [Wipes himself. Capell.

[128]rogues]rogueHammer.

[Sings.]Rowe.

[131]Out]Out,outPope.

[132]mend]mindHanmer.

[Strikes him.]Rowe.

[134]my]byHanmer (a misprint).

[137][Water presented.Capell.

[Enter..]Ff Q (after line 133). om. Capell.

[138][Servant lets the ewer fall.Capell.

[141]flap-ear'd]flatear'dRowe.

[144]What's]What isHanmer.

Ay]YesRowe.

Peter.]F1 Q. Ser F2 F3 F4.

[145]all the]all the rest o'theCapell.

[149][Throws....]Rowe.

[160]to-morrow]for to-morrowPope.

[162][Exeunt]Ff Q. [Exit, leading out Cat. Cur. follows. Capell.

[163-166]Peter...chamber]As two lines in Capell, endingkills her...chamber.

[164][Re-enter Curtis.]Enter Curtis a servant. Ff Q (after line 165).

[166-171]In her...hither]Pope. Printed as prose in Ff Q.

[168]swears]sweareF2.

that she]and sheRowe.

[171][Exeunt.]Pope. om. Ff Q.

[172]Scene iii.Pope.

[180]bate...beat]baite...beateF1 Q F2.bait...beatF3 F4.

[182]she shall]shallF_ 3 F4.

[186]another]thatPope.

[187]I intend]I'll pretendRowe (ed. 2).

EnterTranioandHortensio.

Tra.Is't possible, friend Licio,that MistressBiancaDoth fancy any other but Lucentio?I tell you, sir, she bears me fair in hand.Hor.Sir, to satisfy you in what I havesaid,5Stand byand mark the manner of his teaching.EnterBiancaandLucentio.Luc.Now, mistress, profit you in what you read?Bian.What, master, read you? firstresolve me that.Luc.I read that I profess, the ArttoLove.Bian.And may you prove, sir, master of your art!10Luc.While you, sweet dear, prove mistress of my heart!Hor.Quick proceeders, marry!Now, tell me, I pray,You that durst swearthat your mistressBiancaLovednone in the world so well asLucentio.Tra.Odespiteful love! unconstant womankind!15I tell thee, Licio, this is wonderful.Hor.Mistake no more: I am not Licio,Nor a musician, as I seem to be;But one that scorn to live in this disguise,For such a one as leaves a gentleman,20And makes a god of such a cullion:Know, sir, that I am call'd Hortensio.Tra.Signior Hortensio, I have often heardOf your entire affection to Bianca;And since mine eyes are witness of her lightness,25I will with you, if you be so contented,Forswear Bianca and her love for ever.Hor.See, how they kiss and court! Signior Lucentio,Here is my hand, and here I firmly vowNever to woo her more, but do forswear her,30As one unworthy all the former favoursThat I have fondly flatter'dherwithal.Tra.And here I take the like unfeigned oath,Never to marry with her though she wouldentreat:Fie on her! see, how beastly she doth court him!35Hor.Would all the world but he had quiteforsworn!For me, that I may surely keep mineoath,I will be married to a wealthy widow,Ere three days pass, whichhathas long loved meAs I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.40And so farewell, Signior Lucentio.Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,Shall win my love: andsoI take my leave,In resolution as I swore before.[Exit.Tra.Mistress Bianca, bless you with such grace45As'longethto a lover's blessed case!Nay, I have ta'en you napping, gentle love,And have forsworn you with Hortensio.Bian.Tranio, you jest: but have you both forsworn me?Tra.Mistress, we have.Luc.Then we are rid of Licio.50Tra.I'faith, he'll have a lusty widow now,That shall be woo'd and wedded in a day.Bian.God give him joy!Tra.Ay, and he'll tameher.Bian.He says so, Tranio.Tra.Faith, he is goneuntothe taming-school.55Bian.The taming-school! what, is there such a place?Tra.Ay, mistress, and Petruchio is the master;That teacheth tricks eleven and twenty long,To tame a shrew and charm her chattering tongue.EnterBiondello.Bion.O master, master, I have watch'd so long60ThatI amdog-weary! but at last I spiedAnancient angelcoming down the hill,Will serve the turn.Tra.What is he, Biondello?Bion.Master, amercatantè, ora pedant,I know not what; but formal in apparel,65In gait and countenancesurelylike a father.Luc.Andwhat of him, Tranio?Tra.If he be credulous and trust my tale,I'll make him glad to seem Vincentio,Andgiveassurance to Baptista Minola,70As if he were the right Vincentio.Take inyour love, and then let me alone.[Exeunt Lucentio and Bianca.Enter aPedant.Ped.God save you, sir!Tra.And you, sir! you are welcome.Travel you far on, or are you at the farthest?Ped.Sir, at the farthest for a week or two:75But then up farther,andas far as Rome;And so to Tripoli, if God lend me life.Tra.What countryman, I pray?Ped.Of Mantua.Tra.Of Mantua,sir? marry,God forbid!And come to Padua, careless of your life?80Ped.My life, sir! how, I pray? for that goes hard.Tra.'Tis death for any oneinMantuaTo come to Padua. Know you not the cause?Your ships are stay'd at Venice; and the Duke,For private quarrel 'twixt your duke and him,85Hath publish'd and proclaim'd it openly:'Tis marvel, but thatyou arebut newly come,You might have heard it else proclaim'd about.Ped.Alas, sir, it is worse for me than so!For I have bills for money by exchange90From Florence, and must here deliver them.Tra.Well, sir, to do youcourtesy,This will I do, and thisI willadvise you:First, tell me, have you ever been at Pisa?Ped.Ay, sir, in Pisa have I often been;95Pisa renowned for grave citizens.Tra.Among them know you one Vincentio?Ped.I know him not, but I have heard of him;A merchant of incomparable wealth.Tra.He is my father, sir; and, sooth to say,100Incountenancesomewhat doth resemble you.Bion.As much as an apple doth an oyster, and all one.[Aside.Tra.To save your life in this extremity,This favour will I do you for his sake;And think it not the worst of all your fortunes105That you are[like to SirVincentio.His name and credit shall you undertake,And in my house you shall be friendly lodged:Look that you take upon you as you should;You understand me, sir: so shall you stay110Till you have done your business inthe city:If this becourtesy, sir, accept of it.Ped.O sir, I do; and will repute you everThe patron of my life and liberty.Tra.Then go with me to make the matter good.115This, by the way, I let you understand;My father is here look'd for every day,To pass assurance of adowerin marriage'Twixt me and one Baptista's daughter here:In all these circumstances I'll instruct you:120Go withmeto clothe you as becomes you.[Exeunt.

Tra.Is't possible, friend Licio,that MistressBiancaDoth fancy any other but Lucentio?I tell you, sir, she bears me fair in hand.

Tra.Is't possible, friend Licio,that MistressBianca

Doth fancy any other but Lucentio?

I tell you, sir, she bears me fair in hand.

Hor.Sir, to satisfy you in what I havesaid,5Stand byand mark the manner of his teaching.

Hor.Sir, to satisfy you in what I havesaid,

Stand byand mark the manner of his teaching.

EnterBiancaandLucentio.

Luc.Now, mistress, profit you in what you read?

Bian.What, master, read you? firstresolve me that.

Luc.I read that I profess, the ArttoLove.

Bian.And may you prove, sir, master of your art!

10Luc.While you, sweet dear, prove mistress of my heart!

Luc.While you, sweet dear, prove mistress of my heart!

Hor.Quick proceeders, marry!Now, tell me, I pray,You that durst swearthat your mistressBiancaLovednone in the world so well asLucentio.

Hor.Quick proceeders, marry!Now, tell me, I pray,

You that durst swearthat your mistressBianca

Lovednone in the world so well asLucentio.

Tra.Odespiteful love! unconstant womankind!15I tell thee, Licio, this is wonderful.

Tra.Odespiteful love! unconstant womankind!

I tell thee, Licio, this is wonderful.

Hor.Mistake no more: I am not Licio,Nor a musician, as I seem to be;But one that scorn to live in this disguise,For such a one as leaves a gentleman,20And makes a god of such a cullion:Know, sir, that I am call'd Hortensio.

Hor.Mistake no more: I am not Licio,

Nor a musician, as I seem to be;

But one that scorn to live in this disguise,

For such a one as leaves a gentleman,

And makes a god of such a cullion:

Know, sir, that I am call'd Hortensio.

Tra.Signior Hortensio, I have often heardOf your entire affection to Bianca;And since mine eyes are witness of her lightness,25I will with you, if you be so contented,Forswear Bianca and her love for ever.

Tra.Signior Hortensio, I have often heard

Of your entire affection to Bianca;

And since mine eyes are witness of her lightness,

I will with you, if you be so contented,

Forswear Bianca and her love for ever.

Hor.See, how they kiss and court! Signior Lucentio,Here is my hand, and here I firmly vowNever to woo her more, but do forswear her,30As one unworthy all the former favoursThat I have fondly flatter'dherwithal.

Hor.See, how they kiss and court! Signior Lucentio,

Here is my hand, and here I firmly vow

Never to woo her more, but do forswear her,

As one unworthy all the former favours

That I have fondly flatter'dherwithal.

Tra.And here I take the like unfeigned oath,Never to marry with her though she wouldentreat:Fie on her! see, how beastly she doth court him!

Tra.And here I take the like unfeigned oath,

Never to marry with her though she wouldentreat:

Fie on her! see, how beastly she doth court him!

35Hor.Would all the world but he had quiteforsworn!For me, that I may surely keep mineoath,I will be married to a wealthy widow,Ere three days pass, whichhathas long loved meAs I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.40And so farewell, Signior Lucentio.Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,Shall win my love: andsoI take my leave,In resolution as I swore before.[Exit.

Hor.Would all the world but he had quiteforsworn!

For me, that I may surely keep mineoath,

I will be married to a wealthy widow,

Ere three days pass, whichhathas long loved me

As I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.

And so farewell, Signior Lucentio.

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,

Shall win my love: andsoI take my leave,

In resolution as I swore before.[Exit.

Tra.Mistress Bianca, bless you with such grace45As'longethto a lover's blessed case!Nay, I have ta'en you napping, gentle love,And have forsworn you with Hortensio.

Tra.Mistress Bianca, bless you with such grace

As'longethto a lover's blessed case!

Nay, I have ta'en you napping, gentle love,

And have forsworn you with Hortensio.

Bian.Tranio, you jest: but have you both forsworn me?

Tra.Mistress, we have.

Luc.Then we are rid of Licio.

50Tra.I'faith, he'll have a lusty widow now,That shall be woo'd and wedded in a day.

Tra.I'faith, he'll have a lusty widow now,

That shall be woo'd and wedded in a day.

Bian.God give him joy!

Tra.Ay, and he'll tameher.

Bian.He says so, Tranio.

Tra.Faith, he is goneuntothe taming-school.

55Bian.The taming-school! what, is there such a place?

Bian.The taming-school! what, is there such a place?

Tra.Ay, mistress, and Petruchio is the master;That teacheth tricks eleven and twenty long,To tame a shrew and charm her chattering tongue.

Tra.Ay, mistress, and Petruchio is the master;

That teacheth tricks eleven and twenty long,

To tame a shrew and charm her chattering tongue.

EnterBiondello.

Bion.O master, master, I have watch'd so long60ThatI amdog-weary! but at last I spiedAnancient angelcoming down the hill,Will serve the turn.

Bion.O master, master, I have watch'd so long

ThatI amdog-weary! but at last I spied

Anancient angelcoming down the hill,

Will serve the turn.

Tra.What is he, Biondello?

Bion.Master, amercatantè, ora pedant,I know not what; but formal in apparel,65In gait and countenancesurelylike a father.

Bion.Master, amercatantè, ora pedant,

I know not what; but formal in apparel,

In gait and countenancesurelylike a father.

Luc.Andwhat of him, Tranio?

Tra.If he be credulous and trust my tale,I'll make him glad to seem Vincentio,Andgiveassurance to Baptista Minola,70As if he were the right Vincentio.Take inyour love, and then let me alone.[Exeunt Lucentio and Bianca.

Tra.If he be credulous and trust my tale,

I'll make him glad to seem Vincentio,

Andgiveassurance to Baptista Minola,

As if he were the right Vincentio.

Take inyour love, and then let me alone.

[Exeunt Lucentio and Bianca.

Enter aPedant.

Ped.God save you, sir!

Tra.And you, sir! you are welcome.Travel you far on, or are you at the farthest?

Tra.And you, sir! you are welcome.

Travel you far on, or are you at the farthest?

Ped.Sir, at the farthest for a week or two:75But then up farther,andas far as Rome;And so to Tripoli, if God lend me life.

Ped.Sir, at the farthest for a week or two:

But then up farther,andas far as Rome;

And so to Tripoli, if God lend me life.

Tra.What countryman, I pray?

Ped.Of Mantua.

Tra.Of Mantua,sir? marry,God forbid!And come to Padua, careless of your life?

Tra.Of Mantua,sir? marry,God forbid!

And come to Padua, careless of your life?

80Ped.My life, sir! how, I pray? for that goes hard.

Ped.My life, sir! how, I pray? for that goes hard.

Tra.'Tis death for any oneinMantuaTo come to Padua. Know you not the cause?Your ships are stay'd at Venice; and the Duke,For private quarrel 'twixt your duke and him,85Hath publish'd and proclaim'd it openly:'Tis marvel, but thatyou arebut newly come,You might have heard it else proclaim'd about.

Tra.'Tis death for any oneinMantua

To come to Padua. Know you not the cause?

Your ships are stay'd at Venice; and the Duke,

For private quarrel 'twixt your duke and him,

Hath publish'd and proclaim'd it openly:

'Tis marvel, but thatyou arebut newly come,

You might have heard it else proclaim'd about.

Ped.Alas, sir, it is worse for me than so!For I have bills for money by exchange90From Florence, and must here deliver them.

Ped.Alas, sir, it is worse for me than so!

For I have bills for money by exchange

From Florence, and must here deliver them.

Tra.Well, sir, to do youcourtesy,This will I do, and thisI willadvise you:First, tell me, have you ever been at Pisa?

Tra.Well, sir, to do youcourtesy,

This will I do, and thisI willadvise you:

First, tell me, have you ever been at Pisa?

Ped.Ay, sir, in Pisa have I often been;95Pisa renowned for grave citizens.

Ped.Ay, sir, in Pisa have I often been;

Pisa renowned for grave citizens.

Tra.Among them know you one Vincentio?

Ped.I know him not, but I have heard of him;A merchant of incomparable wealth.

Ped.I know him not, but I have heard of him;

A merchant of incomparable wealth.

Tra.He is my father, sir; and, sooth to say,100Incountenancesomewhat doth resemble you.

Tra.He is my father, sir; and, sooth to say,

Incountenancesomewhat doth resemble you.

Bion.As much as an apple doth an oyster, and all one.[Aside.

Tra.To save your life in this extremity,This favour will I do you for his sake;And think it not the worst of all your fortunes105That you are[like to SirVincentio.His name and credit shall you undertake,And in my house you shall be friendly lodged:Look that you take upon you as you should;You understand me, sir: so shall you stay110Till you have done your business inthe city:If this becourtesy, sir, accept of it.

Tra.To save your life in this extremity,

This favour will I do you for his sake;

And think it not the worst of all your fortunes

That you are[like to SirVincentio.

His name and credit shall you undertake,

And in my house you shall be friendly lodged:

Look that you take upon you as you should;

You understand me, sir: so shall you stay

Till you have done your business inthe city:

If this becourtesy, sir, accept of it.

Ped.O sir, I do; and will repute you everThe patron of my life and liberty.

Ped.O sir, I do; and will repute you ever

The patron of my life and liberty.

Tra.Then go with me to make the matter good.115This, by the way, I let you understand;My father is here look'd for every day,To pass assurance of adowerin marriage'Twixt me and one Baptista's daughter here:In all these circumstances I'll instruct you:120Go withmeto clothe you as becomes you.[Exeunt.

Tra.Then go with me to make the matter good.

This, by the way, I let you understand;

My father is here look'd for every day,

To pass assurance of adowerin marriage

'Twixt me and one Baptista's daughter here:

In all these circumstances I'll instruct you:

Go withmeto clothe you as becomes you.[Exeunt.

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