No Fear Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
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Act 3, Scene 1, Page 4
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LUCENTIO
(as
CAMBIO) Are you so formal, sir? Well,
I must wait.
(aside) And watch withal, for, but
I be deceived,
Our fine musician groweth amorous.
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LUCENTIO
(as
CAMBIO) Well, aren’t we
strict! Okay, I guess I’ll have to wait.
(to himself) And watch, too. For
unless I’m very much mistaken, our fancy musician is
turning romantic!
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HORTENSIO
(as
LITIO) Madam, before you touch the
instrument,
To learn the order of my fingering
I must begin with rudiments of art,
To teach you gamut in a briefer sort,
More pleasant, pithy, and effectual
Than hath been taught by any of my trade.
And there it is in writing, fairly drawn.
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HORTENSIO
(as
LITIO) Madam, before you take up the
instrument or begin to learn the fingering, I must teach you certain
fundamentals. To help you remember the scales, I’ve come up
with a little trick—more fun and effective than those
that any of my colleagues use. Here, I’ve written it
out.
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BIANCA
Why, I am past my gamut long ago.
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BIANCA
I think I know my scales by now!
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HORTENSIO
Yet read the gamut of Hortensio.
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HORTENSIO
(speaking as
LITIO) Well, read
Hortensio’s scale anyway.
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BIANCA
(reads)
“Gamut I am, the ground
of all accord:
A re, to plead Hortensio’s
passion;
B mi, Bianca, take him for thy
lord,
C fa ut, that loves with all
affection;
D sol re, one clef, two notes have
I;
E la mi, show pity, or I
die.”
Call you this “gamut”? Tut, I like it not.
Old fashions please me best. I am not so nice
To change true rules for old inventions.
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BIANCA
(reading) “I am the
scale, the basis of all harmony.
A re, Im here to argue for
Hortensio’s love;
B mi, Bianca, take him for your
husband,
C fa ut, he loves you with all
affection;
D sol re, I have one clef but only
two notes;
E la mi, have pity on me, or
I’ll die.”
You call this a scale? I don’t like it. I don’t
go in for these new-fangled methods. I like doing things the
old-fashioned way.
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Enter a SERVANT
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A SERVANT
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