No Fear Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
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Act 4, Scene 3, Page 8
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PETRUCHIO
Go, take it up unto thy master’s use.
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PETRUCHIO
Go, take it away and let your master make whatever use of it he
can.
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GRUMIO
Villain, not for thy life! Take up my mistress' gown for
thy
master’s use!
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GRUMIO
Certainly not! Take off my mistress' gown for your
master’s use!
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PETRUCHIO
Why, sir, what’s your conceit in that?
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PETRUCHIO
Why, what’s the problem?
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GRUMIO
O, sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for. Take up my
mistress' gown to his master’s use! O, fie,
fie, fie!
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GRUMIO
Oh, sir, the problem goes far deeper than you realize. Take up my
mistress' gown for his master’s use! Oh,
that’s disgusting!
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PETRUCHIO
(aside) Hortensio, say thou wilt
see the tailor paid.
(to
TAILOR) Go, take it hence. Begone,
and say no more.
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PETRUCHIO
(speaking so that only HORTENSIO
can hear) Hortensio, tell the tailor
you’ll make sure he gets paid.
(to
TAILOR) Take it away. Off you go.
There’s no more to be said.
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HORTENSIO
(aside to
TAILOR)
Tailor, I’ll pay thee for thy gown tomorrow.
Take no unkindness of his hasty words.
Away, I say. Commend me to thy master.
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HORTENSIO
(speaking so that only TAILOR
can hear) Tailor, I’ll pay
you for the gown tomorrow. Don’t be offended at his angry
words. Go on, then. Regards to your master.
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Exit TAILOR
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PETRUCHIO
Well, come, my Kate. We will unto your father’s
Even in these honest mean habiliments.
Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor,
For ’tis the mind that makes the body rich,
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honor peereth in the meanest habit.
What, is the jay more precious than the lark
Because his feathers are more beautiful?
Or is the adder better than the eel
Because his painted skin contents the eye?
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PETRUCHIO
Ah well, my Kate. We’ll go to your father’s
house dressed as we are, in simple but honest clothes. Our purses
shall be rich, our garments poor. After all, it’s the mind
that enriches the body, and just as the sun shines through the
darkest clouds, well, that’s how clearly honor peeps
through even the humblest style of dress. I mean, is the jay more
precious than the lark because his feather is more beautiful? Is the
snake better than the eel because the pattern on his back pleases
the eye?
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