No Fear Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
Get this No Fear to go!
Induction, Scene 1
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Enter SLY and
HOSTESS
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SLY and HOSTESS
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SLY
I’ll pheeze you, in faith.
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SLY
I’ll fix you, I swear.
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HOSTESS
A pair of stocks, you rogue!
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HOSTESS
You thug! I’ll call for a pair of stocks!
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SLY
Y'are a baggage, the Slys are no rogues. Look in
the chronicles—we came in with Richard Conqueror.
Therefore paucas pallabris: let the
world slide. Sessa!
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SLY
There are no thugs in my family, whore! Read your history! We Slys came over with Richard the Conqueror. Oh, the hell with it.
I can’t be bothered. Shut up!
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HOSTESS
You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?
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HOSTESS
You won’t pay for the glasses you smashed?
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SLY
No, not a denier. Go by, Saint Jeronimy. Go to thy cold bed and
warm thee.
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SLY
No, not a penny. Get out of my face. Go play with yourself.
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HOSTESS
I know my remedy. I must go fetch the thirdborough.
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HOSTESS
I know my rights. I’ll call a policeman.
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Exit |
She exits. |
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SLY
Third, or fourth, or fifth borough, I’ll answer him by
law.
I’ll not budge an inch, boy. Let him come, and
kindly.
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SLY
Call them all! I have a legal right to be here. I’m not
moving an inch, pal. Let them come—I don’t
care.
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Falls asleep |
He falls asleep. |
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Wind horns Enter a LORD from hunting,
with his train |
A hunting horn is heard. A LORD who has
been hunting enters with his hunstmen. |
