No Fear Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew: Act 5, Scene 1, Page 8

No Fear Shakespheare

William Shakespeare

Get this No Fear to go!

	Original Text	Modern Text
	Exeunt LUCENTIO and BIANCA	LUCENTIO and BIANCA exit.
120	GREMIO My cake is dough, but I’ll in among the rest, Out of hope of all but my share of the feast.	GREMIO So much for my hopes! Well, I’ll go in and join the others. All I can hope for now is a share of the feast.
	Exit	He exits.
	KATHERINE Husband, let’s follow to see the end of this ado.	KATHERINE Let’s follow them to see how this turns out.
	PETRUCHIO First kiss me, Kate, and we will.	PETRUCHIO First kiss me, Kate, and then we will.
	KATHERINE What, in the midst of the street?	KATHERINE What, here in the middle of the street?
	PETRUCHIO What, art thou ashamed of me?	PETRUCHIO Why not? Are you ashamed of me?
125	KATHERINE No, sir, God forbid, but ashamed to kiss.	KATHERINE Certainly not! But I’m ashamed to kiss, sir.
	PETRUCHIO Why, then let’s home again. (to GRUMIO) Come, sirrah, let’s away.	PETRUCHIO All right then, back home we go. (to GRUMIO) Come, fellow, let’s be off.
	KATHERINE Nay, I will give thee a kiss. (kisses him) Now pray thee, love, stay.	KATHERINE No, wait. I will kiss you. (kisses him) Now please, love, stay.
130	PETRUCHIO Is not this well? Come, my sweet Kate. Better once than never, for never too late.	PETRUCHIO Isn’t this good? Come, my sweet Kate. Better late than never—and it’s never too late to change.
	Exeunt	They exit.