No Fear Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 5, Scene 2, Page 3
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PETRUCHIO
To her, Kate!
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PETRUCHIO
You tell her, Kate!
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HORTENSIO
To her, widow!
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HORTENSIO
You tell her, widow!
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PETRUCHIO
A hundred marks, my Kate does put her down.
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PETRUCHIO
I’ll bet you a hundred marks, my Kate puts her flat on
her back.
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HORTENSIO
That’s my office.
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HORTENSIO
Well, that’s really my job.
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PETRUCHIO
Spoke like an officer! Ha' to thee, lad!
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PETRUCHIO
Well said! Here’s to you!
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Drinks to HORTENSIO
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He drinks to HORTENSIO
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BAPTISTA
How likes Gremio these quick-witted folks?
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BAPTISTA
What do you think of these quick-witted folks, Gremio?
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GREMIO
Believe me, sir, they butt together well.
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GREMIO
They certainly do like to butt heads!
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BIANCA
Head and butt! An hasty-witted body
Would say your head and butt were head and horn.
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BIANCA
A clever person would say their butting heads had horns on
them.
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VINCENTIO
Ay, mistress bride, hath that awakened you?
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VINCENTIO
Ah, our bride has woken up!
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BIANCA
Ay, but not frighted me. Therefore I’ll sleep
again.
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BIANCA
Yes, but not out of fear. I’ll go back to sleep
now.
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PETRUCHIO
Nay, that you shall not. Since you have begun,
Have at you for a bitter jest or two!
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PETRUCHIO
No, you shall not. Since you chimed in, let’s see if we
can trade a caustic joke or two.
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BIANCA
Am I your bird? I mean to shift my bush,
And then pursue me as you draw your bow.—
You are welcome all.
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BIANCA
Am I the bird you’re going to shoot at now? I’ll
move my bush, so you’ll have to aim at a moving target.
Thank you all for coming.
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Exeunt BIANCA,
KATHERINE and WIDOW
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BIANCA, KATHERINE
and WIDOW exit. |
