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The Taming of the Shrew

William Shakespeare

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Induction, Scene 2, Page 7

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SLY
Marry, I will. Let them play it. Is not a comonty a
Christmas gambold or a tumbling-trick?
SLY
Okay, bring on the play. But what’s a “comonty?” Some sort of Christmas skit or display of acrobatics?

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No, my good lord, it is more pleasing stuff.
PAGE
No, my good lord, this is nicer stuff.

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SLY
What, household stuff?
SLY
What, like stuff from a house?

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    It is a kind of history.
PAGE
No, it’s a story.

SLY
Well, we’ll see ’t. Come, madam wife, sit by my side and let the world slip. We shall ne'er be younger.
SLY
Well, let’s watch it. Come, madam wife, sit here beside me. Let’s forget our cares. We’re not getting any younger.
They sit
They sit.


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