No Fear Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
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Induction, Scene 2, Page 7
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Marry, I will. Let them play it. Is not a comonty a
Christmas gambold or a tumbling-trick?
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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.
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No, my good lord, this is nicer stuff.
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SLY
What, household stuff?
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What, like stuff from a house?
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It is a kind of
history.
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No, it’s a story.
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SLY
Well, we’ll see ’t. Come, madam wife, sit by my
side and let the world slip. We shall ne'er be
younger.
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SLY
Well, let’s watch it. Come, madam wife, sit here beside
me. Let’s forget our cares. We’re not getting any
younger.
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They sit |
They sit. |
