No Fear Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
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Act 2, Scene 1, Page 3
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Enter GREMIO,
LUCENTIO in the habit of a mean man;
PETRUCHIO, with HORTENSIO as a
musician; and TRANIO, with BIONDELLO
bearing a lute and books |
GREMIO enters with
LUCENTIO, dressed as a poor man;
PETRUCHIO enters with HORTENSIO,
disguised as a musician; TRANIO, disguised as
LUCENTIO, enters with BIONDELLO,
who is carrying a lute and books. |
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GREMIO
Good morrow, neighbor Baptista.
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GREMIO
Good morning, neighbor Baptista.
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BAPTISTA
Good morrow, neighbor Gremio.—God save you,
gentlemen!
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BAPTISTA
Good morning, neighbor Gremio. Greetings, gentlemen.
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PETRUCHIO
And you, good sir. Pray, have you not a daughter
Called Katherina, fair and virtuous?
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PETRUCHIO
And to you, good sir. Tell me, don’t you have a virtuous
and lovely daughter named Katherina?
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BAPTISTA
I have a daughter, sir, called Katherina.
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BAPTISTA
I have a daughter named Katherina, sir.
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GREMIO
(to
PETRUCHIO) You are too blunt. Go to
it orderly.
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GREMIO
(to
PETRUCHIO) You are too blunt.
You’re supposed to work up to it.
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PETRUCHIO
You wrong me, Signior Gremio. Give me leave.—
I am a gentleman of Verona, sir,
That hearing of her beauty and her wit,
Her affability and bashful modesty,
Her wondrous qualities and mild behavior,
Am bold to show myself a forward guest
Within your house, to make mine eye the witness
Of that report which I so oft have heard.
And, for an entrance to my entertainment,
I do present you with a man of mine,
(presenting
HORTENSIO, disguised as
LITIO)
Cunning in music and the mathematics,
To instruct her fully in those sciences,
Whereof I know she is not ignorant.
Accept of him, or else you do me wrong.
His name is Litio, born in Mantua.
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PETRUCHIO
Please, Signior Gremio. Allow me to continue.—I am a
gentleman of Verona, sir, who, hearing of your daughter’s
beauty and wit, her friendly disposition and bashful modesty, her
uncommon virtues and her mild behavior, have taken the liberty of
presenting myself as a guest at your house in the hope of seeing for
myself if what I’ve heard is true. And, as the price of
admission for being received by you, I here present you with a
servant of mine. (he presents
HORTENSIO, disguised as
LITIO). He is expert in the fields of
music and mathematics. I thought he might instruct her in those
branches of knowledge—of which she is, I gather, no
beginner. Be good enough to accept this
gift—I’ll be offended if you don’t.
His name is Litio, and he comes from Mantua.
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