0 Dia. I found it not. King. If it were yours by none of all these ways, How could you give it him? Dia. I never gave it him. Laf. This woman's an easy glove, my lord; she goes off and on at pleasure. King. This ring was mine, I gave it his first wife. Unless thou tell'st me where thou hadst this ring, Dia. King. Take her away. I'll never tell you. I'll put in bail, my liege. Dia. Because, he's guilty, and he is not guilty; (Pointing to Lafeu.) King. She does abuse our ears; to prison with her, Dia. Good mother, fetch my bail. Stay, roval sir; [Exit Widow. The jeweller, that owes the ring, is sent for, King. Re-enter Widow with HELENA. Is there no exorcist Beguiles the truer office of mine eyes ? Hel. 'Tis but the shadow of a wife you see, No, my good lord: Both, both; O, pardon! The name and not the thing. Ber. Hel. O, my good lord, when I was like this maid, I found you wond'rous kind. There is your ring, And, look you, here's your letter: This it says, Ber. If she, my liege, can make me know this clearly. I'll love her dearly, ever, ever dearly. Hel. If it appear not plain, and prove untrue, Laf. Mine eyes smell onions, I shall weep anon.Good Tom Drum, (to Parolles.) lend me a handkerchief: So, I thank thee; wait on me home, I'll make sport with thee: Let thy courtesies alone, they are scurvy ones. King. Let us from point to point this story know, (To Diana.) (Advancing.) (Flourish.) The king's a beggar, now the play is done : That you express content; which we will pay, PERSONS REPRESENTED. A Lord. Tinker, Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and other Servants attending on the Lord, Persons in the BAPTISTA, a rich Gentleman of Padua. VINCENTIO, an old Gentleman of Pisa. LUCENTIO, Son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca. PETRUCHIO, a Gentleman of Verona, a Suitor to Katharina. GREMIO, HORTENSIO, Suitors to Bianca. TRANIO, Servants to Lucentio. BIONDELLO, Servants to Petruchio. GRUMIO, CURTIS, Pedant, an old Fellow, set up to personate Vin centio. KATHARINA, the Shrew, BIANCA, her Sister, Widow, ",} Daughters to Baptista. Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants, attending on Baptista and Petruchio. SCENE,-Sometimes in Padua; and sometimes in Petruchio's House in the Country. |