PERSONS REPRESENTED. A LORD. BAPTISTA, a rich Gentleman of Padua. the Induction. LUCENTIO, Son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca. PETRUCHIO, a Gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katharina. GREMIO, Suitors to Bianca. HORTENSIO, TRANIO, Servants to Lucentio. BIONDELLO, GRUMIO, Servants to Petruchio. CURTIS, PEDANT, an old fellow set up to personate Vincentio. KATHARINA, the Shrew; BIANCA, her Sister, Daughters to Baptista. WIDOW. Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista and Petruchio. Scene, sometimes in Padua; and sometimes in Petruchio's House in the Country. CHARACTERS IN THE INDUCTION To the original Play of The Taming of a Shrew, entered on the Stationers' books in 1594, and printed in quarto in 1607. A Lord, &c. SLY. A Tapster. Page, Players, Huntsmen, &c. PERSONS REPRESENTED. ALPHONSUS, a Merchant of Athens. AURELIUS, his Son, FERANDO, POLIDOR, VALERIA, Servant to Aurelius. SANDER, Servant to Ferando. PHYLOTUS, a Merchant who personates the Duke. KATE, EMELIA, PHYLEMA, Daughters to Alphonsus. Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants to Ferando and Alphonsus. Scene, Athens; and sometimes Ferando's Country. house. TAMING OF THE SHREW. INDUCTION. SCENE 1.-Before an Alehouse on a Heath. Sly. I'll pheese* you, in faith. Host. A pair of stocks, you rogue ! Sly. Y'are a baggage; the Slies are no rogues: look in the chronicles, we came in with Richard Conqueror. Therefore, paucas pallabris †, let the world slide: Sessa ! Host. You will not pay for the glasses you have burst ý ? Sly. No, not a denier :-Go by, says Jeronimy:Go to thy cold bed, and warm thee . Host. I know my remedy, I must go fetch the third borough. [Exit. Sly. Third, or fourth, or fifth borough, I'll answer him by law: I'll not budge an inch, boy; let him come, and kindly. [Lies down on the ground, and falls asleep Wind Horns.-Enter a LORD from hunting, with Huntsmen and Servants. Lord. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds: Brach Merriman,-the poor cur is emboss'd **, And couple Clouder with the deep-mouth'd brach. Saw'st thou not, boy, how Silver made it good At the hedge corner, in the coldest fault? I would not lose the dog for twenty pound. 1 Hun. Why, Belman is as good as he, my lord; He cried upon it at the merest loss, * Beat or knock. Be quiet. Few words. § Broke. This line and the scrap of Spanish is used in burlesque from an old play called Hieronymo, or the Spanish Tragedy. Bitch. ** Strained. |