And take a lodging fit to entertain Tra. Master, some show to welcome us to town. Enter BAPTISTA, KATHARINA, BIANCA, GREMIO, and HORTENSIO. Bap. Gentlemen, importune me no farther, Because I know you well and love you well, Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure. Kath. I pray you, sir, is it your will To make a stale of me amongst these mates? 56 Hor. Mates, maid! how mean you that? no mates for you, Unless you were of gentler, milder mould. Kath. I'faith, sir, you shall never need to fear: I wis it is not half way to her heart; 45 as time] Rowe. (as time) Ff Q. his two daughters, Katerina and Bi- ...and Hortensio...] ...Hortentio Lucentio and Tranio] Lucen. Tranio 48 Gentlemen] Gentlemen both Theobald. no] not Rowe (ed. 2). farther] further Steevens (1793). 52 Katharina] Katharine Collier MS. 55 [Aside] Edd. 57 sir,] sir, [to Bap.] Capell. 60 will will and pleasure Hanmer. 58 these] FQF, those F3F4. 60 mould] mood Dyce, ed. 2 (Collier 62 I wis] F. I-wis F,QF,F But if it were, doubt not her care should be 65 Tra. Husht, master! here's some good pastime toward: That wench is stark mad or wonderful froward. Luc. But in the other's silence do I see Maid's mild behaviour and sobriety. Peace, Tranio ! Tra. Well said, master; mum! and gaze your fill. Bap. Gentlemen, that I may soon make good What I have said, Bianca, get you in: And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, Put finger in the eye, an she knew why. Bian. Sister, content you in my discontent. Sir, to your pleasure humbly I subscribe: My books and instruments shall be my company, 70 75 80 Luc. Hark, Tranio! thou may'st hear Minerva speak. Hor. Signior Baptista, will you be so strange? Sorry am I that our good will effects 63 should] F1QF2. shall F3F4. 66 us] me Hanmer. 67 good] O good Hanmer. 68-73 and 84, Marked by Theobald as Aside. 68 Husht] FiQF2. Hush'd F3F4. Hush Rowe (ed. 2). here's] F4. heres F1QF2F3. here is Hanmer. 70 (behinde) Collier MS. 71 Maid's] Rowe. Maids FfQ. Maids' Steevens (1793). 85 72 Peace, Tranio!] Peace! Anon conj. 78, 79 A pretty...why.] As in Capell. 78 it is] 'tis Capell. 79 an] Pope. and Ff Q. 85 strange?] Rowe (ed. 2). strange, Ff Q. 86 our] your Hanmer (ed. 2), a misprint. Bianca's grief. Why will you mew her up, Signior Baptista, for this fiend of hell, And make her bear the penance of her tongue? And for I know she taketh most delight In music, instruments and poetry, To mine own children in good bringing-up: 90 [Exit Bianca. 100 [Exit. Kath. Why, and I trust I may go too, may I not? What, shall I be appointed hours; as though, belike, I knew not what to take, and what to leave, ha? [Exit. Gre. You may go to the devil's dam: your gifts are so good, here's none will hold you. Their love is not so great, Hortensio, but we may blow our nails together, and fast it fairly out our cake's dough on both sides. Farewell: yet, for the love I bear my sweet Bianca, if I can by any means light on a fit man to teach her that wherein she delights, I will wish him to her father. 111 89 tongue?] tongue. F. 90 Gentlemen, content ye] Content ye, gentlemen Hanmer. 90, 91 content...Bianca:] One line in 90 resolved] resould F. resolud Q. 102-104] Printed in Ff Q as four lines, ending not?...though...take,....Ha. As prose by Pope; by Capell as three lines, ending not?...belike,... ha! 102 and] om. Rowe. 104 leave, ha?] Dyce. leave? Ha. FfQ. 106 here's] here is F4 Their] FF. There Q. our FF4. Your Malone conj. There; Collier. This Collier MS. Her Bubier conj. 108 cake's] F3F4 cakes F1F2. Hor. So will I, Signior Gremio: but a word, I pray. Though the nature of our quarrel yet never brooked parle, know now, upon advice, it toucheth us both, that we may yet again have access to our fair mistress, and be happy rivals in Bianca's love, to labour and effect one thing specially. 116 Gre. What's that, I pray? Hor. Marry, sir, to get a husband for her sister. Hor. I say, a husband. 120 Gre. I say, a devil. Thinkest thou, Hortensio, though her father be very rich, any man is so very a fool to be married to hell? Hor. Tush, Gremio, though it pass your patience and mine to endure her loud alarums, why, man, there be good fellows in the world, an a man could light on them, would take her with all faults, and money enough. 127 Gre. I cannot tell; but I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to be whipped at the high-cross every morning. Hor. Faith, as you say, there's small choice in rotten apples. But come; since this bar in law makes us friends, it shall be so far forth friendly maintained till by helping Baptista's eldest daughter to a husband we set his youngest free for a husband, and then have to't afresh. Sweet Bianca! Happy man be his dole! He that runs fastest gets the ring. How say you, Signior Gremio ? 136 Gre. I am agreed; and would I had given him the best horse in Padua to begin his wooing that would thoroughly 113 yet never] never yet Pope. parle] FQF, parlee FF4 parly Capell. 121 Thinkest] Think's F4. 122 any] any a Fg 125 loud] lowd F1Q. lewd FF3F4. 127 all] all her F4. 129 high-cross] Hyphened by Rowe. law] love Gould conj. 134 to't] F too t F1 too 't Q FF3. 138 his wooing] the wooing Rowe (ed. 2). thoroughly] FQ. throughly F2F3F4 woo her, wed her and bed her and rid the house of her! [Exeunt Gremio and Hortensio. Come on. I pray, sir, tell me, is it possible Luc. O Tranio, till I found it to be true, 140 145 150 Tra. Master, it is no time to chide you now; Affection is not rated from the heart : If love have touch'd you, nought remains but so, 'Redime te captum quam queas minimo.' Luc. Gramercies, lad, go forward; this contents: The rest will comfort, for thy counsel's sound. Tra. Master, you look'd so longly on the maid, Perhaps you mark'd not what's the pith of all. Luc. O yes, I saw sweet beauty in her face, Such as the daughter of Agenor had, That made great Jove to humble him to her hand, 140 [Exeunt...] Exeunt ambo. Manet Tranio and Lucentio. Ff Q. 141 [advancing. Capell. 142 of] FiQF2 on F3F4 147 do] to F3F4. 155 rated] raved Gould conj. 156 have] FQ. om. F2F3F4. has Rowe (ed. 1). hath Rowe (ed. 2). touch'd] toyl'd Warburton. 155 160 157 captum] FF3F4. captam F1Q. maid] Mad F 161 mark'd] marked F4. 163 Agenor had] Agenor's race Collier, ed. 2 (Collier MS.). |