The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Page A

marriage
    ’Twixt me and one Baptista’s daughter here.
    In all these circumstances I’ll instruct you.
    Go with me to clothe you as becomes 125 you.
    Exeunt

Act 4 Scene 1
running scene 7
    Location: a country estate
    Enter Katherina and Grumio
    GRUMIO     No, no, forsooth, I dare not for my life.
    KATE     The more my wrong 2 , the more his spite appears.
    What, did he marry me to famish me?
    Beggars that come unto my father’s door
    Upon entreaty have a present 5 alms,
    If not, elsewhere they meet with charity.
    But I, who never knew how to entreat,
    Nor never needed that I should entreat,
    Am starved for meat 9 , giddy for lack of sleep,
    With oaths kept waking and with brawling fed.
    And that which spites 11 me more than all these wants,
    He does it under name of perfect love,
    As who 13 should say, if I should sleep or eat,
    ’Twere deadly sickness or else present death.
    I prithee go and get me some repast,
    I care not what, so 16 it be wholesome food.
    GRUMIO     What say you to a neat’s 17 foot?
    KATE     ’Tis passing good, I prithee let me have it.
    GRUMIO     I fear it is too choleric 19 a meat.
    How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled 20 ?
    KATE     I like it well, good Grumio, fetch it me.
    GRUMIO     I cannot tell 22 , I fear ’tis choleric.
    What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?
    KATE     A dish that I do love to feed upon.
    GRUMIO     Ay, but the mustard is too hot a little.
    KATE     Why then, the beef, and let the mustard rest.
    GRUMIO     Nay then, I will not. You shall have the mustard,
    Or else you get no beef of Grumio.
    KATE     Then both, or one, or anything thou wilt.
    GRUMIO     Why then, the mustard without the beef.
    KATE     Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave
    Beats him
        That feed’st me with the very 32 name of meat.
    Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you
    That triumph thus upon my misery.
    Go, get thee gone, I say.
    Enter Petruchio and Hortensio with meat
    PETRUCHIO     How fares my Kate? What, sweeting 36 , all amort?
    HORTENSIO     Mistress, what cheer 37 ?
    KATE     Faith, as cold 38 as can be.
    PETRUCHIO     Pluck up thy spirits, look cheerfully upon me.
    Here love, thou see’st how diligent I am
    To dress thy meat myself and bring it thee.
    I am sure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.
    What, not a word? Nay then thou lov’st it not,
    And all my pains is sorted to no proof 44 .
    Here, take away this dish.
    KATE     I pray you let it stand 46 .
    PETRUCHIO     The poorest service is repaid with thanks,
    And so shall mine, before you touch the meat.
    KATE     I thank you, sir.
    HORTENSIO     Signior Petruchio, fie, you are to blame 50 .
    Come, mistress Kate, I’ll bear you company.
    PETRUCHIO     Eat it up all, Hortensio, if thou lovest me.
    Aside
        Much good do it unto thy gentle heart!—
    Hortensio takes plate and does not let Kate eat
        Kate, eat apace 54 . And now, my honey love,
        Will we return unto thy father’s house
        And revel it as bravely 56 as the best,
    With silken coats and caps and golden rings,
    With ruffs 58 and cuffs and farthingales and things,
    With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery,
    With amber bracelets, beads and all this knavery 60 .
    What, hast thou dined? The tailor stays thy leisure,
    To deck thy body with his ruffling treasure 62 .
    Enter Tailor
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with a gown
]
    Come, tailor, let us see these ornaments.
    Enter Haberdasher
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with a hat
]
    Lay forth the gown.— What news with you, sir?
    HABERDASHER     Here is the cap your worship did bespeak 65 .
    PETRUCHIO     Why, this was moulded on a porringer 66 ,
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