The Taming of the Shrew'I pity the man who cannot enjoy Shakespeare' George Bernard Shaw |
Contents
headstrong older sister thus building into a romantic disguise | |
The Play in Performance | |
particular about the character of Petruchio Is this newcomer | |
Evidence of Petruchios financial means is limited to a short speech | |
The Sly Scenes in The Taming of A Shrew | |
Commentary | |
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actor Bianca Biondello characters comedy Comedy of Errors comes curst CURTIS daughter disguised doth Dover Wilson dowry duty Enter Baptista Enter Biondello Enter Petruchio Exeunt Exit F reads father fool froward gentleman give gown Haberdasher hand hath hear Here’s horse Hortensio husband Is’t Kate Katherina kiss knock Licio look lord Lucentio Lucentio and Bianca Lucentio as Cambio lute maid Mantua marriage marry master mean Merchant of Venice merry Midsummer Night’s Dream Minola mistress ne’er never obedience onstage Ovid Padua PEDANT performance PETRUCHIO Petruchio and Katherina Pisa play’s players pray servant SERVINGMAN Shakespeare Shakespeare’s play Shrew Signor Baptista Signor Gremio Sirrah sister Sly’s speech suitor sweet ta’en TAILOR Taming tell theatre audience thee Thomas Nashe TRANIO unto villain Vincentio wedding What’s widow wife Winter’s Tale withal woman word