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wln 0001THETHE
wln 0002WOMANSWOMAN’Swoman’s PRIZEPRIZE:
wln 0003OROR,
wln 0004TheThe TamerTamer TamedTamed.


wln 0005ActusActus PrimusPrimus ScænaScaenaScaena PrimaPrima.

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wln 0006EnterEnter MorosoMoroso, SophoclesSophocles, andand TranioTranio, withwith RosemaryRosemary,
wln 0007asas fromfrom aa weddingwedding.


wln 0008MorosoMoroso.
wln 0009GOdGOdGod givegive ’em’em joyjoy.
wln 0010Tra.TranioTra.AmenAmen.
wln 0011Soph.SophoclesSoph.AmenAmen, saysay II totooto:
wln 0012TheThe PuddingsPuddings nownow i’thi’ th’i’th’ proofproof; alasalas poorpoor (wenchwench,
wln 0013ThroughThrough whatwhat aa minemine ofof patiencepatience mustmust
wln 0014 thouthou workework,
wln 0015EreEre thouthou know’stknow’stknowest goodgood hourehour moremore?
wln 0016Tra.TranioTra.Tis’Tis tootoo truetrue: CertaineCertain,
wln 0017Me thinksMethinksmethinks herher fatherfather hashas dealtdealt harshlyharshly withwith herher,
wln 0018ExceedingExceeding harshlyharshly, andand notnot likelike aa FatherFather,
wln 0019ToTo matchmatch herher toto thisthis DragonDragon; II protestprotest
wln 0020II pitypity thethe poorepoor GentlewomanGentlewoman.
wln 0021Mor.MorosoMor.Me thinksMethinksmethinks nownow,
wln 0022He’sHe’s notnot soso terribleterrible asas peoplepeople thinkthink himhim.
wln 0023Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThisThis oldold thiefethief flattersflatters, outout ofof meeremere devotiondevotion,
wln 0024ToTo pleaseplease thethe fatherfather forfor hishis secondsecond daughterdaughter.
wln 0025Tra.TranioTra.ButBut shallshall hehe havehave herher?
wln 0026Soph.SophoclesSoph.YesYes, whenwhen II havehave RomeRome.
wln 0027AndAnd yetyet thethe father’sfather’s forfor himhim.
wln 0028Mor.MorosoMor.IleI’ll assureassure yeye,
wln 0029II holdhold himhim aa goodgood manman.
wln 0030Soph.SophoclesSoph.YesYes suresure aa wealthywealthy,
wln 0031ButBut whetherwhether aa goodgood womanswoman’s manman, isis doubtfulldoubtful.
wln 0032Tra.TranioTra.WouldWould ’twere’twere nono worseworse.
wln 0033Mor.MorosoMor.WhatWhat thoughthough hishis otherother wifewife,
wln 0034OutOut ofof herher mostmost abundantabundant sobernessesoberness,
wln 0035OutOut ofof herher dailydaily huyhue andand criescries uponupon himhim,
wln 0036(ForFor suresure sheshe waswas aa RebellRebel) turn’dturned hishis tempertemper,
wln 0037AndAnd forc’dforced himhim blowblow asas highhigh asas sheshe? do’stdost followfollow
wln 0038HeHe mustmust retainretain thatthat longlong sincesince buriedburied TempestTempest,
wln 0039ToTo thisthis softsoft maidmaid?
wln 0040Soph.SophoclesSoph.II fearefear itit.
wln 0041Tra.TranioTra.SoSo dodo II tootoo:
wln 0042AndAnd soso farfar, thatthat ifif GodGod hadhad mademade meme womanwoman,
wln 0043AndAnd hishis wifewife thatthat mustmust bebe
wln 0044Mor.MorosoMor.WhatWhat wouldwould youyou doedo sirsir?
wln 0045Tra.TranioTra.II wouldwould learnlearn toto eateeat CoalesCoals withwith anan angryangry CatCat,
wln 0046AndAnd spitspit firefire atat himhim: II wouldwould (toto preventprevent himhim)

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wln 0047DoDo allall thethe rampingramping, roaringroaring trickstricks, aa whorewhore
wln 0048BeingBeing drunkedrunk, andand tumblingtumbling riperipe, wouldwould trembletremble atat:
wln 0049ThereThere isis nono safetysafety elseelse, nornor morallmoral wisdomewisdom,
wln 0050ToTo bebe aa wifewife, andand hishis.
wln 0051Soph.SophoclesSoph.SoSo II shouldshould thinkthink tootoo.
wln 0052Tra.TranioTra.ForFor yetyet thethe barebare remembranceremembrance ofof hishis firstfirst wifewife
wln 0053(II telltell yeye onon mymy knowledgeknowledge, andand aa truthtruth tootoo)
wln 0054WillWill makemake himhim startstart in’sin ’sin’s sleepsleep, andand veryvery oftenoften
wln 0055CryCry outout forfor CudgelsCudgels, ColstavesCowl-stavesColstaves, anyany thingthing;
wln 0056HidingHiding hishis BreechesBreeches, outout ofof fearefear herher GhostGhost
wln 0057ShouldShould walkwalk, andand wearewear ’em’em yetyet. SinceSince hishis firstfirst marriagemarriage,
wln 0058HeHe isis nono moremore thethe stillstill PetruchioPetruchio,
wln 0059ThenThan II amam BabylonBabylon.
wln 0060Soph.SophoclesSoph.He’sHe’s aa goodgood fellowfelloWfelloWfellow,
wln 0061AndAnd onon mymy wordword II lovelove himhim: butbut toto thinkthink
wln 0062AA fitfit matchmatch forfor thisthis tendertender soulesoul
wln 0063Tra.TranioTra.HisHis veryvery frownefrown, ifif sheshe butbut saysay herher prayersprayers
wln 0064LouderLouder thenthan menmen talktalk treasontreason, makesmakes himhim tindartinder;
wln 0065TheThe motionmotion ofof aa DiallDial, whenwhen he’she’s testytesty,
wln 0066IsIs thethe samesame troubletrouble toto himhim asas aa water-workewaterwork;
wln 0067SheShe mustmust dodo nothingnothing ofof her selfeherself; notnot eateeat,
wln 0068DrinkDrink, saysay sirsir howhow dodo yeye, makemake herher readyready, unreadyunready,
wln 0069UnlesseUnless hehe bidbid herher.
wln 0070Soph.SophoclesSoph.HeHe willwill burybury herher
wln 0071TenTen poundpound toto twentytwenty shillingsshillings, withinwithin thesethese threethree (weeksweeks.
wln 0072TraTranioTra:IleI’ll bebe youryour halfehalf.
wln 0073EnterEnter JaquesJaques withwith aa potpot ofof WineWine.
wln 0074Mor.MorosoMor.HeHe lovesloves herher mostmost extreamlyextremely,
wln 0075AndAnd soso longlong ’twil’twill’twil bebe honey-moonhoneymoon. NowNow JaquesJaques
wln 0076YouYou areare aa busiebusy manman II amam suresure.
wln 0077Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes certainecertain,
wln 0078ThisThis oldold sportsport mustmust havehave eggeseggs,
wln 0079Soph.SophoclesSoph.NotNot yetyet thisthis tenten daiesdays.
wln 0080Jaq.JaquesJaq.SweetSweet GentlemenGentlemen withwith MuskadellMuscadelmuskadel.
wln 0081Tra.TranioTra.That’sThat’s rightright sirsir.
wln 0082Mor.MorosoMor.ThisThis fellowfellow broodsbroods hishis MasterMaster: speedspeed yeye JaquesJaques.
wln 0083Soph.SophoclesSoph.WeWe shallshall bebe forfor youyou presentlypresently.
wln 0084Jaq.JaquesJaq.YourYour worshipsworships
wln 0085ShalShall havehave itit richrich andand neatneat: andand o’o’oF mymy conscienceconscience
wln 0086AsAs welcomwelcome asas ourour LadyLady dayday: OOOh mymy oldold sirsir,
wln 0087WhenWhen shallshall wewe seesee youryour worshipworship runrun atat RingRing?
wln 0088ThatThat hourehour aa standingstanding werewere worthworth moneymoney
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wln 0089Mor.MorosoMor.SoSo sirsir.
wln 0090Jaq.JaquesJaq.UponUpon mymy littlelittle honestyhonesty, youryour MistrisMistress,
wln 0091IfIf II havehave anyany speculationspeculation, mustmust thinkethink
wln 0092ThisThis singlesingle thrummingthrumming ofof aa FiddleFiddle,
wln 0093WithoutWithout aa BowBow, butbut ev’nevene’en poorepoor sportsport.
wln 0094Mor.MorosoMor.Y’areY’ areYou’re merrymerry.
wln 0095Ja.JaquesJa.WouldWould II werewere wisewise tootoo: soso GodGod blessbless youryour worshipworship.
wln 0096Tra.TranioTra.TheThe fellowfellow telstells youyou truetrue.ExitExit Jaq.JaquesJaq.
wln 0097Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhenWhen isis thethe dayday manman?
wln 0098ComeCome, comecome, you’lyou’ll stealesteal aa marriagemarriage.
wln 0099Mor.MorosoMor.NayNay believebelieve meme:
wln 0100ButBut whenwhen herher fatherfather pleasespleases II amam readyready,
wln 0101AndAnd allall mymy friendsfriends shallshall knowknow itit.
wln 0102Tra.TranioTra.WhyWhy notnot nownow?
wln 0103OneOne chargecharge hadhad serv’dserved forfor bothboth.
wln 0104Mor.MorosoMor.There’sThere’s reasonreason in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 0105Soph.SophoclesSoph.Call’dCalled RowlandRowland.
wln 0106Mor.MorosoMor.WillWill yeye walkewalk?
wln 0107They’lThey’ll thinkthink wewe areare lostlost: ComeCome GentlemenGentlemen.
wln 0108Tra.TranioTra.YouYou havehave wip’twhippedwiped himhim nownow.
wln 0109Soph.SophoclesSoph.SoSo willwill hehe nevernever thethe wenchwench II hopehope.
wln 0110Tra.TranioTra.II wishwish itit.ExeuntExeunt.


wln 0111ScænaScaenaScaena secundasecunda.

wln 0112EnterEnter RowlandRowland, andand LiviaLivia.
wln 0113Row.RowlandRow.NowNow LiviaLivia, ifif you’lyou’ll goego awayaway to nighttonight,
wln 0114IfIf youryour affectionsaffections bebe notnot mademade ofof wordswords.
wln 0115Liv.LiviaLiv.II lovelove youyou, andand youyou knowknow howhow dearlydearlydear RowlandRowland,
wln 0116IsIs therethere nonenone neerenear usus? mymy affectionsaffections everever
wln 0117HaveHave beenbeen youryour servantsservants; withwith whatwhat superstitionsuperstition
wln 0118II havehave everever SaintedSainted youyou
wln 0119Row.RowlandRow.WhyWhy thenthen taketake thisthis wayway.
wln 0120Liv.LiviaLiv.Twill’Twill bebe aa childishchildish andand aa lesseless prosperousprosperous coursecourse,
wln 0121ThenThan hishis thatthat knowsknows notnot carecare: whywhy shouldshould wewe dodo
wln 0122OurOur honesthonest andand ourour heartyhearty lovelove suchsuch wrongwrong,
wln 0123ToTo over-runoverrun ourour fortunesfortunes?
wln 0124Row.RowlandRow.ThenThen youyou flatterflatter.
wln 0125Liv.LiviaLiv.AlasAlas youyou knowknow II cannotcannot.
wln 0126Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat hopeshope’shopes leftleft elseelse
wln 0127ButBut flyingflying toto enjoyenjoy yeye?
wln 0128Liv.LiviaLiv.NoneNone soso farfar,
wln 0129ForFor letlet itit bebe admittedadmitted wewe havehave timetime,
wln 0130AndAnd allall thingsthings nownow inin otherother expectationexpectation,
wln 0131MyMy father’sfather’s bentbent againstagainst usus; whatwhat butbut ruineruin,
wln 0132CanCan suchsuch aa by-wayby-way bringbring usus? ifif youryour fearesfears
wln 0133WouldWould letlet youyou looklook withwith mymy eyeseyes, II wouldwould shewshow youyou,
wln 0134AndAnd certaincertain, howhow ourour stayingstaying herehere wouldwould winwin usus
wln 0135AA coursecourse, thoughthough somewhatsomewhat longerlonger, yetyet farfar surersurer.
wln 0136Row.RowlandRow.AndAnd thenthenthan MorosoMoroso h’ashas yeye.
wln 0137Liv.LiviaLiv.NoNo suchsuch mattermatter:
wln 0138ForFor holdhold thisthis certainecertain, beggingbegging, stealingstealing, whoringwhoring,
wln 0139SellingSelling, (whichwhich isis aa sinsin unpardonableunpardonable)
wln 0140OfOf counterfeitcounterfeit CodsCods, oror mustymusty EnglishEnglish CracasCracas,
wln 0141SwitchesSwitches, oror stonesstones forfor th’toothacheth’ toothacheth’toothache soonersooner findsfinds meme,
wln 0142ThenThanThen thatthat drawndrawn FoxFox andand MorosoMoroso.
wln 0143Row.RowlandRow.ButBut hishis moneymoney,
wln 0144IfIf wealthwealth maymay winwin youyou
wln 0145Liv.LiviaLiv.IfIf aa HogHog maymay bebe
wln 0146HighHigh PriestPriest amongamong thethe JewesJewsjews: hishis moneymoney RowlandRowland?
wln 0147OhOhO LoveLove forgiveforgive meme, whatwhat faithfaith hasthast thouthou?
wln 0148WhyWhy, cancan hishis moneymoney kissekiss meme?
wln 0149Row.RowlandRow.YesYes.
wln 0150Liv.LiviaLiv.BehindBehind,
wln 0151LasdLaidLasdLaid outout uponupon aa PetticotePetticoat: oror graspegrasp meme
wln 0152WhileWhile II crycry, OOOh goodgood thankthank youyou? o’o’oF mymy trothtroth
wln 0153ThouThou makstmak’st meme merrymerry withwith thythy fearefear: oror lielie withwith meme,
wln 0154AsAs youyou maymay dodo? alasalas, whatwhat foolesfools youyou menmen areare?

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wln 0155HisHis mouldymoldymouldy moneymoney? halfhalf aa dozendozen RidersRiders,
wln 0156ThatThat cannotcannot sitsit butbut stamptstamped fastfast toto theirtheir SaddlesSaddles?
wln 0157NoNo RowlandRowland, nono manman shallshall makemake useuse ofof meme;
wln 0158MyMy beautybeauty waswas bornborn freefree, andand freefree IleI’ll givegive itit
wln 0159ToTo himhim thatthat lovesloves, notnot buysbuys meme. YouYou yetyet doubtdoubt meme.
wln 0160Row.RowlandRow.II cannotcannot saysay II doubtdoubt yeye.
wln 0161Liv.LiviaLiv.GoeGo thythy waiesways,
wln 0162ThouThou artart thethe prettiestprettiest pulingpuling piecepiece ofof passionpassion:
wln 0163YfaithY faithI’ faithi’faith II willwill notnot failefail theethee.
wln 0164Row.RowlandRow.II hadhad ratherrather
wln 0165Liv.LiviaLiv.PretheePrithee believebelieve meme, ifif II dodo notnot carrycarry itit,
wln 0166ForFor bothboth ourour goodsgoods
wln 0167Row.RowlandRow.ButBut
wln 0168Liv.LiviaLiv.WhatWhat butbut?
wln 0169Row.RowlandRow.II wouldwould telltell youyou.
wln 0170Liv.LiviaLiv.II knowknow allall youyou cancan telltell meme; all’sall’s butbut thisthis,
wln 0171YouYou wouldwould havehave meme, andand lielie withwith meme; is’tis’t notnot soso?
wln 0172Row.RowlandRow.YesYes.
wln 0173Liv.LiviaLiv.WhyWhy youyou shallshall; willwill thatthat contentcontent youyou? GoeGo.
wln 0174Row.RowlandRow.II amam veryvery lothloath toto goego.EnterEnter ByanchaBiancaByancha,
andand MariaMaria.

wln 0175Liv.LiviaLiv.NowNow o’o’oF mymy conscienceconscience
wln 0176ThouThou artart anan honesthonest fellowfellow: here’shere’s mymy sistersister;
wln 0177GoGo, pretheeprithee goego; thisthis kissekiss, andand creditcredit meme,
wln 0178EreEre II amam threethree nightsnights olderolder, II amam forfor theethee:
wln 0179YouYou shallshall hearehear whatwhat II dodo.
wln 0180FarewellFarewell.
wln 0181Row.RowlandRow.FarewellFarewell.ExitExit RowlandRowland.
wln 0182Liv.LiviaLiv.AlasAlas poorepoor foolefool, howhow itit lookslooks?
wln 0183ItIt wouldwould ev’nevene’en hanghang it selfeitself, shouldshould II butbut crossecross itit.
wln 0184ForFor purepure lovelove toto thethe mattermatter II mustmust hatchhatch itit.
wln 0185Bya.BiancaBya.NayNay nevernever looklook forfor merrymerry hourehour MariaMaria,
wln 0186IfIf nownow youyou makemake itit notnot; letlet notnot youryour blushesblushes,
wln 0187YourYour modestymodesty, andand tendernessetenderness ofof spiritspirit,
wln 0188MakeMake youyou continuallcontinual AnvileAnvil toto hishis angeranger:
wln 0189BelieveBelieve meme, sincesince hishis firstfirst wifewife setset himhim goinggoing,
wln 0190NothingNothing cancan bindbind hishis ragerage: TakeTake youryour ownown CouncellCounselCouncil,
wln 0191YouYou shallshall notnot saysay thatthat II perswadedpersuaded youyou.
wln 0192ButBut ifif youyou suffersuffer himhim
wln 0193Mar.MariaMar.StayStay, shallshall II dodo itit?
wln 0194Bya.BiancaBya.HaveHave youyou aa stomackstomach to’tto ’tto’t?
wln 0195Mar.MariaMar.II nevernever shew’dshowed itit.
wln 0196Bya.BiancaBya.Twill’Twill shewshow thethe rarerrarer, andand thethe strongerstronger inin youyou.
wln 0197ButBut dodo notnot saysay II urg’durged youyou.
wln 0198Mar.MariaMar.II amam perfectperfect,
wln 0199LikeLike CurtiusCurtius toto redeemeredeem mymy CountreyCountry, havehave II
wln 0200Leap’dLeaped intointo thisthis gulphgulf ofof marriagemarriage, andand IleI’ll dodo itit.
wln 0201FarewellFarewell allall poorerpoorer thoughtsthoughts, butbut spightspite &and angeranger,
wln 0202TillTill II havehave wroughtwrought aa miraclemiracle. NowNow cosencousin,
wln 0203II amam nono moremore thethe gentlegentle tametame MariaMaria;
wln 0204MistakeMistake meme notnot; II havehave aa newnew soulesoul inin meme
wln 0205MadeMade ofof aa North-windNorth windNorthwind, nothingnothing butbut tempesttempest;
wln 0206AndAnd likelike aa tempesttempest shallshall itit makemake allall ruinsruins,
wln 0207TillTill II havehave runrun mymy willwill outout.
wln 0208Bya.BiancaBya.ThisThis isis bravebrave nownow,
wln 0209IfIf youyou continuecontinue itit; butbut youryour ownown willwill leadlead youyou.
wln 0210Mar.MariaMar.AdieuAdieu allall tendernessetenderness, II daredare continuecontinue;
wln 0211MaidesMaids thatthat areare mademade ofof fearesfears andand modestmodest blushesblushes,
wln 0212ViewView meme, andand lovelove exampleexample.
wln 0213Bya.BiancaBya.HereHere isis youryour sistersister.
wln 0214Mar.MariaMar.HereHere isis thethe bravebrave oldold mansman’s lovelove.
wln 0215Bya.BiancaBya.ThatThat lovesloves thethe youngyoung manman.
wln 0216Mar.MariaMar.IAyI andand holdhold theethee therethere wenchwench: whatwhat aa griefgrief ofof heartheart (is’tis’t,
wln 0217WhenWhen PaphosPapbosPaphos’ RebelsRebels shouldshould up rowseup-rouseup rouse oldold nightnight,
wln 0218ToTo sweatsweat againstagainst aa CorkCork; toto lielie andand telltell
wln 0219TheThe clockclock o’tho’ th’o’th longslungslongs, toto riserise sport-starv’dsport-starved?
wln 0220Liv.LiviaLiv.DeereDear sistersister,
wln 0221WhereWhere havehave youyou beenbeen youyou talketalk thusthus?
wln 0222Mar.MariaMar.WhyWhy atat ChurchChurch, wenchwench;
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wln 0223WhereWhere II amam tidetiedtide toto talketalk thusthus: II amam aa wifewife nownow.
wln 0224Liv.LiviaLiv.ItIt seemsseems soso, andand aa modestmodest.
wln 0225Mar.MariaMar.YouYou areare anan asseass;
wln 0226WhenWhen thouthou artart marriedmarried onceonce, thythy modestymodesty
wln 0227WillWill nevernever buybuy theethee PinsPins.
wln 0228Liv.LiviaLiv.’BlesseBlesseBless meme.
wln 0229Mar.MariaMar.FromFrom whatwhat?
wln 0230Bya.BiancaBya.FromFrom suchsuch aa tametame foolefool asas ourour cozencousin LiviaLivia?
wln 0231Liv.LiviaLiv.YouYou areare notnot madmad.
wln 0232Mar.MariaMar.YesYes wenchwench, andand soso mustmust youyou bebe,
wln 0233OrOr nonenone ofof ourour acquantanceacquaintance, markemark meme LiviaLivia.
wln 0234OrOr indeedindeed fitsitsitfit forfor ourour sexsex: Tis’Tis bedbed timetime.
wln 0235PardonPardon meme yellowyellow HymenHymen, thatthat II meanemean
wln 0236ThineThine offringsoff’ringsofferings toto protractprotract, oror toto keepekeep fastingfasting
wln 0237MyMy valiantvaliant BridegroomeBridegroom.
wln 0238Liv.LiviaLiv.WhetherWhether willwill thisthis womanwoman?
wln 0239Bya.BiancaBya.YouYou maymay perceiveperceive herher endend.
wln 0240Liv.LiviaLiv.OrOr ratherrather fearefear itit.
wln 0241Mar.MariaMar.DareDare youyou bebe partnerpartner in’tin ’tin’t?
wln 0242Liv.LiviaLiv.LeaveLeave itit MariaMaria,
wln 0243II fearefear II havehave mark’dmarked tootoo muchmuch, forfor goodnessegoodness leaveleave itit;
wln 0244DevestDivestdivest youyou withwith obedientobedient handshands toto bedbed.
wln 0245Mar.MariaMar.ToTo bedbed? NoNo LiviaLivia, therethere areare CometsComets hanghang
wln 0246ProdigiousProdigious overover thatthat yetyet; there’sthere’s aa fellowfellow
wln 0247MustMust yetyet beforebefore II knowknow thatthat heatheat (nerene’ernever startstart wenchwench)
wln 0248BeBe mademalemalemade aa manman, forfor yetyet hehe isis aa monstermonster;
wln 0249HereHere mustmust hishis headhead bebe LiviaLivia.
wln 0250LivLiviaLivNeverNever hopehope itit.
wln 0251Tis’Tis asas easieeasy withwith aa SiveSieve toto scoopescoop thethe OceanOcean, asas
wln 0252ToTo tametame PetruchioPetruchio.
wln 0253Mar.MariaMar.StayStay: LucinaLucina hearehear meme,
wln 0254NeverNever unlockunlock thethe treasuretreasure ofof mymy wombwomb
wln 0255ForFor humanehuman fruitfruit, toto makemake itit capablecapable;
wln 0256NorNor nevernever withwith thythy secretsecret handhand makemake briefebrief
wln 0257AA mothersmother’s labourlaborlabour toto meme; ifif II doedo
wln 0258GiveGive wayway untounto mymy marriedmarried husbandshusband’shusbands willwill,
wln 0259OrOr bebe aa wifewife, inin anyany thingthing butbut hopeshopes,
wln 0260TillTill II havehave mademade himhim easieeasy asas aa childchild,
wln 0261AndAnd tametame asas fearefear, hehe shallshall notnot winwin aa smilesmile,
wln 0262OrOr aa pleas’dpleased looklook, fromfrom thisthis austerityausterity,
wln 0263ThoughThough itit wouldwould pullpull anotheranother JoyntureJointure fromfrom himhim,
wln 0264AndAnd makemake himhim ev’ryev’ryevery dayday anotheranother manman;
wln 0265AndAnd whenwhen II kissekiss himhim, tilltill II havehave mymy willwill,
wln 0266MayMay II bebe barrenbarren ofof delightsdelights, andand knowknow
wln 0267OnelyOnly whatwhat pleasurespleasures areare inin dreamsdreams, andand guessesguesses.
wln 0268Liv.LiviaLiv.AA strangestrange ExordiumExordium.
wln 0269Bya.BiancaBya.AllAll thethe severallseveral wrongswrongs
wln 0270DoneDone byby EmperiousImperiousimperious husbandshusbands toto theirtheir wiveswives
wln 0271TheseThese thousandthousand yeeresyears andand upwardsupwards, strengthenstrengthen theethee:
wln 0272ThouThou hasthast aa bravebrave causecause.
wln 0273Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd IleI’ll doedo itit bravelybravely
wln 0274OrOr maymay II knitknit mymy lifelife outout everever afterafter.
wln 0275Liv.LiviaLiv.InIn whatwhat partpart ofof thethe worldworld gotgot sheshe thisthis spiritspirit?
wln 0276YetYet praypray MariaMaria, lookelook beforebefore youyou trulytruly,
wln 0277BesidesBesides thethe obedienceobedience ofof aa wifewife,
wln 0278WhichWhich youyou willwill findefind aa heavyheavy imputationimputation,
wln 0279WhichWhich yetyet II cannotcannot thinkethink youryour ownown, itit shewsshows
wln 0280SoSo distantdistant fromfrom youryour sweetnessesweetness.
wln 0281Mar.MariaMar.Tis’Tis II sweareswear.
wln 0282Liv.LiviaLiv.WeighWeigh butbut thethe personperson, andand thethe hopeshopes youyou havehave,
wln 0283ToTo workework thisthis disperatedesperate curecure.
wln 0284Mar.MariaMar.AA weakerweaker subjectsubject
wln 0285WouldWould shameshame thethe endend II aimeaim atat, disobediencedisobedience.
wln 0286YouYou talktalk tootoo tamelytamely: ByBy thethe faithfaith II havehave
wln 0287InIn minemine ownown NobleNoble willwill, thatthat childishchildish womanwoman
wln 0288ThatThat liveslives aa prisonerprisoner toto herher husbandshusband’s pleasurepleasure,
wln 0289HasHas lostlost herher makingmaking, andand becomesbecomes aa beastbeast,
wln 0290CreatedCreated forfor hishis useuse, notnot fellowshipfellowship.

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wln 0291Liv.LiviaLiv.HisHis firstfirst wifewife saidsaid asas muchmuch.
wln 0292Mar.MariaMar.SheShe waswas aa foolefool,
wln 0293AndAnd tooktook aa scurvyscurvy coursecourse; letlet herher bebe nam’dnamed
wln 0294’Mongst’Mongst thosethose thatthat wishwish forfor thingsthings, butbut daredare notnot dodo ’em’em:
wln 0295II havehave aa newnew dauncedance forfor himhim.
wln 0296Liv.LiviaLiv.AreAre youyou ofof thisthis faithfaith?
wln 0297Bya.BiancaBya.YesYes trulytruly, andand wilwill diedie in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 0298Liv.LiviaLiv.WhyWhy thenthen let’slet’s allall wearewear breechesbreeches.
wln 0299Mar.MariaMar.NowNow thouthou comstcom’st neerenear thethe naturenature ofof aa womanwoman;
wln 0300HangHang thesethese tame heartedtame-heartedtame hearted EyassesEyasesEyasses, thatthat nono soonersooner
wln 0301SeeSee thethe LureLure outout, andand hearehear theirtheir husbandshusbands hallahalla,
wln 0302ButBut crycry likelike KitesKites uponupon ’em’em: TheThe freefree HaggardHaggard
wln 0303(WhichWhich isis thatthat womanwoman, thatthat hathhath wingwing, andand knowesknows itit,
wln 0304SpiritSpirit, andand plumeplume) wilwill makemake anan hundredhundred checkschecks,
wln 0305ToTo shewshow herher freedomefreedom, sailesail inin ev’ryev’ryevery ayreair,
wln 0306AndAnd looklook outout ev’ryev’ryevery pleasurepleasure; notnot regardingregarding
wln 0307LureLure, nornor quarryquarry, tilltill herher pitchpitch commandcommand
wln 0308WhatWhat sheshe desiresdesires, makingmaking herher foundredfoundered keeperkeeper
wln 0309BeBe gladglad toto flingfling outout trainestrains, andand goldengolden onesones,
wln 0310ToTo taketake herher downdown againagain.
wln 0311Liv.LiviaLiv.YouYou areare learnedlearned sistersister;
wln 0312YetYet II saysay stillstill taketake heedheed.
wln 0313Mar.MariaMar.AA wittywitty sayingsaying;
wln 0314IleI’ll telltell theethee LiviaLivia, hadhad thisthis fellowfellow tiredtired
wln 0315AsAs manymany wiveswives asas horseshorses underunder himhim,
wln 0316WithWith spurringspurring ofof theirtheir patiencepatience; hadhad hehe gotgot
wln 0317AA PatentPatent, withwith anan OfficeOffice toto reclaimereclaim usus
wln 0318Confirm’dConfirmed byby ParliamentParliament; hadhad hehe allall thethe malicemalice
wln 0319AndAnd subtiltysubtlety ofof DevilsDevils, oror ofof usus,
wln 0320OrOr anyany thingthing that’sthat’s worseworse thenthan bothboth.
wln 0321Liv.LiviaLiv.HeyHey, heyheyheigh boyesboys, thisthis isis excellentexcellent.
wln 0322Mar.MariaMar.OrOr couldcould hehe
wln 0323CastCast hishis wiveswives newnew againagain, likelike BelsBells toto makemake ’em’em
wln 0324SoundSound toto hishis willwill; oror hadhad thethe fearfullfearful namename
wln 0325OfOf thethe firstfirst breakerbreaker ofof wildewild womenwomen: yetyet,
wln 0326YetYet wouldwould II undertakeundertake thisthis manman, thusthus singlesingle,
wln 0327AndAnd spightspite ofof allall thethe freedomfreedom hehe hashas reach’dreached toto,
wln 0328TurnTurn himhim andand bendbend himhim asas II listlist, andand moldmoldmould himhim
wln 0329IntoInto aa babebabe againagain; thatthat agedaged womenwomen,
wln 0330WantingWanting bothboth teethteeth &and spleenspleen, maymay MasterMaster himhim.
wln 0331Bya.BiancaBya.ThouThou wiltwilt bebe chronicl’dchronicled.
wln 0332Mar.MariaMar.That’sThat’s allall II aimeaim atat.
wln 0333LivLiviaLivII mustmust confesseconfess, II dodo withwith allall mymy heartheart
wln 0334HateHate anan EmperiousImperiousimperious husbandhusband, andand inin timetime
wln 0335MightMight bebe soso wroughtwrought uponupon.
wln 0336Bya.BiancaBya.ToTo makemake himhim cuckoldcuckold?
wln 0337Mar.MariaMar.IfIf hehe deservedeserve itit.
wln 0338Liv.LiviaLiv.ThenThen IleI’ll leaveleave yeye LadiesLadies.
wln 0339Bya.BiancaBya.ThouThou hasthast notnot soso muchmuch NobleNoble angeranger inin theethee.
wln 0340Mar.MariaMar.GoeGo sleepsleep, goego sleepsleep, whatwhat wewe intendintend toto dodo,
wln 0341LiesLies notnot forfor suchsuch starv’dstarved soulessouls asas thouthou hasthast LiviaLivia.
wln 0342Liv.LiviaLiv.GoodGood nightnight: thethe BridegroomBridegroom willwill bebe withwith youyou (presentlypresently.
wln 0343Mar.MariaMar.That’sThat’s moremore thenthan youyou knowknow.
wln 0344Liv.LiviaLiv.IfIf yeye workework uponupon himhim,
wln 0345AsAs youyou havehave promisedpromised, yeye maymay givegive exampleexample,
wln 0346WhichWhich nono doubtdoubt willwill bebe followedfollowed.
wln 0347Mar.MariaMar.SoSo.
wln 0348By.BiancaBy.GoodGood nightnight: we’lwe’ll troubletrouble youyou nono furtherfurther.
wln 0349Mar.MariaMar.IfIf youyou intendintend nono goodgood, praypray doedo nono harmharm.
wln 0350Liv.LiviaLiv.NoneNone, butbut praypray forfor youyou.ExitExit LiviaLivia.
wln 0351Bya.BiancaBya.’CheereCheereCheer wenchwench?
wln 0352Mar.MariaMar.NowNow ByanchaBiancaByancha,
wln 0353ThoseThose witswits wewe havehave let’slet’s windwind ’em’em toto thethe heightheight,
wln 0354MyMy restrest isis upup wenchwench, andand II pullpull forfor thatthat
wln 0355WillWill makemake meme everever famousfamous. TheyThey thatthat laylay
wln 0356FoundationsFoundations, areare halfe buildershalf-buildershalf bvilders allall menmen saysay.
wln 0357EnterEnter JaquesJaques.
wln 0358Jaq.JaquesJaq.MyMy MasterMaster forsoothforsooth.
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wln 0359Mar.MariaMar.OhOhO howhow do’sdoes thythy MasterMaster? pretheeprithee commendcommend meme (toto himhim.
wln 0360Jaq.JaquesJaq.How’sHow’s thisthis? mymy MasterMaster staiesstays forsoothforsooth.
wln 0361Mar.MariaMar.WhyWhy letlet himhim staystay, whowho hindershinders himhim forsoothforsooth?
wln 0362Jaq.JaquesJaq.TheThe Revel’sRevel’s endedended nownow,
wln 0363ToTo visitvisit youyou.
wln 0364Mar.MariaMar.II amam notnot sicksick.
wln 0365Jaq.JaquesJaq.II meanmean toto seesee hishis chamberchamber, forsoothforsooth.
wln 0366Mar.MariaMar.AmAm II hishis GroomGroom? wherewhere laylay hehe lastlast nightnight, for-forsoothfor∣soothforsooth(sooth?
wln 0367Jaq.JaquesJaq.InIn thethe low mattedlow-mattedlow matted ParlourParlorParlour.
wln 0368Mar.MariaMar.ThereThere lieslies hishis wayway byby thethe longlong GalleryGallery.
wln 0369Jaq.JaquesJaq.II meanmean youryour chamberchamber: y’ary’ areyou’re veryvery merrymerry MistrisMistress.
wln 0370Mar.MariaMar.Tis’Tis aa goodgood signesign II amam sound heartedsound-heartedsound hearted JaquesJaques:
wln 0371ButBut ifif you’lyou’ll knowknow wherewhere II lielie, followfollow meme;
wln 0372AndAnd whatwhat thouthou seestseest, deliverdeliver toto thythy MasterMaster.
wln 0373Bya.Bja.BiancaBja.DoDo gentlegentle JaquesJaques.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0374Ja.JaquesJa.HaHa, isis thethe windwind inin thatthat doredoor?
wln 0375By’rBy ’rBy’r LadyLady wewe shallshall havehave foulefoul weatherweather thenthen:
wln 0376II doedo notnot likelike thethe shufflingshuffling ofof thesethese womenwomen,
wln 0377TheyThey areare madmad beastsbeasts whenwhen theythey knockknock theirtheir headsheads toge-togethertoge∣thertogether(ther:
wln 0378II havehave observ’dobserved themthem allall thisthis dayday; theirtheir whisperswhispers,
wln 0379OneOne inin anothersanother’s eareear, theirtheir signessigns, andand pinchespinches,
wln 0380AndAnd breakingbreaking oftenoften intointo violentviolent laughterslaughters:
wln 0381AsAs ifif thethe endend theythey purpos’dpurposed werewere theirtheir ownown.
wln 0382CallCall youyou thisthis weddingsweddings? SureSure thisthis isis aa knaveryknavery,
wln 0383AA veryvery tricktrick, andand daintydainty knaveryknavery,
wln 0384MarvellousMarvellous finelyfinely carriedcarried, that’sthat’s thethe comfortcomfort:
wln 0385WhatWhat wouldwould thesethese womenwomen doedo inin waiesways ofof honourhonorhonour,
wln 0386ThatThat areare suchsuch MastersMasters thisthis wayway. WellWell, mymy SirSir
wln 0387HasHas beenbeen asas goodgood atat findingfinding outout thesethese toyestoys,
wln 0388AsAs anyany livingliving; ifif hehe loselose itit nownow,
wln 0389AtAt hishis ownown perillperil bebe itit. II mustmust followfollow.ExitExit.


wln 0390ScenaScaena tertiatertia.

wln 0391EnterEnter ServantsServants withwith lightslights, PetruchioPetruchio, PetroniusPetronius, MorosoMoroso,
wln 0392TranioTranio, andand SophoclesSophocles.


wln 0393Petru.PetruchioPetru.YouYou thatthat areare marriedmarried, GentlemenGentlemen, homehome atat yeye
wln 0394ForFor aa roundround wagerwager nownow.
wln 0395Soph.SophoclesSoph.OfOf thisthis nightsnight’s StageStage?
wln 0396Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes.
wln 0397Soph.SophoclesSoph.II amam youryour firstfirst manman: aa pairepair ofof GlovesGloves ofof twentytwenty (shillingsshillings.
wln 0398Petru.PetruchioPetru.DoneDone: whowho takestakes meme upup nextnext? II amam forfor allall betsbets.
wln 0399Mor.MorosoMor.WellWell lustylusty LaurenceLaurence, werewere butbut mymy nightnight nownow,
wln 0400OldOld asas II amam, II wouldwould makemake youyou clapclap onon SpursSpurs,
wln 0401ButBut II wouldwould reachreach youyou, andand bringbring youyou toto youryour trottrot tootoo:
wln 0402II wouldwould GallantsGallants.
wln 0403Petru.PetruchioPetru.WellWell saidsaid goodgood WillWill; butbut where’swhere’s thethe staffestaff boyboy, haha?
wln 0404OldOld fatherfather timetime, youryour houre-glassehourglass isis emptyempty.
wln 0405Tra.TranioTra.AA goodgood toughtough trainetrain wouldwould breakbreak theethee allall toto pie-piecespie∣cespieces(ces;
wln 0406ThouThou hasthast notnot breathbreath enoughenough toto saysay thythy prayersprayers.
wln 0407Petron.PetroniusPetron.SeeSetSetSee howhow thesethese boyesboys despisedespise usus. WillWill youyou toto bedbed (sonneson?
wln 0408ThisThis pridepride willwill havehave aa fallfall.
wln 0409Petru.PetruchioPetru.UponUpon youryour daughterdaughter;
wln 0410ButBut II shallshall riserise againagain, ifif therethere bebe truthtruth
wln 0411InIn EggesEggs, andand butter’dbuttered PasnipsParsnips.
wln 0412Petro.PetroniusPetro.WilWillwill youyou toto bedbed sonson, &and leaveleave talkingtalking;
wln 0413To morrowTomorrow morningmorning wewe shallshall havehave youyou lookelook,
wln 0414ForFor allall youryour greatgreat wordswords, likelike St.St. GeorgeGeorge atat KingstonKingston,
wln 0415RunningRunning a foot-backa-footbacka footback fromfrom thethe furiousfurious DragonDragon,
wln 0416ThatThat withwith herher angryangry tayletail belaboursbelaborsbelabours himhim
wln 0417ForFor beingbeing lazielazy.
wln 0418Tra.TranioTra.HisHis couragecourage quench’dquenched, andand soso farfar quench’dquenched
wln 0419Petru.PetruchioPetru.Tis’Tis wellwell sirsir.
wln 0420WhatWhat thenthen?
wln 0421Soph.Saph.SophoclesSaph.FlyFly, flyfly, quothquoth thenthen thethe fearfullfearful dwarfedwarf;
wln 0422HereHere isis nono placeplace forfor livingliving manman.
wln 0423Petru.PetruchioPetru.WellWell mymy mastersmasters, ifif II doedo sinkesink underunder mymy busi-businessebusi∣nesse

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wln 0424nessebusinessbusinesse, asas II findefind tis’tis veryvery possiblepossible, II amam notnot thethe firstfirst thatthat hashas
wln 0425miscarriedmiscarried; SoSo that’sthat’s mymy comfortcomfort, whatwhat maymay bebe donedone
wln 0426withoutwithout impeachimpeach oror wastewaste, II cancan andand willwill doedo.
wln 0427EnterEnter JaquesJaques.
wln 0428HowHow nownow isis mymy fairefair BrideBride a beda-bed?
wln 0429Jaq.JaquesJaq.NoNo trulytruly sirsir.
wln 0430Petron.PetroniusPetron.NotNot a beda-bed yetyet? bodybody o’o’oF meme: we’lwe’ll upup andand riflerifle
wln 0431herher: here’shere’s aa coylecoil withwith aa mayden-headmaidenhead, tis’tis notnot intayl’dentailed,
wln 0432isis itit?
wln 0433Petru.PetruchioPetru.IfIf itit bebe, ilei’llI’ll trytry allall thethe LawLaw i’thi’ th’i’th’ LandLand, butbut IleI’ll cutcut
wln 0434itit offoff: let’slet’s upup, let’slet’s upup, comecome.
wln 0435Jaq.JaquesJaq.ThatThat youyou cannotcannot neitherneither.
wln 0436Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy?
wln 0437Jaq.JaquesJaq.UnlesseUnless you’llyou’ll dropdrop throughthrough thethe ChimneyChimney likelike aa
wln 0438DawDaw, oror forceforce aa breachbreach i’thi’ th’i’th’ windowswindows: youyou maymay untileuntile
wln 0439thethe househouse, tis’tis possiblepossible.
wln 0440Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat dostdost thouthou meanemean?
wln 0441Jaq.JaquesJaq.AA morallmoral sirsir, thethe BallatBallad willwill expresseexpress itit:
wln 0442TheThe windwind andand thethe rainrain hashas turndturned youyou backback againagain,
wln 0443AndAnd youyou cannotcannot bebe lodgedlodged therethere.
TheThe truthtruth isis allall thethe dooresdoors
wln 0444AreAre baracadoedbarricadoedbarricaded; notnot aa CatholeCat-holeCathole, butbut holdsholds aa murd’rermurd’rermurderer in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 0445She’sShe’s victual’dvictualled forfor thisthis monethmonth.
wln 0446Petru.PetruchioPetru.ArtArt notnot thouthou drunkdrunk?
wln 0447Soph.SophoclesSoph.He’sHe’s drunkdrunk, he’she’s drunkdrunk; comecome, comecome, let’slet’s upup.
wln 0448Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes, yesyes, II amam drunkedrunk: yeye maymay goego upup, yeye maymay
wln 0449GentlemenGentlemen, butbut taketake heedheed toto youryour headsheads: II saysay nono moremore.
wln 0450Soph.SophoclesSoph.IleI’ll trytry thatthat.ExitExit Soph.SophoclesSoph.
wln 0451Petron.PetroniusPetron.HowHow dostdost thouthou saysay? thethe doordoor fastfast lock’dlocked fellowfellow?
wln 0452Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes trulytruly sirsir, tis’tis lock’dlocked, andand guardedguarded tootoo; andand
wln 0453twotwo asas desperatedesperate tonguestongues plantedplanted behindbehind itit, asas ereere yetyet
wln 0454batterdbattered: theythey standstand uponupon theirtheir honourshonorshonours, andand willwill notnot
wln 0455givegive upup withoutwithout strangestrange compositioncomposition, IleI’ll assureassure youyou;
wln 0456marchingmarching awayaway withwith theirtheir PiecesPieces cocktcocked, andand BulletsBullets inin
wln 0457theirtheir mouthesmouths willwill notnot satisfiesatisfy themthem.
wln 0458Petru.PetruchioPetru.How’sHow’s thisthis? how’show’s thisthis theythey areare?
wln 0459IsIs therethere anotheranother withwith herher?
wln 0460Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes marrymarry isis therethere, andand anan EngineirEngineer.
wln 0461Mor.MorosoMor.Who’sWho’s thatthat forfor HeavensHeaven’sheaven’s sakesake?
wln 0462Jaq.JaquesJaq.ColonellColonel ByanchaBiancaByancha, sheshe commandscommands thethe workesworks:
wln 0463Spinala’sSpinola’sSpinala’s butbut aa ditcherditcher toto herher, there’sthere’s aa halfe-moonhalf-moon; II amam
wln 0464butbut aa poorepoor manman, butbut ifif you’lyou’ll givegive meme leaveleave, IleI’ll ventureventure aa
wln 0465yeeresyear’syears wageswages, drawdraw allall youryour forceforce beforebefore itit, andand mountmount
wln 0466youryour ablestablest piecepiece ofof batterybattery, youyou shallshall notnot enterenter itit thesethese
wln 0467threethree nightsnights yetyet.
wln 0468EnterEnter SophoclesSophocles.
wln 0469Petru.PetruchioPetru.II shouldshould laughlaugh atat thatthat goodgood JaquesJaques.
wln 0470Soph.SophoclesSoph.BeatBeat backback againagain, she’sshe’s fortifiedfortified forfor everever.
wln 0471Jaq.JaquesJaq.AmAm II drunkdrunk nownow sirsir?
wln 0472Soph.SophoclesSoph.HeHe thatthat daresdares mostmost, goego upup nownow, andand bebe cool’dcooled.
wln 0473II havehave scap’dscaped aa prettypretty scowringscouring.
wln 0474Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat areare theythey madmad? havehave wewe anotheranother BedlamBedlam?
wln 0475TheyThey doedo notnot talketalk II hopehope?
wln 0476Soph.SophoclesSoph.OhOhO terriblyterribly, extreamlyextremely fearfullfearful, thethe noisenoise atat Lon-London-bridgeLon∣don-bridgeLondon bridgeLondon-bridge
wln 0477don-bridge
wln 0477isis nothingnothing neerenear herher.
wln 0478Petru.PetruchioPetru.HowHow gotgot sheshe tonguetongue?
wln 0479Soph.SophoclesSoph.AsAs youyou gotgot tailetail, sheshe waswas bornborn to’tto ’tto’t.
wln 0480Petru.PetruchioPetru.Lock’dLocked outout aa doorso’a doors doorsdoors, andand onon mymy wedding-nightwedding nightwedding-night?
wln 0481NayNay, andand II suffersuffer thisthis, II maymay goego grazegraze:
wln 0482ComeCome GentlemenGentlemen, IleI’ll batterbatter; areare thesethese vertuesvirtues?
wln 0483Soph.SophoclesSoph.DoDo, andand bebe beatenbeaten offoff withwith shameshame, asas II waswas: II wentwent
wln 0484upup, camecame toto th’th’ dooredoor, knockdknocked, no bodynobody answeredanswered;
wln 0485knock’dknocked lowderlouder, yetyet heardheard nothingnothing: wouldwould havehave brokebroke
wln 0486inin byby forceforce; whenwhen suddenlysuddenly aa water-workewaterwork flewflew fromfrom
wln 0487thethe windowwindow withwith suchsuch violenceviolence, thatthat hadhad II notnot duck’dducked
wln 0488quicklyquickly likelike aa FryerFriarfriar, cæteracaeteracaeteracætera quisquis nescitnescit? TheThe chamber’schamber’s
wln 0489nothingnothing butbut aa meeremere OstendOstend, inin everyevery windowwindow PewterPewter
wln 0490cannonscannons mountedmounted, you’lyou’ll quicklyquickly findefind withwith whatwhat theythey
wln 0491areare charg’dcharged, sirsir.
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wln 0492Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy thenthen tantaratantara forfor usus.
wln 0493Soph.SophoclesSoph.AndAnd allall thethe lowerlower worksworks lin’dlined suresure withwith smallsmall
wln 0494shotshot, longlong tonguestongues withwith Fire-locksFirelocks, thatthat atat twelvetwelve scorescore
wln 0495blankeblank hithit toto thethe heartheart: nownow andand yeye daredare gogo upup
wln 0496EnterEnter MariaMaria andand ByancaBiancaByanca aboveabove.
wln 0497Mor.MorosoMor.TheThe windowwindow opensopens, beatbeat aa parleyparley firstfirst;
wln 0498II amam soso muchmuch amaz’damazed mymy veryvery hairehair standsstands.
wln 0499Petron.PetroniusPetron.WhyWhy howhow nownow daughterdaughter: whatwhat intrenc’dentrenchedintrenced?
wln 0500Mar.MariaMar.AA littlelittle guardedguarded forfor mymy safetysafety sirsir.
wln 0501Petru.PetruchioPetru.ForFor youryour safetysafety Sweet-heartSweetheart?? whywhy whowho offendsoffends (youyou?
wln 0502II comecome notnot toto useuse violenceviolence.
wln 0503Mar.MariaMar.II thinkethink youyou cannotcannot sirsir, II amam betterbetter fortifiedfortified.
wln 0504Petru.PetruchioPetru.II knowknow youryour endend,
wln 0505YouYou wouldwould fainefain reprievereprieve youryour Maiden-headMaidenhead
wln 0506AA nightnight, oror twotwo.
wln 0507Mar.MariaMar.YesYes, oror tenten, oror twentytwenty, oror saysay anan hundredhundred;
wln 0508OrOr indeedindeed, tilltill II listlist lielie withwith youyou.
wln 0509Soph.SophoclesSoph.That’sThat’s aa shrewdshrewd sayingsaying; fromfrom thisthis presentpresent hourehour,
wln 0510II nevernever willwill believebelieve aa silentsilent womanwoman.
wln 0511WhenWhen theythey breakbreak outout theythey areare bonfiresbonfires.
wln 0512Petro.PetroniusPetro.TillTill youyou listlist lielie withwith himhim? whywhy whowho areare youyou (MadamMadam?
wln 0513Bya.BiancaBya.ThatThat trimtrim GentlemansGentleman’s wifewife, sirsir.
wln 0514Petru.PetruchioPetru.CryCry youyou mercymercy, dodo youyou commandcommand tootoo?
wln 0515Mar.MariaMar.YesYes marrymarry do’sdoes sheshe, andand inin chiefechief.
wln 0516Bya.BiancaBya.II doedo commandcommand, andand youyou shallshall gogo withoutwithout:
wln 0517(II meanmean youryour wifewife, forfor thisthis nightnight)
wln 0518Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd forfor thethe nextnext tootoo wenchwench, andand soso as’tas’t followsfollows.
wln 0519Petro.PetroniusPetro.ThouThou wiltwilt notnot, wiltwilt aa?
wln 0520Mar.MariaMar.YesYes indeedindeed deeredear fatherfather,
wln 0521AndAnd tilltill hehe sealeseal toto whatwhat II shallshall setset downdown,
wln 0522ForFor anyany thingthing II knowknow, forfor everever.
wln 0523Soph.SophoclesSoph.IndeedIndeed thesethese areare Bugs-wordsBug’s wordsBugs-words.
wln 0524Tra.TranioTra.YouYou hearehear sirsir, sheshe cancan talketalk, GodGod bebe thankedthanked.
wln 0525Petru.PetruchioPetru.II wouldwould II heardheard itit notnot sirsir.
wln 0526Soph.SophoclesSoph.II findefind thatthat allall thethe pitypity bestowdbestowed uponupon thisthis wo-womanwo∣manwoman(man,
wln 0527MakesMakes butbut anan AnagramAnagram ofof anan illill wifewife,
wln 0528ForFor sheshe waswas nevernever vertuousvirtuous.
wln 0529Petru.PetruchioPetru.YoulYou’llyou’ll letlet meme inin II hopehope, forfor allall thisthis jestingjesting.
wln 0530Mar.MariaMar.HopeHope stillstill SirSir.
wln 0531Petron.PetroniusPetron.YouYou willwill comecome downdown II amam suresure.
wln 0532Mar.MariaMar.II amam suresure II willwill notnot.
wln 0533Petron.PetroniusPetron.IleI’ll fetchfetch youyou thenthen.
wln 0534Bya.BiancaBya.TheThe powerpower ofof thethe wholewhole CountyCounty cannotcannot sirsir,
wln 0535UnlesseUnless wewe pleaseplease toto yeildyield, whichwhich yetyet II thinkethink
wln 0536WeWe shalshall notnot; chargecharge whenwhen youyou pleaseplease, youyou shallshall
wln 0537HeareHear quicklyquickly fromfrom usus.
wln 0538Mor.Mar.MorosoMar.BlesseBless meme fromfrom aa ChickenChicken ofof thythy hatchinghatching,
wln 0539IsIs thisthis wivingwiving?
wln 0540Petru.PetruchioPetru.PretheePrithee MariaMaria telltell meme what’swhat’s thethe reasonreason,
wln 0541AndAnd dodo itit freelyfreely, youyou dealedeal thusthus strangelystrangely withwith meme?
wln 0542YouYou werewere notnot forc’dforced toto marrymarry, youryour consentconsent
wln 0543WentWent equallyequally withwith minemine, ifif notnot beforebefore itit:
wln 0544II hopehope youyou dodo notnot doubtdoubt II wantwant thatthat mettlemettle
wln 0545AA manman shouldshould havehave toto keepekeep aa womanwoman wakingwaking;
wln 0546II wouldwould bebe sorrysorry toto bebe suchsuch aa SaintSaint yetyet:
wln 0547MyMy personperson, asas itit isis notnot excellentexcellent,
wln 0548SoSo tis’tis notnot oldold, nornor lamelame, nornor weakweak withwith PhysickPhysic,
wln 0549ButBut welwell enoughenough toto pleaseplease anan honesthonest womanwoman,
wln 0550ThatThat keepskeeps herher househouse, andand lovesloves herher husbandhusband.
wln 0551Mar.MariaMar.Tis’Tis soso.
wln 0552Petru.PetruchioPetru.MyMy meansmeans andand mymy conditionsconditions areare nono shamersshamers
wln 0553OfOf himhim thatthat owesowes ’em’em, allall thethe worldworld knowsknows thatthat,
wln 0554AndAnd mymy friendsfriends nono reliersreliers onon mymy fortunesfortunes.
wln 0555Mar.MariaMar.AllAll thisthis II believebelieve, andand nonenone ofof allall thesethese parcelsparcels
wln 0556II daredare exceptexcept againstagainst; naynay moremore, soso farfar
wln 0557II amam fromfrom makingmaking thesethese thethe endsends II aimeaim atat,
wln 0558TheseThese idleidle outwardoutward thingsthings, thesethese womenswomen’s fearesfears,
wln 0559ThatThat werewere II yetyet unmarriedunmarried, freefree toto choosechoose

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wln 0560ThroughThrough allall thethe TribesTribes ofof manman, i’ldi’d taketake PetruchioPetruchio
wln 0561In’sIn ’sIn’s shirtshirt, withwith oneone tenten GroatsGroats toto paypay thethe PriestPriest,
wln 0562BeforeBefore thethe bestbest manman livingliving, oror thethe ablestablest
wln 0563ThatThat ev’re’er leap’dleaped outout ofof LancashireLancashire, andand theythey areare rightright (onesones.
wln 0564Petron.PetroniusPetron.WhyWhy dodo youyou playplay thethe foolefool thenthen, andand standstand pra-pratingpra∣tingprating(ting
wln 0565OutOut ofof thethe windowwindow likelike aa brokenbroken MillerMiller!
wln 0566Petru.PetruchioPetru.IfIf youyou wilwill havehave meme creditcredit youyou MariaMaria,
wln 0567ComeCome downdown, andand letlet youryour lovelove confirmeconfirm itit.
wln 0568Mar.MariaMar.StayStay therethere sirsir, thatthat bargain’sbargain’s yetyet toto makemake.
wln 0569Bya.BiancaBya.PlayPlay suresure wenchwench, thethe packspuckspack’spacks inin thinethine ownown handhand.
wln 0570Soph.SophoclesSoph.LetLet meme diedie lowsielousy, ifitif thesethese twotwo wencheswenches
wln 0571BeBe notnot brewingbrewing knaveryknavery toto stockstock aa KingdomeKingdom.
wln 0572Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy thisthis isis aa RiddleRiddle:
wln 0573II lovelove youyou, andand II lovelove youyou notnot.
wln 0574Mar.MariaMar.ItIt isis soso:
wln 0575AndAnd tilltill youryour ownown experienceexperience dodo untieuntie itit,
wln 0576ThisThis distancedistance II mustmust keepkeep.
wln 0577Petru.PetruchioPetru.IfIf youyou talktalk moremore,
wln 0578II amam angryangry, veryvery angryangry.
wln 0579Mar.MariaMar.II amam gladglad on’ton ’ton’t, andand II wilwill talketalk.
wln 0580Petru.PetruchioPetru.PretheePrithee peacepeace,
wln 0581LetLet meme notnot thinkthink thouthou artart madmad. II telltell theethee womanwoman,
wln 0582IfIf thouthou goestgoest forwardforward, II amam stillstill PetruchioPetruchio.
wln 0583Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd II amam worseworse, aa womanwoman thatthat cancan fearefear
wln 0584NeitherNeither PetruchioPetruchio FuriusFurius, nornor hishis famefame,
wln 0585NorNor anyany thingthing thatthat tendstends toto ourour allegeanceallegiance;
wln 0586There’sThere’s aa shortshort methodmethod forfor youyou, nownow youyou knowknow meme.
wln 0587Petru.PetruchioPetru.IfIf youyou cancan carry’tcarry ’tcarry’t soso, tis’tis veryvery welwell.
wln 0588Bya.BiancaBya.NoNo youyou shallshall carrycarry itit, sirsir.
wln 0589Petru.PetruchioPetru.PeacePeace gentlegentle Low-belLow-bellLow-bel.
wln 0590Petron.PetroniusPetron.UseUse nono moremore wordswords, butbut comecome downdown instantlyinstantly,
wln 0591II chargecharge theethee byby thethe dutyduty ofof aa childchild.
wln 0592Petru.PetruchioPetru.PretheePrithee comecome MariaMaria, II forgiveforgive allall.
wln 0593Mar.MariaMar.StayStay therethere; ThatThat dutyduty, thatthat youyou chargecharge meme byby
wln 0594(IfIf youyou considerconsider trulytruly whatwhat youyou saysay)
wln 0595IsIs nownow anotheranother mansman’s, youyou gave’tgave ’tgave’t awayaway
wln 0596I’thI’ th’i’th’ ChurchChurch, ifif youyou rememberremember, toto mymy husbandhusband:
wln 0597SoSo allall youyou cancan exactexact nownow, isis nono moremore
wln 0598ButBut onelyonly aa duedue reverencereverence toto youryour personperson,
wln 0599WhichWhich thusthus II paypay: YourYour blessingblessing, andand II amam gonegone
wln 0600ToTo bedbed forfor thisthis nightnight.
wln 0601Petron.PetroniusPetron.ThisThis isis monstrousmonstrous:
wln 0602ThatThat blessingblessing thatthat St.SaintSt. DunstanDunstan gavegave thethe DevilDevil,
wln 0603IfIf II werewere neerenear theethee, II wouldwould givegive theethee
wln 0604PullPull theethee downdown byby th’th’ nosenose.
wln 0605Bya.BiancaBya.SaintsSaints shouldshould notnot raverave, sirsir;
wln 0606AA littlelittle RubarbRhubarb nownow werewere excellentexcellent.
wln 0607Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThenThen byby thatthat dutyduty youyou oweowe toto meme MariaMaria,
wln 0608OpenOpen thethe dooredoor, andand bebe obedientobedient: II amam quietquiet yetyet.
wln 0609Mar.MariaMar.II dodo confesseconfess thatthat dutyduty; makemake youryour bestbest on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 0610Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy givegive meme leaveleave, II willwill.
wln 0611Bya.BiancaBya.SirSir, there’sthere’s nono learninglearning
wln 0612AnAn oldold stiffestiff JadeJade toto trottrot: youyou knowknow thethe morallmoral.
wln 0613Mar.MariaMar.YetYet asas II taketake itit sirsir, II oweowe nono moremore
wln 0614ThenThan youyou oweowe backback againagain.
wln 0615Petru.PetruchioPetru.YouYou wilwill notnot ArticleArticle?
wln 0616AllAll II oweowe, presentlypresently, letlet meme butbut upup, ilei’llI’ll paypay.
wln 0617Mar.MariaMar.Y’areY’ areYou’re tootoo hothot, andand suchsuch proveprove JadesJades atat lengthlength;
wln 0618YouYou dodo confesseconfess aa dutyduty oror respectrespect toto meme fromfrom youyou againagain:
wln 0619That’sThat’s veryvery neerenear, oror fullfull thethe samesame withwith minemine?
wln 0620Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes.
wln 0621Mar.MariaMar.ThenThen byby thatthat dutyduty, oroforof respectrespect, oror whatwhat
wln 0622YouYou pleaseplease toto havehave itit, goego toto bedbed andand leaveleave meme,
wln 0623AndAnd troubletrouble meme nono longerlonger withwith youryour foolingfooling;
wln 0624ForFor knowknow, II amam notnot forfor youyou.
wln 0625Petru.PetruchioPetru.WellWell, whatwhat remedyremedy?
wln 0626Petron.PetroniusPetron.AA finefine smartsmart CudgellCudgel. OhOhO thatthat II werewere neernear theethee.
wln 0627Bya.BiancaBya.IfIf youyou hadhad teethteeth nownow, whatwhat aa casecase werewere wewe inin?
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wln 0628Mor.MorosoMor.TheseThese areare thethe mostmost authentiqueauthentic RebelsRebels, nextnext
wln 0629TyroneTyrone, II everever readread ofof.
wln 0630Mar.MariaMar.AA weekeweek hencehence, oror aa fortnightfortnight, asas youyou bearebear youyou,
wln 0631AndAnd asas II findefind mymy willwill observ’dobserved, II maymay
wln 0632WithWith intercessionintercession ofof somesome friendsfriends bebe broughtbrought
wln 0633May beMayMaybeMaybebe toto kissekiss youyou; andand soso quarterlyquarterly
wln 0634ToTo paypay aa littlelittle rentrent byby compositioncomposition,
wln 0635YouYou understandunderstand meme?
wln 0636Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThouThou BoyBoy, thouthou.
wln 0637Petru.PetruchioPetru.WellWell therethere areare moremore MaidesMaids thenthan MaudlinMaudlin, that’sthat’s
wln 0638mymy comfortcomfort.
wln 0639Mar.MariaMar.YesYes, andand moremore menmen thenthan MichaelMichael.
wln 0640Petru.PetruchioPetru.II mustmust notnot toto bedbed withwith thisthis stomachstomach, andand nono (meatmeat LadyLady.
wln 0641Mar.MariaMar.FeedFeed wherewhere youyou willwill, soso itit bebe soundsound, andand whol-wholsomewhol∣somewholesomewholsome(some,
wln 0642ElseElse livelive atat liverylivery, forfor i’lei’ll nonenone withwith youyou.
wln 0643By.BiancaBy.YouYou hadhad bestbest backback oneone ofof thethe dairydairy maidsmaids, they’lthey’ll
wln 0644 carrycarry.
wln 0645ButBut taketake heedheed toto youryour girthesgirths, you’lyou’ll getget aa bruisebruise elseelse.
wln 0646Petru.PetruchioPetru.NowNow ifif thouthou would’stwouldst comecome downdown, andand tendertender (meme:
wln 0647AllAll thethe delightsdelights duedue toto aa marriagemarriage bedbed,
wln 0648StuddyStudy suchsuch kisseskisses asas wouldwould meltmelt aa manman,
wln 0649AndAnd turneturn thy selfethyself intointo aa thousandthousand figuresfigures,
wln 0650ToTo addeadd newnew flamesflames untounto meme, II wouldwould standstand
wln 0651ThusThus heavyheavy, thusthus regardlesseregardless, thusthus despisingdespising
wln 0652TheeThee, andand thythy bestbest alluringsallurings: allall thythy beautybeauty
wln 0653That’sThat’s laidlaid uponupon youryour bodiesbodies, markmark meme wellwell,
wln 0654ForFor withoutwithout doubtdoubt youryour mind’smindsmind’s areare miserablemiserable,
wln 0655YouYou havehave nono maskesmasks forfor themthem: allall thisthis rarerare beautybeauty,
wln 0656LayLay butbut thethe PainterPainter, andand thethe silke wormesilkwormsilk worm byby,
wln 0657TheThe DoctorDoctor withwith hishis dyetsdiets, andand thethe TaylorTailortailor,
wln 0658AndAnd youyou appeareappear likelike fleadflayed CatsCats, notnot soso handsomehandsome.
wln 0659Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd wewe appeareappear likelike herher thatthat sentsent usus hitherhither,
wln 0660ThatThat onelyonly excellentexcellent andand beauteousbeauteous naturenature;
wln 0661TrulyTruly our selvesourselves, forfor menmen toto wonderwonder atat,
wln 0662ButBut tootoo divinedivine toto handlehandle; wewe areare GoldGold,
wln 0663InIn ourour ownown naturesnatures purepure; butbut, whenwhen wewe suffersuffer
wln 0664TheThe husbandshusband’s stampstamp uponupon usus thenthen alayesallaysalleys,
wln 0665AndAnd basbasebas onesones ofof youyou, menmen areare mingledmingled withwith usus,
wln 0666AndAnd makemake usus blushblush likelike CopperCopper.
wln 0667Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThenThen, andand nevernever
wln 0668TillTill thenthen areare womenwomen toto bebe spokenspoken ofof,
wln 0669ForFor tilltill thatthat timetime youyou havehave nono soulessouls II taketake itit:
wln 0670GoodGood nightnight: comecome GentlemenGentlemen; i’lei’ll fastfast forfor thisthis nightnight,
wln 0671ButBut byby thisthis handhand wellwell: II shallshall comecome upup yetyet?
wln 0672Mar.MariaMar.NoeNono.
wln 0673Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThereThere willwill II watchwatch theethee likelike aa wither’dwithered JewryJewry,
wln 0674ThouThou shaltshalt neitherneither havehave meatmeat, firefire, nornor CandleCandle,
wln 0675NorNor anyany thingthing that’sthat’s easieeasy: doedo youyou rebellrebel soso soonesoon?
wln 0676YetYet taketake mercymercy.
wln 0677By.BiancaBy.PutPut upup youryour PipesPipes::; toto bedbed sirsir; i’lei’ll assureassure youyou
wln 0678AA monethsmonth’s seigesiege willwill notnot shakeshake usus.
wln 0679Moro.MorosoMoro.WellWell saidsaid ColonellColonel.
wln 0680Mar.MariaMar.ToTo bedbed toto bedbed PetruchioPetruchio: goodgood nightnight GentlemenGentlemen,
wln 0681You’lYou’ll makemake mymy FatherFather sickesick withwith sittingsitting upup:
wln 0682HereHere youyou shallshall findefind usus anyany timetime thesethese tenten dayesdays,
wln 0683UnlesseUnless wewe maymay marchmarch offoff withwith ourour contentmentcontentment.
wln 0684Petru.PetruchioPetru.IleI’ll hanghang firstfirst.
wln 0685Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd i’lei’ll quarterquarter ifif II doedo notnot,
wln 0686IleI’ll makemake youyou knowknow, andand fearefear aa wifewife PetruchioPetruchio,
wln 0687ThereThere mymy causecause lieslies.
wln 0688YouYou havehave beenbeen famousfamous forfor aa womanwoman tamertamer,
wln 0689AndAnd bearebear thethe fear’d-namefeared namefeared-name ofof aa bravebrave wife-breakerwife-breaker:
wln 0690AA womanwoman nownow shallshall taketake thosethose honourshonorshonours offoff,
wln 0691AndAnd tametame youyou; naynay, nevernever looklook soso biggebig, sheshe shallshall be-beleevebe∣leevebelieve(leeve meme,
wln 0692AndAnd II amam sheshe: whatwhat thinkethink yeye; goodgood nightnight toto allall,
wln 0693YeYe shallshall findefind CentinelsCentinesSentinelsCentines.
wln 0694By.BiancaBy.IfIf yeye daredare sallysally.ExeuntExeunt aboveabove.
wln 0695Petro.PetroniusPetro.TheThe devill’sdevil’s inin ’em’em, ev’nevene’en thethe veryvery devilldevil, thethe
wln 0696downe rightdownrightdown right devilldevil.

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wln 0697Petru.PetruchioPetru.IleI’ll devilldevil ’em’em: byby thesethese tenten bonesbones II willwill: i’lei’ll
wln 0698bringbring itit toto thethe oldold ProverbProverb nono sportsport nono piepie:
wln 0699takentaken downdown i’thi’ th’i’th’ toptop ofof allall mymy speedspeed; thisthis isis finefine danc-dancingdanc∣ingdancing
wln 0700ing:
wln 0700GentlemenGentlemen, stickstick toto meme. YouYou seesee ourour Freehold’sFreehold’s
wln 0701touch’dtouched, andand byby thisthis lightlight, wewe willwill beleaguerbeleaguer’embeleaguerbeleaguer’ em ’em’em, andand
wln 0702eithereither starvestarve ’em’em outout, oror makemake ’em’em recreantrecreant.
wln 0703Petro.PetroniusPetro.IleI’ll seesee allall passagespassages stoptstopped, butbut thosethose aboutabout ’em’em:
wln 0704IfIf thethe goodgood womenwomen ofof thethe TowneTown daredare succoursuccorsuccour ’em’em,
wln 0705WeWe shallshall havehave warreswars indeedindeed.
wln 0706Soph.SophoclesSoph.IleI’ll standstand perdueperduperdue uponuppnupon ’em’em.
wln 0707Mor.MorosoMor.MyMy regimentregiment shallshall lyelie beforebefore.
wln 0708Iaq.JaquesIaq.II thinkthink soso, ’tis’tis growngrown tootoo oldold toto standstand.
wln 0709Petru.PetruchioPetru.Let’sLet’s inin, andand eacheach provideprovide hishis tackletackle,
wln 0710We’lWe’ll fire’emfire ’em outout, oror make’emmake ’em taketake theirtheir pardonspardons,
wln 0711HeareHear whatwhat II saysay, onon theirtheir barebare kneesknees
wln 0712AmAm II PetruchioPetruchio, fear’dfeared, andand spokenspoken ofof,
wln 0713AndAnd onon mymy weddingwedding nightnight amam II thusthus jadedjaded?Exe.ExeuntExe. OmnesOmnes.


wln 0714ScænaScaenaScaena quartaquarta.

wln 0715EnterEnter RowlandRowland, andand PedroPedro, atat severallseveral dooresdoors.

wln 0716Row.RowlandRow.NowNow PedroPedro?
wln 0717Ped.PedroPed.VeryVery busiebusy MasterMaster RowlandRowland.
wln 0718Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat hastehaste manman?
wln 0719Ped.PedroPed.II beseechbeseech youyou pardonpardon meme,
wln 0720II amam notnot minemine ownown manman.
wln 0721Row.RowlandRow.ThouThou artart notnot madmad?
wln 0722Ped.PedroPed.NoNo; butbut beleevebelieve meme, asas hastyhasty
wln 0723Row.RowlandRow.TheThe causecause goodgood PedroPedro?
wln 0724Ped.PedroPed.ThereThere bebe aa thousandthousand sirsir; youyou areare notnot marriedmarried?
wln 0725Row.RowlandRow.NotNot yetyet.
wln 0726Ped.PedroPed.KeepeKeep your selfeyourself quietquiet thenthen.
wln 0727Row.RowlandRow.WhyWhy?
wln 0728Ped.PedroPed.You’lYou’ll findefind aa FiddleFiddle
wln 0729ThatThat nevernever willwill bebe tun’dtuned elseelse: fromfrom allall womenwomen ExitExit.
wln 0730EnterEnter
IaquesJaquesjaques,
Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat ailesails thethe fellowfellow trotrow? IaquesJaquesjaques?
wln 0731Iaq.JaquesIaq.YourYour friendfriend sirsir.
wln 0732ButBut veryvery fullfull ofof businessebusiness.
wln 0733Row.RowlandRow.NothingNothing butbut businessebusiness?
wln 0734PretheePrithee thethe reasonreason, isis therethere anyany dyingdying?
wln 0735Jaq.JaquesJaq.II wouldwould therethere werewere sirsir.
wln 0736Row.RowlandRow.ButBut thythy businessebusiness?
wln 0737Iaq.JaquesIaq.IleI’ll telltell youyou inin aa wordword,
wln 0738II amam sentsent toto laylay
wln 0739AnAn impositionimposition uponupon SowseSouse andand PuddingsPuddings,
wln 0740PastiesPasties, andand PennyPenny CustardsCustards, thatthat thethe womenwomen
wln 0741MayMay notnot releeverelieve yonyouyonyou RebelsRebels: FareFare yeye wellwell sirsir.
wln 0742Row.RowlandRow.HowHow doesdoes mymy MistresseMistress?
wln 0743Iaq.JaquesIaq.LikeLike aa restyresty jadejade.
wln 0744She’sShe’s spoil’dspoiled forfor ridingriding.ExitExit IaquesJaquesjaques.
wln 0745Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat aa devilldevil ayleail theythey?EnterEnter SophoclesSophocles.
wln 0746CustardsCustards, andand penneypenny PastiesPasties, FoolesFools andand FiddlesFiddles,
wln 0747What’sWhat’s thisthis to’thto th’to’th purposepurpose? OO wellwell metmet.
wln 0748Soph.SophoclesSoph.NowNow RowlandRowland.
wln 0749II cannotcannot staystay toto talktalk longlong.
wln 0750Row.RowlandRow.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter?
wln 0751Here’sHere’s stirringstirring, butbut toto whatwhat endend? whetherwhether goego youyou?
wln 0752Soph.SophoclesSoph.ToTo viewview thethe worksworks.
wln 0753Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat workesworks?
wln 0754Soph.SophoclesSoph.TheThe womenswomen’s TrenchesTrenches.
wln 0755Row.RowlandRow.TrenchesTrenches? areare suchsuch toto seesee?
wln 0756Soph.SophoclesSoph.II doedo notnot jestjest sirsir.
wln 0757Row.RowlandRow.II cannotcannot understandunderstand youyou.
wln 0758Soph.SophoclesSoph.DoeDo notnot youyou hearehear
wln 0759InIn whatwhat aa statestate ofof quarrellquarrel thethe newnew BrideBride
wln 0760StandsStands withwith herher husbandhusband?
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wln 0761Row.RowlandRow.LetLet himhim standstand withwith herher, andand there’sthere’s anan endend.
wln 0762Soph.SophoclesSoph.ItIt shouldshould bebe, butbut by’rby ’rby’r LadyLady
wln 0763SheShe holdsholds himhim outout atat PikesPike’sPikes endend, andand defiesdefies himhim,
wln 0764AndAnd nownow isis fortifidefortified; suchsuch aa RegimentRegiment ofof RuttersRutters
wln 0765NeverNever defieddefied menmen braverbraver: II amam sentsent
wln 0766ToTo viewview theirtheir preparationpreparation.
wln 0767Row.RowlandRow.ThisThis isis newesnews
wln 0768StrangerStranger thenthan ArmesArms inin thethe ayreair, youyou sawsaw notnot
wln 0769MyMy gentlegentle MistresseMistress?
wln 0770Soph.SophoclesSoph.YesYes, andand meditatingmeditating
wln 0771UponUpon somesome secretsecret businessebusiness, whenwhen sheshe hadhad foundfound itit
wln 0772SheShe leaptleapt forfor joyjoy, andand laugh’dlaughed, andand straightstraight retir’dretired
wln 0773ToTo shunshun MorosoMoroso.
wln 0774Row.RowlandRow.ThisThis maymaybemay bebe forfor meme.
wln 0775Soph.SophoclesSoph.WillWill youyou alongalong?
wln 0776Row.RowlandRow.NoNo.
wln 0777Soph.SophoclesSoph.FarewellFarewell.ExitExit SophoclesSophocles.
wln 0778Row.RowlandRow.FarewellFarewell sirsir.
wln 0779WhatWhat shouldshould herher musingmusing meanemean, andand whatwhat herher joyjoy in’tin ’tin’t,
wln 0780IfIf notnot forfor mymy advantageadvantage? staystay yeye; maymay notnotEnterEnter
LiviaLivia atat
oneone dooredoor, andand
MorosoMoroso atat
anotheranother
hark-harkninghark∣ningharkeningharkning
ning.

wln 0781ThatThat Bob-taileBobtail JadeJade MorosoMoroso, withwith hishis GoldGold,
wln 0782HisHis gew-gaudesgew-gawsgew-gauds, andand thethe hopehope sheshe hashas toto sendsend himhim
wln 0783QuicklyQuickly toto dustdust, exciteexcite thisthis? herehere sheshe comescomes,
wln 0784AndAnd yonderyonder walkeswalks thethe StallionStallion toto discoverdiscover:
wln 0785YetYet i’lei’ll salutesalute herher: savesave youyou beauteousbeauteous mistressemistress.
wln 0786Livi.LiviaLivi.TheThe FoxFox isis kennell’dkenneled forfor meme: savesave youyou sirsir.
wln 0787Row.RowlandRow.WhyWhy doedo youyou lookelook soso strangestrange?
wln 0788Liv.LiviaLiv.II useuse toto lookelook sirsir
wln 0789WithoutWithout examinationexamination.
wln 0790Moro.MorosoMoro.TwentyTwenty Spur-RoyalsSpur-Royals forfor thatthat wordword.
wln 0791Row.RowlandRow.BelikeBelike thenthen
wln 0792TheThe objectobject discontentsdiscontents youyou?
wln 0793Liv.LiviaLiv.YesYes itit doesdoes.
wln 0794Row.RowlandRow.Is’tIs’t comecome toto thisthis? youyou knowknow meme, doedo youyou notnot?
wln 0795Liv.LiviaLiv.YesYes asas II maymay knowknow manymany byby repentancerepentance.
wln 0796Row.RowlandRow.WhyWhy doedo youyou breakebreak youryour faithfaith?
wln 0797Liv.LiviaLiv.IleI’ll telltell youyou thatthat tootoo,
wln 0798YouYou areare underunder ageage, andand nono bandband holdsholds uponupon youyou.
wln 0799Moro.MorosoMoro.ExcellentExcellent wenchwench.
wln 0800Liv.LiviaLiv.SueSue outout youryour understandingunderstanding,
wln 0801AndAnd getget moremore hairehair, toto covercover youryour barebare knuckleknuckle
wln 0802(ForFor BoyesBoys werewere mademade forfor nothingnothing, butbut drydry kisseskisses,)
wln 0803AndAnd ifif youyou cancan, moremore mannersmanners.
wln 0804Moro.MorosoMoro.BetterBetter stillstill.
wln 0805Liv.LiviaLiv.AndAnd thenthen ifif II wantwant SpanishSpanish glovesgloves, oror stockingsstockings,
wln 0806AA ten-poundten poundten-pound waste-coatewaistcoat, oror aa NagNag toto hunthunt onon,
wln 0807ItIt maymay bebe II shallshall gracegrace youyou toto acceptaccept ’em’em.
wln 0808Row.RowlandRow.FarewellFarewell, andand whenwhen II creditcredit womenwomen moremore,
wln 0809MayMay II toto Smith-fieldSmithfield, andand therethere buybuy aa JadeJade,
wln 0810(AndAnd knowknow himhim toto bebe soso) thatthat breakesbreaks mymy neckneck.
wln 0811Liv.LiviaLiv.BecauseBecause II havehave knowneknown youyou, IleI’ll bebe thusthus kindekind toto (youyou;
wln 0812FarewellFarewell, andand bebe aa manman, andand i’lei’ll provideprovide youyou,
wln 0813BecauseBecause II seesee y’arey’ areyou’re desperatedesperate, somesome stai’dstaid Chamber-maidChambermaid
wln 0814ThatThat maymay relieverelieve youryour youthyouth, withwith wholesomewholesome doctrindoctrine.
wln 0815Mor.MorosoMor.She’sShe’s minemine fromfrom allall thethe worldworld: haha wenchwench?
wln 0816Liv.LiviaLiv.HaHa ChickenChicken? givesgives himhim aa boxbox o’tho’ th’o’th eareear andand Ex.ExitEx.
wln 0817Mor.MorosoMor.How’sHow’s thisthis? II dodo notnot lovelove thesethese favoursfavorsfavours: savesave youyou.
wln 0818Row.RowlandRow.TheThe devilldevil taketake theethee wringswrings himhim byth’by th’byth’ nosenose.
wln 0819Mor.MorosoMor.Oh!Oh!
wln 0820Row.RowlandRow.There’sThere’s aa lovelove tokentoken forfor youyou: thankthank meme nownow.
wln 0821Mor.MorosoMor.IleI’ll thinkethink onon somesome ofof yeye, andand ifif II livelive,
wln 0822MyMy nosenose alonealone shallshall notnot bebe plaidplayed withallwithal.ExitExit.


wln 0823ActusActus secundussecundus. ScænaScaenaScaena primaprima.

wln 0824EnterEnter PetroniusPetronius, andand MorosoMoroso.
wln 0825Petro.PetroniusPetro.AA BoxBox o’tho’ th’o’th eareear doedo youyou saysay?
wln 0826Mor.MorosoMor.YesYes suresure aa soundsound oneone,

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wln 0827BesideBeside mymy nosenose blownblown toto mymy handhand; ifif CupidCupid
wln 0828ShootShoot ArrowsArrows ofof thatthat waightweight, i’lei’ll sweareswear devoutlydevoutly,
wln 0829HasH’asHas sudesued hishis liverielivery, andand nono moremore aa BoyBoy.
wln 0830Petro.PetroniusPetro.YouYou gavegave herher somesome illill languagelanguage?
wln 0831Mor.MorosoMor.NotNot aa wordword,
wln 0832Petro.PetroniusPetro.OrOr mightmight bebe youyou wearewerewear fumblingfumbling?
wln 0833Mor.MorosoMor.WouldWould II hadhad sirsir.
wln 0834II hadhad beenbeen a forehandaforehand thenthen; butbut toto bebe baffel’dbaffled,
wln 0835AndAnd havehave nono feelingfeeling ofof thethe causecause
wln 0836Petro.PetroniusPetro.BeBe patientpatient,
wln 0837II havehave aa medicinemedicine claptclapped toto herher backback willwill curecure herher.
wln 0838Mor.MorosoMor.NoNo suresure itit mustmust bebe aforeafore sirsir.
wln 0839Petro.PetroniusPetro.O’O’On mymy ConscienceConscience,
wln 0840WhenWhen II gotgot thesethese twotwo wencheswenches (whowho tilltill nownow
wln 0841Ne’rNe’erne’er shew’dshowed theirtheir ridingriding) II waswas drunckdrunk withwith BastardBastard,
wln 0842WhoseWhose naturenature isis toto formeform thingsthings likelike it selfeitself
wln 0843HeadyHeady, andand monstrousmonstrous: diddid sheshe slightslight himhim tootoo?
wln 0844Mor.MorosoMor.That’sThat’s allall mymy comfortcomfort: aa meeremere Hobby-horseHobby-horse
wln 0845SheShe mademade childechild RowlandRowland: s’foot’sfoot sheshe wouldwould notnot knowknow (himhim,
wln 0846NotNot givegive himhim aa freefree looklook, notnot reckonreckon himhim
wln 0847AmongAmong herher thoughtsthoughts, whichwhich II heldheld moremore thenthan wonderwonder,
wln 0848II havinghaving seeneseen herher within’swithin’s threethree dayesdays kissekiss himhim
wln 0849WithWith suchsuch anan appetiteappetite asas thoughthough sheshe wouldwould eateat himhim.
wln 0850Petro.PetroniusPetro.ThereThere isis somesome tricktrick inin thisthis: howhow diddid hehe taketake itit?
wln 0851Mor.MorosoMor.ReadyReady toto crycry; hehe ranran awayaway.
wln 0852Petro.PetroniusPetro.II fearefear herher.
wln 0853AndAnd yetyet II telltell youyou, everever toto mymy angeranger,
wln 0854SheShe isis asas tametame asas InnocencyInnocency; itit maymay bebe
wln 0855ThisThis blowblow waswas butbut aa favourfavorfavour.
wln 0856Mor.MorosoMor.IleI’ll bebe swornesworn
wln 0857’Twas’Twas wellwell tye’dtied onon thenthen.
wln 0858Petro.PetroniusPetro.GoeGo tooto, praypray forgetforget itit,
wln 0859II havehave bespokebespoke aa PriestPriest: andand within’swithin’s twotwo houreshours
wln 0860IleI’ll havehave yeye marriedmarried; willwill thatthat pleaseplease youyou?
wln 0861Mor.MorosoMor.YesYes.
wln 0862Petro.PetroniusPetro.IleI’ll seesee itit donedone my selfemyself, andand givegive thethe LadyLady
wln 0863SuchSuch aa soundsound exhortationexhortation forfor thisthis knaveryknavery
wln 0864IleI’ll warrantwarrant youyou, shallshall makemake herher smellsmell thisthis MonethMonth on’ton ’ton’t,
wln 0865Mor.MorosoMor.NayNay goodgood sirsir, bebe notnot violentviolent.
wln 0866Petro.PetroniusPetro.NeitherNeither
wln 0867Mor.MorosoMor.ItIt maymay bebe
wln 0868OutOut ofof herher earnestearnest lovelove, therethere grewgrew aa longinglonging
wln 0869(AsAs youyou knowknow womenwomen havehave suchsuch toyestoys) inin kindnessekindness,
wln 0870ToTo givegive meme aa boxbox o’tho’ th’o’th eareear oror soso.
wln 0871Petro.PetroniusPetro.ItIt maymay bebe.
wln 0872Mor.MorosoMor.II reckonreckon forfor thethe bestbest stillstill: thisthis nightnight thenthenthan
wln 0873II shallshall enjoyenjoy herher.
wln 0874Petro.PetroniusPetro.YouYou shallshall hansellhandsel herher.
wln 0875Mor.MorosoMor.OldOld asas II amam, i’lei’ll givegive herher oneone blowblow for’tfor ’tfor’t
wln 0876ShallShall makemake herher groanegroan thisthis twelve-monethtwelvemonth.
wln 0877Petro.PetroniusPetro.Where’sWhere’s youryour joynturejointure?
wln 0878Mor.MorosoMor.II havehave aa joynturejointure forfor herher.
wln 0879Petro.PetroniusPetro.HaveHave youryour CouncellCouncil
wln 0880Perus’dPerused itit yetyet?
wln 0881Mor.MorosoMor.NoNo CouncellCouncil, butbut thethe nightnight, andand youryour sweetsweet (daughterdaughter
wln 0882ShallShall eree’erere peruseperuse thatthat JoyntureJointure.
wln 0883Petro.PetroniusPetro.VeryVery wellwell sirsir.
wln 0884Moro.MorosoMoro.IleI’ll nono demurrersdemurrers on’ton ’ton’t nornor nono rejoyndersrejoinders.
wln 0885TheThe other’sother’s readyready seal’dsealed.
wln 0886Petro.PetroniusPetro.ComeCome thenthen lets’letslet’s comfortcomfort
wln 0887MyMy SonSon PetruchioPetruchio, he’she’s likelike littlelittle ChildrenChildren
wln 0888ThatThat looselose theirtheir BablesBaublesBabbles, cryingcrying riperipe.
wln 0889Mor.MorosoMor.PrayPray telltell meme,
wln 0890IsIs thisthis sternstern womanwoman stillstill uponupon thethe flauntflaunt
wln 0891OfOf boldbold defiancedefiance?
wln 0892Petro.PetroniusPetro.StillStill, andand stillstill sheshe shallshall bebe
wln 0893TillTill sheshe bebe starv’dstarved outout: youyou shallshall seesee suchsuch justicejustice,
wln 0894ThatThat womenwomen shallshall bebe gladglad afterafter thisthis tempesttempest
To

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wln 0895ToTo tyetie theirtheir husbandshusband’s shooesshoes, andand walkewalk theirtheir horseshorses;
wln 0896ThatThat werewere aa merrymerry worldworld: doedo youyou hearehear thethe rumourrumorrumour,
wln 0897TheyThey saysay thethe womenwomen areare inin InsurrectionInsurrection,
wln 0898AndAnd meanemean toto makemake aa
wln 0899Petro.PetroniusPetro.They’lThey’ll soonersooner
wln 0900DrawDraw uponupon wallswalls asas wewe doedo: LetLet ’em’em, letlet ’em’em,
wln 0901We’lWe’ll shipship ’em’em outout inin Cuck-stoolesCuck-stools, therethere they’lthey’ll sailesail
wln 0902AsAs bravebrave ColumbusColumbus diddid, tilltill theythey discoverdiscover
wln 0903TheThe happyhappy IslandsIslands ofof obedienceobedience.
wln 0904WeWe staystay tootoo longlong, ComeCome.
wln 0905Mor.MorosoMor.NowNow SaintSaint GeorgeGeorge bebe withwith usus.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 0906ScænaScaenaScaena SecundaSecunda.

wln 0907EnterEnter LiviaLivia alonealone

wln 0908Liv.LiviaLiv.NowNow ifif II cancan butbut getget inin hansomelyhandsomely,
wln 0909FatherFather II shallshall deceivedeceive youyou, andand thisthis nightnight
wln 0910ForFor allall youryour privateprivate plottingplotting, i’lei’ll nono wedlockwedlock;
wln 0911II havehave shiftedshifted sailesail, andand findefind mymy SistersSister’ssister’s safetysafety
wln 0912AA suresure retirementretirement; praypray toto heavenheaven thatthat RowlandRowland
wln 0913DoDo notnot beleevebelieve tootoo farrefar, whatwhat II saidsaid toto himhim,
wln 0914ForFor y’onyon oldold FoxcaseFoxcase forc’dforced meme, that’sthat’s mymy fearefear.
wln 0915StayStay, letlet meme seesee, thisthis quarterquarter fiercefierce PetruchioPetruchio
wln 0916KeepesKeeps withwith hishis MyrmidonsMyrmidons: II mustmust bebe suddainesudden,
wln 0917IfIf hehe seizeseize onon meme, II cancan lookelook forfor nothingnothing
wln 0918ButBut MarshallMartialmartial LawLaw; toto thisthis placeplace havehave II scap’dscaped himhim;
wln 0919AboveAbove therethere.EnterEnter MariaMaria, andand ByanchaBiancaByancha aboveabove.
wln 0920Mar.MariaMar.Cheval’aQui va laCheval’a.
wln 0921Liv.LiviaLiv.AA FriendFriend.
wln 0922By.BiancaBy.WhoWho areare youyou?
wln 0923Liv.LiviaLiv.LookeLook outout andand knowknow.
wln 0924Mar.MariaMar.AlasAlas poorepoor wenchwench whowho sentsent theethee,
wln 0925WhatWhat weakeweak foolefool mademade thythy tonguetongue hishis OratorOrator?
wln 0926II knowknow youyou comecome toto parlyparley.
wln 0927Liv.LiviaLiv.Y’areY’ areYou’re deceiv’ddeceived,
wln 0928Urg’dUrged byby thethe goodnesgoodness ofof youryour causecause II comecome
wln 0929ToTo doedo asas youyou doedo.
wln 0930Mar.MariaMar.Y’arY’ areyou’re tootoo weakeweak, tootoo foolishfoolish,
wln 0931ToTo cheatcheat usus withwith youryour smoothnessesmoothness: doedo notnot wewe knowknow
wln 0932ThouThou hasthast beenbeen keptkept upup tametame?
wln 0933Liv.LiviaLiv.BeleeveBelieve meme.
wln 0934Mar.MariaMar.NoNo, pretheeprithee goodgood LiviaLivia
wln 0935UtterUtter thythy EloquenceEloquence somewheresomewhere elseelse.
wln 0936By.BiancaBy.GoodGood CosenCousin
wln 0937PutPut upup youryour PipesPipes; wewe areare notnot forfor youryour palatpalate,
wln 0938AlasAlas wewe knowknow whowho sentsent youyou.
wln 0939Liv.LiviaLiv.O’O’On mymy wordword
wln 0940By.BiancaBy.StayStay therethere; youyou mustmust notnot thinkethink youryour wordword,
wln 0941OrOr byby youryour MaydenheadMaidenhead, oror suchsuch SondaySunday oathesoaths
wln 0942SworneSworn afterafter Even-SongEvensongEven-Song, cancan inveigleinveigle usus
wln 0943ToTo looselooselose ourour hand-fasthandfast: diddid theirtheir wisdomeswisdoms thinkethink
wln 0944ThatThat sentsent youyou hitherhither, wewe wouldwould bebe soso foolishfoolish,
wln 0945ToTo entertaineentertain ourour gentlegentle SisterSister SinonSinon,
wln 0946AndAnd givegive herher creditcredit, whilewhile thethe wooddenwooden JadeJade
wln 0947PetruchioPetruchio stolestole uponupon usus: nono goodgood SisterSister,
wln 0948GoeGo homehome, andand telltell thethe merrymerry GreekesGreeks thatthat sentsent youyou,
wln 0949IliumI●iumIlium shallshall burnburn, andand II, asas diddid ÆneasAeneasAeneasÆneas,
wln 0950willwill onon mymy backback, spitespite ofof thethe MyrmidonsMyrmidons,
wln 0951CarryCarry thisthis warlikewarlike LadyLady, andand throughthrough SeasSeas
wln 0952UnknownUnknown, andand unbeleev’dunbelieved, seekseek outout aa LandLand,
wln 0953WhereWhere likelike aa racerace ofof noblenoble AmazonsAmazons,
wln 0954We’leWe’ll rootroot our selvesourselves andand toto ourour endlesseendless gloryglory
wln 0955LiveLive, andand despisedespise basebase menmen.
wln 0956Liv.LiviaLiv.IleI’ll secondsecond yeye.
wln 0957By.BiancaBy.HowHow longlong havehave youyou beenbeen thusthus?
wln 0958Liv.LiviaLiv.That’sThat’s allall oneone CosenCousin.

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wln 0959II standstand forfor freedomefreedom nownow.
wln 0960By.BiancaBy.TakeTake heedheed ofof lyinglying;
wln 0961ForFor byby thisthis lightlight, ifif wewe doedo creditcredit youyou,
wln 0962AndAnd findefind youyou trippingtripping, hishis inflictioninfliction
wln 0963ThatThat kill’dkilled thethe PrincePrince ofof OrengeOrange, willwill bebe sportsport
wln 0964ToTo whatwhat wewe purposepurpose.
wln 0965Liv.LiviaLiv.LetLet meme feelefeel thethe heaviestheaviest.
wln 0966Mar.MariaMar.SwearSwear byby thythy Sweet-heartSweetheart RowlandRowland (forfor byby youryour (mayden-headmaidenhead,
wln 0967II fearefear ’twill’twill bebe tootoo latelate toto swearswear) youyou meanemean
wln 0968NothingNothing butbut fairefair andand safesafe, andand honourablehonorablehonourable
wln 0969ToTo usus, andand toto your selfeyourself.
wln 0970Liv.LiviaLiv.II sweareswear.
wln 0971By.BiancaBy.StayStay yetyet,
wln 0972SweareSwear asas youyou hatehate MorosoMoroso, that’sthat’s thethe surestsurest,
wln 0973AndAnd asas youyou havehave aa certainecertain fearefear toto findefind himhim
wln 0974WorseWorse thenthan aa poorepoor dridedried JackJack, fullfull ofof moremore AchesAches
wln 0975ThenThan AutumneAutumn hashas; moremore knaveryknavery, andand usuryusury,
wln 0976AndAnd fooleryfoolery, andand brokerybrokery, thenthan doggs-ditchdogs-ditch:
wln 0977AsAs youyou doedo constantlyconstantly beleevebelieve he’she’s nothingnothing
wln 0978ButBut anan oldold emptyempty baggebag withwith aa greygraygrey beardbeard,
wln 0979AndAnd thatthat beardbeard suchsuch aa Bob-taileBobtail, thatthat itit lookeslooks
wln 0980WorseWorse thenthan aa MaresMare’smare’s tailetail eateneaten offoff withwith FillyesFillies:
wln 0981AsAs youyou acknowledgeacknowledge, thatthat youngyoung hansomehandsome wenchwench
wln 0982ThatThat lyeslies byby suchsuch aa BilboBilbo bladeblade, thatthat bendsbends
wln 0983WithWith ev’ryev’ryevery passepass hehe makesmakes to’thto th’to’th hiltshilts, mostmost mis[*]rablemiserablemis●rablemiserable,
wln 0984AA drydry nursenurse toto hishis CoughesCoughs, aa fewtererfewterer
wln 0985ToTo suchsuch aa nastynasty fellowfellow, aa rob’drobbed thingthing
wln 0986OfOf allall delightsdelights youthyouth lookeslooks forfor: andand toto endend,
wln 0987OneOne castcast awayaway onon coursecoarsecourse beefbeef, bornborn toto brushbrush
wln 0988ThatThat everlastingeverlasting CassockCassock thatthat hashas worneworn
wln 0989AsAs manymany ServantsServants outout, asas thethe NortheastNortheastNorth-east passagepassage
wln 0990HasHas consum’dconsumed SaylorsSailors: ifif youyou sweareswear thisthis, andand trulytruly
wln 0991WithoutWithout thethe reservationreservation ofof aa gownegown
wln 0992OrOr anyany meritoriousmeritorious PetticoatePetticoat,
wln 0993’Tis’Tis likelike wewe shallshall beleevebelieve youyou.
wln 0994Liv.LiviaLiv.II doedo sweareswear itit.
wln 0995Mar.MariaMar.StayStay yetyet aa littlelittle; camecame thisthis wholesomewholesome motionmotion
wln 0996(DealeDeal trulytruly SisterSister) fromfrom youryour ownown opinionopinion,
wln 0997OrOr somesome suggestionsuggestion ofof thethe FoeFoe?
wln 0998Liv.LiviaLiv.Nev’rNe’erNever fearefear meme,
wln 0999ForFor byby thatthat littlelittle faithfaith II havehave inin husbandshusbands,
wln 1000AndAnd thethe greatgreat zealezeal II bearebear youryour causecause, II comecome
wln 1001FullFull ofof thatthat libertyliberty, youyou standstand forfor, SisterSister.
wln 1002Mar.MariaMar.IfIf wewe beleevebelieve, andand youyou proveprove recreantrecreant LiviaLivia,
wln 1003ThinkThink whatwhat aa maymmaim youyou givegive thethe noblenoble CauseCause
wln 1004WeWe nownow standstand upup forfor: ThinkeThink whatwhat womenwomen shallshall
wln 1005AnAn hundredhundred yeareyear hencehence speakspeak theethee, whenwhen examplesexamples
wln 1006AreAre look’dlooked forfor, andand soso greatgreat onesones, whosewhose relationsrelations
wln 1007SpokeSpoke asas wewe doedo th’em’emth’em wenchwench, shallshall makemake newnew customscustoms.
wln 1008By.BiancaBy.IfIf youyou bebe falsefalse, repentrepent, goego homehome, andand praypray,
wln 1009AndAnd toto thethe seriousserious womenwomen ofof thethe CityCity
wln 1010ConfesseConfess your selfeyourself; bringbring notnot aa sinnesin soso heynousheinous
wln 1011ToTo loadload thythy soulesoul, toto thisthis placeplace: markmark meme LiviaLivia,
wln 1012IfIf thouthou bee’stbee itbe’stbe it doubledouble, andand betray’stbetray’stbetrayest ourour honourshonorshonours,
wln 1013AndAnd wewe failfail inin ourour purposepurpose: getget theethee wherewhere
wln 1014ThereThere isis nono womenwomen livingliving, nornor nono hopehope
wln 1015ThereThere everever shallshall bebe.
wln 1016Mar.MariaMar.IfIf aa MothersMother’s daughterdaughter,
wln 1017ThatThat everever heardheard thethe namename ofof stubbornstubborn husbandhusband
wln 1018FoundFound theethee, andand knowknow thythy sinnesin.
wln 1019By.BiancaBy.NayNay, ifif oldold ageage,
wln 1020OneOne thatthat hashas worneworn awayaway thethe namename ofof womanwoman,
wln 1021AndAnd nono moremore leftleft toto knowknow herher byby, butbut railingrailing,
wln 1022NoNo teethteeth, nornor eyeseyes nornor leggeslegs, butbut wooddenwooden onesones
wln 1023ComeCome butbut i’thi’ th’i’th’ wind-wardwindward ofof theethee, forforsurefor suresure she’lshe’ll smellsmell (theethee
wln 1024Thou’ltThou ’ltThou’lt bebe soso ranckrank, she’lshe’ll rideride theethee likelike aa night-marenightmare,
wln 1025AndAnd saysay herher PrayersPrayers back-wardbackward toto undoeundo theethee,
wln 1026She’lShe’llshe’ll cursecurse thythy meatmeat andand drinkdrink, andand whenwhen thouthou marriestmarriest,
Clap

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wln 1027ClapClap aa soundsound spellspell forfor everever onon thythy pleasurespleasures.
wln 1028Mar.MariaMar.ChildrenChildren ofof fivefive yeareyear oldold, likelike littlelittle FayriesFairies
wln 1029WillWill pinchpinch theethee intointo motleymotley, allall thatthat everever
wln 1030ShallShall livelive, andand hearehear ofof theethee, II meanemean allall womenwomen;
wln 1031WillWill (likelike soso manymany furiesfuries) shakeshake theirtheir KeyesKeys,
wln 1032AndAnd tossetoss theirtheir flamingflaming distaffesdistaffs o’reo’er theirtheir headsheads,
wln 1033CryingCrying RevengeRevenge: taketake heedheed, ’tis’tis hideoushideous:
wln 1034OhOhO ’tis’tis aa fearefullfearful officeoffice, ifif thouthou had’sthadst
wln 1035(ThoughThough thouthou bee’stbe’stbeest perfectperfect nownow) whenwhen thouthou cam’stcam’st, (hitherhither,
wln 1036AA falsefalse ImaginationImagination, getget theethee gonegone,
wln 1037AndAnd asas mymy learnedlearned CozenCousincousin saidsaid repentrepent,
wln 1038ThlsThisThis placeplace isis soughtsought byby soundnessesoundness.
wln 1039Liv.LiviaLiv.SoSo II seekeseek itit,
wln 1040OrOr letlet meme bebe aa mostmost despis’ddespised exampleexample.
wln 1041Mar.MariaMar.II doedo beleevebelieve theethee, bebe thouthou worthyworthy ofof itit.
wln 1042YouYou comecome notnot emptyempty?
wln 1043Liv.LiviaLiv.NoNo, Here’sHere’s CakesCakes, andand coldcold meatmeat,
wln 1044AndAnd tripetripe ofof proofeproof: beholdbehold here’shere’s winewine, andand beerebeer,
wln 1045BeBe suddainesudden, II shallshall bebe surpriz’dsurprised elseelse.
wln 1046Mar.MariaMar.MeetMeet atat thethe lowlow ParlorParlorParlour dooredoor, therethere lyeslies aa closeclose (wayway:
wln 1047WhatWhat fondfond obedienceobedience youyou havehave livingliving inin youyou,
wln 1048OrOr dutyduty toto aa manman, beforebefore youyou enterenter,
wln 1049FlingFling itit awayaway, ’twill’twill butbut defiledefile ourour OffringsOff’ringsOfferings.
wln 1050By.BiancaBy.BeBe warywary asas youyou comecome,
wln 1051Liv.LiviaLiv.II warrantwarrant yeye.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 1052ScænaScaenaScaena TertiaTertia.

wln 1053EnterEnter threethree MaidesMaids.

wln 105411 Mai.MaidMai.HowHow goesgoes youryour businessebusiness GirlesGirls?
wln 105522 Maid2A footAfootA foot, andand fairefair.
wln 105633 Maid3IfIf fortunefortune favourfavorfavour usus: awayaway toto youryour strengthstrength
wln 1057TheThe CountryCountry ForcesForces areare ariv’darrived, bebe gonegone.
wln 1058WeWe areare discover’ddiscovered elseelse.
wln 105911 Maid1ArmeArm,,? andand bebe valiantvaliant.
wln 106022 Maid2ThinkThink ofof ourour causecause.
wln 106133 Maid3OurOur JusticeJustice.
wln 106211 Maid1’Tis’Tis sufficientsufficient.ExeuntExeunt.


wln 1063ScænaScaenaScaena quartaquarta.

wln 1064EnterEnter RowlandRowland andand TranioTranio atat severallseveral dooresdoors.

wln 1065Tra.TranioTra.NowNow RowlandRowland?
wln 1066Row.RowlandRow.HowHow yoedoedo youyou?
wln 1067Tra.TranioTra.HowHow do’stdost thouthou manman,
wln 1068ThouThou look’stlook’st illill:
wln 1069Row.RowlandRow.YesYes, praypray cancan youyou telltell meme TranioTranio,
wln 1070WhoWho knewknew thethe devilldevil firstfirst?
wln 1071Tra.TranioTra.AA womanwoman.
wln 1072Row.RowlandRow.ThouThou hasthast heardheard II amam suresure ofof EsculapiusAesculapiusEsculapius.
wln 1073SoSo werewere theythey notnot wellwell acquaintedacquainted?
wln 1074Tra.TranioTra.MayMay bebe soso,
wln 1075ForFor theythey hadhad certainecertain DialoguesDialogues togethertogether.
wln 1076Row.RowlandRow.HeHe soldsold herher fruitfruit, II taketake itit?
wln 1077Tra.TranioTra.YesYes, andand CheeseCheese
wln 1078ThatThat choak’dchoked allall mankindemankind afterafter.
wln 1079Row.RowlandRow.CanstCanst thouthou telltell meme
wln 1080WhetherWhether thatthat womanwoman everever hadhad aa faithfaith
wln 1081AfterAfter sheshe hadhad eateneaten?
wln 1082Tra.TranioTra.That’sThat’s aa SchooleSchool questionquestion
wln 1083Row.RowlandRow.NoNo
wln 1084’Tis’Tis nono questionquestion, forfor beleevebelieve meme TranioTranio,
wln 1085ThatThat coldcold fruitfruit afterafter eatingeating breadbread naughtnaught inin herher
wln 1086ButBut windywindy promisespromises, andand chollickcolic vowesvows
wln 1087ThatThat brokebroke outout bothboth wayesways.

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wln 1088Row.RowlandRow.ThouThou ha’sthast heardheard II amam suresure
wln 1089OfOf EsculapiusEsculapius, aa farrefar famedfamed SurgeonSurgeon,
wln 1090OneOne thatthat couldcould setset togethertogether quarter’dquartered TraytorsTraitors,
wln 1091AndAnd makemake ’em’em honesthonest menmen.
wln 1092Tra.TranioTra.HowHow do’stdost thouthou RowlandRowland?
wln 1093Row.RowlandRow.LetLet himhim butbut taketake, (ifif hehe daredare doedo aa curecure
wln 1094ShallShall getget himhim famefame indeedindeed) aa faithlessefaithless womanwoman,
wln 1095ThereThere willwill bebe creditcredit forfor himhim, thatthat willwill speakespeak himhim,
wln 1096AA brokenbroken womanwoman TranioTranio, aa basebase womanwoman,
wln 1097AndAnd ifif hehe cancan curecure suchsuch aa rackrack ofof honourhonorhonour
wln 1098LetLet himhim comecome herehere, andand practisepracticepractise.
wln 1099Tra.TranioTra.NowNow forfor honourshonor’shonour’s sakesake
wln 1100WhyWhy whatwhat ayl’stail’st thouthou RowlandRowland?
wln 1101Row.RowlandRow.II amam riddenridden TranioTranio.
wln 1102AndAnd Spur-galdSpur-galled toto thethe lifelife ofof patiencepatience
wln 1103(HeavenHeaven keepekeep mymy witswits togethertogether) byby aa thingthing
wln 1104OurOur worstworst thoughtsthoughts areare tootoo noblenoble forfor, aa womanwoman.
wln 1105Tra.TranioTra.YourYour MistresseMistress hashas aa littlelittle frown’dfrowned itit maymay bebe?
wln 1106Row.RowlandRow.SheShe waswas mymy MistresseMistress.
wln 1107Tra.TranioTra.IsIs sheshe notnot?
wln 1108Row.RowlandRow.NoNo TranioTranio.
wln 1109SheShe hashas donedone meme suchsuch disgracedisgrace, soso spitefullyspitefully,
wln 1110SoSo likelike aa womanwoman bentbent toto mymy undoingundoing,
wln 1111ThatThat henceforthhenceforth aa goodgood horsehorse shallshall bebe mymy MistresseMistress,
wln 1112AA goodgood SwordSword, oror aa BookeBook: andand ifif youyou seesee herher,
wln 1113TellTell herher II doedo beseechbeseech youyou, eveneven forfor lovelovelove’s sakesake.
wln 1114Tra.TranioTra.II willwill RowlandRowland.
wln 1115Row.RowlandRow.SheShe maymay soonersooner
wln 1116CountCount thethe goodgood II havehave thoughtthought herher,
wln 1117OurOur oldold lovelove andand ourour friend-shipfriendship,
wln 1118ShedShed oneone truetrue tearetear, meanemean oneone hourehour constantlyconstantly,
wln 1119BeBe oldold, andand honesthonest, marriedmarried, andand aa maidemaid,
wln 1120ThenThanThen makemake meme seesee herher moremore, oror moremore beleevebelieve herher:
wln 1121AndAnd nownow II havehave metmet aa MessengerMessenger, farewellfarewell sirsir.ExitExit.
wln 1122Tra.TranioTra.AlasAlas poorepoor RowlandRowland, II willwill doedo itit forfor theethee:
wln 1123ThisThis isis thatthat doggedog MorosoMoroso, butbut II hopehope
wln 1124ToTo seesee himhim coldcold i’thi’ th’i’th’ mouthmouth firstfirst ’ererere hehe enjoyenjoy herher:
wln 1125IleI’ll watchwatch thisthis youngyoung manman, desperatedesperate thoughtsthoughts maymay seizeseize (himhim,
wln 1126AndAnd ifif mymy pursepurse, oror councellcounselcouncil cancan, i’lei’ll easeease himhim.ExitExit



wln 1127ScænaScaenaScaena quintaquinta.


wln 1128EnterEnter PetruchioPetruchio, PetroniusPetronius, MorosoMoroso, andand
wln 1129SophoclesSophocles.



wln 1130Petru.PetruchioPetru.ForFor lookelook youyou GentlemenGentlemen, saysay thatthat II grantgrant herher
wln 1131OutOut ofof mymy freefree andand liberallliberal lovelove, aa pardonpardon,
wln 1132WhichWhich youyou andand allall menmen elseelse knowknow sheshe deservesdeserves notnot,
wln 1133(TeneatisTeneatis amiciamici) cancan allall thethe worldworld leaveleave laughinglaughing?
wln 1134Petro.PetroniusPetro.II thinkethink notnot.
wln 1135Petru.PetruchioPetru.NoNo byby theythey cannotcannot;
wln 1136ForFor praypray considerconsider, havehave youyou everever readread,
wln 1137OrOr heardheard ofof, oror cancan anyany manman imagineimagine.
wln 1138SoSo stiffestiff aa Tomb boyTomboyTomb boy, ofof soso setset aa ma[*]icema icemalicema ice,
wln 1139AndAnd suchsuch aa brazenbrazen resolutionresolution,
wln 1140AsAs thisthis youngyoung Crab-treeCrab-treeCrabtree? andand thenthen answeranswer meme,
wln 1141AndAnd markemark butbut thisthis tootoo friendsfriends, withoutwithout aa causecause,
wln 1142NotNot aa foulefoul wordword comescomes crosse’crosscross herher, notnot aa fearefear,
wln 1143SheShe justlyjustly cancan taketake holdhold onon, andand doedo youyou thinkethink
wln 1144II mustmust sleepesleep outout mymy angeranger, andand endureendure itit,
wln 1145SowSewSow pillowspillows toto herher easeease, andand lulllull herher mischiefemischief?
wln 1146GiveGive meme aa SpindleSpindle firstfirst: nono, nono mymy MastersMasters,
wln 1147WereWere sheshe asas fairefair asas NellNell ao’a GreeceGreece, andand house-wifehousewife,
wln 1148AsAs goodgood asas thethe wisewifewifewise SaylorsSailor’s wifewife, andand youngyoung stillstill,
wln 1149NeverNever aboveabove fifteenefifteen; andand thesethese trickstricks toto itit,
wln 1150SheShe shouldshould rideride thethe wildwild MareMare onceonce aa weekweek, sheshe shouldshould.
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wln 1151(BelieveBelieve meme friendsfriends sheshe shouldshould) II wouldwould tabortabor herher,
wln 1152TillTill allall thethe LegionsLegions thatthat areare creptcrept intointo herher,
wln 1153FlewFlew outout withwith firefire i’thi’ th’i’th’ tailestails.
wln 1154Soph.SophoclesSoph.Me thinksMethinksmethinks youyou erreerr nownow,
wln 1155ForFor toto meme seemsseems, aa littlelittle sufferancesufferance
wln 1156WereWere aa farfar surersurer curecure.
wln 1157Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes, II cancan suffersuffer,
wln 1158WhereWhere II seesee promisespromises ofof peacepeace andand amendmentamendment.
wln 1159Mor.MorosoMor.GiveGive herher aa fewfew conditionsconditions.
wln 1160Petru.PetruchioPetru.IleI’ll bebe hangdhanged firstfirst.
wln 1161Petron.PetroniusPetron.GiveGive herher aa crab-tree-cudgellcrab-tree cudgelcrab-tree-cudgel.
wln 1162Petru.PetruchioPetru.SoSo II willwill;
wln 1163AndAnd afterafter itit aa flock-bedflock-bed forfor herher bonesbones.
wln 1164AndAnd hardhard eggeseggs, tilltill theythey bracebrace herher likelike aa DrumDrum,
wln 1165SheShe shallshall bebe pamperdpampered withwith
wln 1166SheShe shallshall notnot knowknow aa stoolestool inin tenten monethsmonths GentlemenGentlemen.
wln 1167Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThisThis mustmust notnot bebe.EnterEnter JaquesJaques.
wln 1168JaqJaquesJaqArmeArm, armearm, outout withwith youryour weaponsweapons,
wln 1169ForFor allall thethe womenwomen inin thethe Kingdom’sKingdom’s onon yeye;EnterEnter PedroPedro.
wln 1170TheyThey swarmswarm likelike waspeswasps, andand nothingnothing cancan destroydestroy ’em’em,
wln 1171ButBut stoppingstopping ofof theirtheir hivehive, andand smotheringsmothering ofof ’em’em.
wln 1172Ped.PedroPed.StandStand toto youryour guardguard sirsir, allall thethe devilsdevils extantextant
wln 1173AreAre brokebroke uponupon usus, likelike aa cloudcloud ofof thunderthunder;
wln 1174ThereThere areare moremore womenwomen, marchingmarching hitherwardhitherward,
wln 1175InIn rescuerescue ofof mymy MistrisMistress, th[·]nthanth●nthan eree’erere turn’dturned tailetail
wln 1176AtAt SturbridgeSturbridge FaireFair; andand II believebelieve, asas fieryfiery.
wln 1177Jaq.JaquesJaq.TheThe forlorn-hope’sforlorn hope’sforlorn-hope’s ledled byby aa TannersTanner’stanner’s wifewife,
wln 1178II knowknow herher byby herher hidehide; aa desperatedesperate womanwoman:
wln 1179SheShe fleadflayed herher husbandhusband inin herher youthyouth, andand mademade
wln 1180RaynesReins ofof hishis hidehide toto rideride thethe ParishParish. TakeTake ’em’em allall toge-togethertoge∣thertogether(ther,
wln 1181TheyThey areare aa genealogygenealogy ofof JennetsJennets, gottengotten
wln 1182AndAnd bornborn thusthus, byby thethe boysterousboisterous breathbreath ofof husbandshusbands;
wln 1183TheyThey serveserve suresure, andand areare swiftswift toto catchcatch occasionoccasion,
wln 1184(II meanemean theirtheir foesfoes, oror husbandshusbands) byby thethe fore-locksforelocks,
wln 1185AndAnd therethere theythey hanghang likelike favoursfavorsfavours; crycry theythey cancan,
wln 1186ButBut moremore forfor NobleNoble spightspite, thenthan fearefear: andand cryingcrying
wln 1187LikeLike thethe oldold GyantsGiants thatthat werewere foesfoes toto HeavenHeaven,
wln 1188TheyThey heaveheave yeye stoolestool onon stoolestool, andand flingfling mainmain PotlidsPot-lidsPotlids
wln 1189LikeLike massiemassy rocksrocks, dartdart ladlesladles, tossingtossing IronsIrons,
wln 1190AndAnd tongstongs likelike ThunderboltsThunderbolts, tilltill overlaydoverlaid,
wln 1191TheyThey fallfall beneathbeneath thethe waightweight; yetyet stillstill aspiringaspiring
wln 1192AtAt thosethose EmperiousImperiousimperious CodsheadsGodsheadsCod’s-headsGodsheads, thatthat wouldwould tametame ’em’em.
wln 1193There’sThere’s nerene’er aa oneone ofof thesethese, thethe worstworst andand weakestweakest,
wln 1194(ChooseChoose wherewhere youyou willwill) butbut daredare attemptattempt thethe raysingraising
wln 1195AgainstAgainst thethe soveraignesovereign peacepeace ofof PuritansPuritans,
wln 1196AA May-poleMaypole, andand aa MorrisMorris, maugremaugre mainlymainly
wln 1197TheirTheir zealezeal, andand Dudgeon-daggersDudgeon daggersDudgeon-daggers: andand yetyet moremore,
wln 1198DaresDares plantplant aa standstand ofof battringbatt’ringbattering AleAle againstagainst ’em’em,
wln 1199AndAnd drinkedrink ’em’em outout o’tho’ th’o’th ParishParish
wln 1200Soph.Saph.SophoclesSaph.LoLo youyou fiercefierce PetruchioPetruchio, thisthis comescomes ofof youryour impa-impatienceimpa∣tienceimpatience(tience.
wln 1201Ped.PedroPed.There’sThere’s oneone broughtbrought inin thethe BearesBears againstagainst thethe Ca-CanonsCa∣nonsCanons(nons
wln 1202OfOf thethe TownTown, mademade itit goodgood, andand foughtfought ’em’em.
wln 1203Jaq.JaquesJaq.AnotherAnother, toto herher everlastingeverlasting famefame, erectederected
wln 1204TwoTwo Ale-housesAlehouses ofof easeease: thethe quarter-sessionsquarter-sessions
wln 1205RunningRunning againstagainst herher roundlyroundly; inin whichwhich businessebusiness
wln 1206TwoTwo ofof thethe disannullersdisannullers lostlost theirtheir night-capsnightcaps:
wln 1207AA thirdthird stoodstood excommunicateexcommunicate byby thethe cudgellcudgel.
wln 1208TheThe CunstableConstableconstable, toto herher eternalleternal gloryglory,
wln 1209DrunkeDrunk hardhard, andand waswas convertedconverted, andand sheshe victorvictor.
wln 1210Ped.PedroPed.ThenThen areare theythey victualedvictualled withwith piespies andand puddingspuddings,
wln 1211(TheThe trappingstrappings ofof goodgood stomacksstomachs) noblenoble AleAle
wln 1212thethe truetrue defendordefendor, SawsagesSausagessausages, andand smoak’dsmoked onesones,
wln 1213IfIf needneed bebe, suchsuch asas serveserve forfor PikesPikes; andand PorkePork,
wln 1214(BetterBetter thethe JewesJewsjews nevernever hatedhated:) herehere andand therethere
wln 1215AA bottlebottle ofof MetheglinMetheglin, aa stoutstout BritaineBricaineBritonBricaine
wln 1216ThatThat wilwill standstand toto ’em’em;;, whatwhat elseelse theythey wantwant, theythey warwar forfor.
wln 1217Petru.PetruchioPetru.ComeCome toto councellcouncil,
wln 1218Soph.SophoclesSoph.NowNow youyou mustmust grantgrant conditionsconditions oror thethe KingdomKingdom

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wln 1219WillWill havehave nono otherother talketalk butbut thisthis.
wln 1220Petron.PetroniusPetron.AwayAway thenthen, andand let’slet’s adviseadvise thethe bestbest.
wln 1221Soph:SophoclesSoph:WhyWhy doedo youyou trembletremble?
wln 1222Mor.MorosoMor.HaveHave II liv’dlived thusthus longlong toto bebe knocktknocked o’tho’ th’o’th headhead,
wln 1223WithWith halfehalf aa washingwashing beetlebeetle? praypray bebe wisewise sirsir.
wln 1224Petru.PetruchioPetru.ComeCome, somethingsomething IleI’ll doedo; butbut whatwhat itit isis II knowknow
wln 1225 notnot.
wln 1226Soph.SophoclesSoph.ToTo councelcouncil thenthen, andand let’slet’s avoydavoid theirtheir folliesfollies.
wln 1227GuardGuard allall thethe doorsdoors, oror wewe shalshall notnot havehave aa clokecloak leftleft.ExeExeuntExe
wln 1228EnterEnter threethree maydsmaids, atat severallseveral doorsdoors.
wln 12291.1. Maid1.HowHow goesgoes thethe businessebusiness, girlesgirls?
wln 12302.2. Maid2.A footAfootA foot, andand fairefair.
wln 12313.3. Maid3.IfIf fortunefortune favourfavorfavour usus: awayaway toto youryour strengthstrength,
wln 1232TheThe CountryCountry forcesforces areare ariv’darrived; bebe gongone wewe areare discove-discovereddiscove∣reddiscovered
wln 1233red
wln 1233elseelse.
wln 12341.1. Maid1.ArmeArm, andand bebe valiantvaliant.
wln 12352.2. Maid2.ThinkThink ofof ourour causecause.
wln 12363.3. Maid3.OurOur iusticejustice.
wln 12371.1. Maid1.Tis’Tis sufficientsufficient.ExeuntExeunt



wln 1238ScenaScaena tertiatertia.

wln 1239EnterEnter PetroniusPetronius, PetruchioPetruchio, MorosoMoroso, SophoclesSophocles, andand TranioTranio.

wln 1240Petro.PetroniusPetro.II amam indifferentindifferent, thoughthough II mustmust confesseconfess,
wln 1241II hadhad ratherrather seesee herher cartedcarted.
wln 1242Tra.TranioTra.NoNo moremore ofof thatthat sirsir.
wln 1243Soph.SophoclesSoph.AreAre yeye resolv’dresolved toto givegive herher fairfair conditionsconditions?
wln 1244Twill’Twill bebe thethe safestsafest wayway.
wln 1245Petru.PetruchioPetru.II amam distracteddistracted,
wln 1246WouldWould II hadhad runrun mymy headhead intointo aa halterhalter
wln 1247WhenWhen II firstfirst woo’dwooed herher: ifif II offeroffer peacepeace,
wln 1248She’lShe’llshe’ll urgeurge herher ownown conditionsconditions, that’sthat’s thethe devildevil.
wln 1249Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhyWhy saysay sheshe dodo?
wln 1250PetruPetruchioPetru:SaySay, II amam mademade anan AsseAss, thenthen;
wln 1251II knowknow herher aimeaim: maymay II withwith reputationreputation
wln 1252(AnswerAnswer meme thisthis) withwith safetysafety ofof minemine honourhonorhonour,
wln 1253(AfterAfter thethe mightymighty mannagemanage ofof mymy firstfirst wifewife,
wln 1254WhichWhich waswas indeedindeed aa furyfury toto thisthis FillyFilly,
wln 1255AfterAfter mymy twelvetwelve strongstrong labourslaborslabours toto reclaimereclaim herher,
wln 1256WhichWhich wouldwould havehave mademade DonDon HerculesHerculesHercules’ horn madhorn-madhorn mad,
wln 1257AndAnd hidhid himhim inin hishis hidehide) suffersuffer thisthis SicelyCicelySicily,
wln 1258EreEre sheshe havehave warm’dwarmed mymy sheetssheets, ereere grappel’dgrappled withwith meme,
wln 1259ThisThis PinckPink, thisthis paintedpainted FoystFoist, thisthis Cockle-boatCockle-boat,
wln 1260ToTo hanghang herher FightsFights outout, andand defiedefy meme friendsfriends,
wln 1261AA wel knownwell-knownwell known man of warman-of-warman of war? ifif thisthis bebe equalequal,
wln 1262AndAnd II maymay suffersuffer, saysay, andand II havehave donedone?
wln 1263Petron.PetroniusPetron.II dodo notnot thinkthink youyou maymay.
wln 1264Tra.TranioTra.You’lYou’ll makemake itit worseworse sirsir.
wln 1265Soph.SophoclesSoph.PrayPray hearehear meme goodgood PetruchioPetruchio: butbut ev’nevene’en nownow,
wln 1266YouYou werewere contentedcontented toto givegive allall conditionsconditions,
wln 1267ToTo trytry howhow farfar sheshe wouldwould carrycarry: Tis’Tis aa follyfolly,
wln 1268(AndAnd youyou wilwill findfind itit soso) toto clapclap thethe curbcurb onon,
wln 1269ErEreere youyou bebe suresure itit provesproves aa naturallnatural wildnessewildness,
wln 1270AndAnd notnot aa forc’dforced. GiveGive herher conditionsconditions,
wln 1271ForFor onon mymy lifelife thisthis tricketrick isis putput intointo herher.
wln 1272Petron.PetroniusPetron.II shouldshould believebelieve soso tootoo.
wln 1273Soph.SophoclesSoph.AndAnd notnot herher ownown.
wln 1274Tra.TranioTra.You’lYou’ll findefind itit soso.
wln 1275Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThenThen ifif sheshe flownderflounder withwith youyou,
wln 1276ClapClap spursspurs onon, andand inin thisthis you’lyou’ll dealedeal withwith temperancetemperance,
wln 1277AvoydAvoid thethe hurryhurry ofof thethe worldworld.
wln 1278Tra.TranioTra.AndAnd looseloselooseMusickMusic aboveabove.
wln 1279Mor.MorosoMor.NoNo honourhonorhonour onon mymy lifelife, sirsir.
wln 1280Petru.PetruchioPetru.II wilwill dodo itit.
wln 1281Petron.PetroniusPetron.ItIt seemsseems theythey areare veryvery merrymerry.EnterEnter JaquesJaques.
wln 1282Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy GodGod holdhold itit.
wln 1283Mor.MorosoMor.NowNow JaquesJaques?
wln 1284Jaq.JaquesJaq.TheyThey areare i’thi’ th’i’th’ flauntflaunt, sirsir.
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wln 1285Soph.SophoclesSoph.YesYes wewe hearehear ’em’em.
wln 1286Jaq.JaquesJaq.TheyThey havehave gotgot aa stickstick ofof FiddlesFiddles, andand theythey firkefirk (itit
wln 1287InIn wondrouswondrous waiesways, thethe twotwo grandgrand CapitanosCapitanos,
wln 1288(TheyThey broughtbrought thethe AuxiliaryAuxiliary RegimentsRegiments)
wln 1289DaunceDance withwith theirtheir coatscoats tuckttucked upup toto theirtheir barebare breechesbreeches,
wln 1290AndAnd bidbid themthem kissekiss ’em’em, that’sthat’s thethe burdenburden;
wln 1291TheyThey havehave gotgot MetheglinMetheglin, andand audaciousaudacious AleAle,
wln 1292AndAnd talketalk likelike TyrantsTyrants.
wln 1293Petron.PetroniusPetron.HowHow knowestknowest thouthou?
wln 1294Jaq.JaquesJaq.II peep’tpeepedpeep’t ininSongSong!
wln 1295AtAt aa looseloose LansketLansket.
wln 1296Tra.TranioTra.HarkeHark.
wln 1297Petron.PetroniusPetron.AA SongSong, praypray silencesilence.AllAll thethe womenwomen aboveabove.
wln 1298Mor.MorosoMor.TheyThey looklook outout.
wln 1299PetruPetruchioPetruGoodGood ev’neven LadiesLadies.
wln 1300Mar.MariaMar.GoodGodGood youyou goodgood ev’neven sirsir.
wln 1301Petru.PetruchioPetru.HowHow havehave youyou sleptslept to nighttonight?
wln 1302Mar.MariaMar.ExceedingExceeding wellwell sirsir.
wln 1303Petru.PetruchioPetru.DidDid youyou notnot wishwish meme withwith youyou?
wln 1304MarMariaMar:NoNo, believebelieve meme,
wln 1305II nevernever thoughtthought uponupon youyou.
wln 1306Cun.Country wifeCun.IsIs thatthat hehe?
wln 1307Bya.BiancaBya.YesYes.
wln 1308Cun.Country wifeCun.SirSir?
wln 1309Soph.SophoclesSoph.SheShe hashas drunkdrunk hardhard, markmark herher hoodhood.
wln 1310Cun.Country wifeCun.YouYou areare
wln 1311Soph.SophoclesSoph.LearnedlyLearuedlyLearnedly drunkdrunk, IleI’ll hanghang elseelse: letlet herher utterutter.
wln 1312Cun.Country wifeCun.AndAnd II mustmust telltell youyou, vivaviva vocevoce friendfriend,
wln 1313AA veryvery foolishfoolish fellowfellow.
wln 1314Tra.TranioTra.There’sThere’s anan AleAle figurefigure.
wln 1315Petru.PetruchioPetru.II thankthank youyou SusanSusan BrotesBrotes.
wln 1316Cit.City wifeCit.ForwardForward sistersister.
wln 1317Cun.Country wifeCun.YouYou havehave espousedespoused herehere aa heartyhearty womanwoman,
wln 1318AA comelycomely, andand couragiouscourageous.
wln 1319Petru.PetruchioPetru.WelWell II havehave soso.
wln 1320Cun.Country wifeCun.AndAnd toto thethe comfortcomfort ofof distresseddistressed damselsdamsels,
wln 1321WeomenWomen out-wornoutworn inin wedlockwedlock, andand suchsuch vesselsvessels,
wln 1322ThisThis womanwoman hashas defieddefied youyou.
wln 1323Petru.PetruchioPetru.ItIt shouldshould seemseem soso.
wln 1324Cun.Country wifeCun.AndAnd whywhy?
wln 1325Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes, cancan youyou telltell?
wln 1326Cun.Country wifeCun.ForFor thirteenthirteen causescauses.
wln 1327Petru.PetruchioPetru.PrayPray byby youryour patiencepatience MistrisMistress.
wln 1328Cit.City wifeCit.ForwardForward sistersister.
wln 1329Petru.PetruchioPetru.DoDo youyou meanmean toto treattreat ofof allall thesethese?
wln 1330Cit.City wifeCit.WhoWho shallshall letlet herher?
wln 1331Petro.PetroniusPetro.DoeDo youyou hearehear, Velvet-hoodVelvet-hood, wewe comecome notnot nownow
wln 1332ToTo hearehear youryour doctrinedoctrine.
wln 1333Cunt.Country wifeCunt.ForFor thethe firstfirst, II taketake itit,
wln 1334ItIt dothdoth dividedivide it selfeitself intointo sevenseven branchesbranches.
wln 1335Petru.PetruchioPetru.HarkeHark youyou goodgood MariaMaria,
wln 1336HaveHave youyou gotgot aa CatechiserCatechizerCatechiser herehere?
wln 1337Tra.TranioTra.GoodGood zealezeal.
wln 1338Soph.SophoclesSoph.GoodGood three pil’dthree-piledthree piled predicationpredication, willwill youyou peacepeace,
wln 1339AndAnd hearehear thethe causecause wewe comecome forfor?
wln 1340Cunt.Country wifeCunt.YesYes Bob-tailesBobtails
wln 1341WeWe knowknow thethe causecause youyou comecome forfor, here’shere’s thethe causecause,
wln 1342ButBut nevernever hopehope toto carrycarry herher, nevernever dreamdream
wln 1343OrOr flatterflatter youryour opinionsopinions withwith aa thoughtthought
wln 1344OfOf basebase repentancerepentance inin herher.
wln 1345Cit.City wifeCit.GiveGive meme sacksack,
wln 1346ByBy thisthis, andand nextnext strongstrong AleAle.
wln 1347Cun.Country wifeCun.SweareSwear forwardforward sistersister.
wln 1348Cit.City wifeCit.ByBy allall that’sthat’s cordiallcordial, inin thisthis placeplace we’lwe’ll burybury
wln 1349OurOur bonesbones, famesfames, tonguestongues, ourour triumphstriumphs; andand thenthenthan allall
wln 1350ThatThat everever yetyet waswas chronicl’dchronicled ofof womanwoman;
wln 1351ButBut thisthis bravebrave wenchwench, thisthis excellentexcellent despiserdespiser,
wln 1352ThisThis banebane ofof dulldull obedienceobedience, shallshall inheritinherit

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wln 1353HisHis liberallliberal wilwill, andand marchmarch offoff withwith conditionsconditions
wln 1354NobleNoble, andand worthworth her selfeherself.
wln 1355Cun.Country wifeCun.SheShe shallshall TomTom TilersTylersTilers,
wln 1356AndAnd bravebrave onesones tootoo; MyMy hoodhood shalshall makemake aa hearse-clothhearse-cloth,
wln 1357AndAnd II lielie underunder itit, likelike JoneJoanJohn oo’ GauntGaunt,
wln 1358EreEre II goego lesseless, mymy DistaffeDistaff stuckestuck upup byby meme,
wln 1359ForFor thethe eternalleternal TropheeTrophceTrophy ofof mymy conquestsconquests;
wln 1360AndAnd loudloud famefame atat mymy headhead, withwith twotwo mainmain BottlesBottles,
wln 1361ShallShall fillfill toto allall thethe worldworld thethe gloriousglorious fallfall
wln 1362OfOf oldold DonDon GillianGillian.
wln 1363Cit.City wifeCit.YetYet aa littlelittle furtherfurther,
wln 1364WeWe havehave takentaken ArmesArms inin rescuerescue ofof thisthis LadyLady;
wln 1365MostMost justjust andand NobleNoble: ifif yeye beatbeat usus offoff
wln 1366WithoutWithout conditionsconditions, andand wewe recantrecant,
wln 1367UseUse usus asas wewe deservedeserve; andand firstfirst degradedegrade usus
wln 1368OfOf allall ourour ancientancient chambringchambering: nextnext thatthat
wln 1369TheThe SymbolsSymbols ofof ourour secrecysecrecy, silkesilk StockingsStockings,
wln 1370HewHew ofoffof ourour heelesheels; ourour petticotespetticoats ofof ArmesArms
wln 1371TeareTear ofoffof ourour bodiesbodies, andand ourour BodkinsBodkins breakebreak
wln 1372OverOver ourour cowardcoward headsheads.
wln 1373Cun.Country wifeCun.AndAnd everever afterafter
wln 1374ToTo makemake thethe tainturetainture mostmost notoriousnotorious,
wln 1375AtAt allall ourour CrestsCrests, videlicetvidelicet ourour PlacketsPlackets.
wln 1376LetLet LacesLaces hanghang, andand wewe returnereturn againeagain
wln 1377IntoInto ourour formerformer titlestitles, DayryDairy maidsmaids.
wln 1378Petru.PetruchioPetru.NoNo moremore warswars: puissantpuissant LadiesLadies, shewshow conditionsconditions,
wln 1379AndAnd freelyfreely II acceptaccept ’em’em.
wln 1380Mar.MariaMar.CallCall inin LiviaLivia;
wln 1381She’sShe’s inin thethe treatytreaty tootoo.EnterEnter LiviaLivia aboveabove.
wln 1382Mor.MorosoMor.HowHow, LiviaLivia?
wln 1383Mar.MariaMar.HeareHear youyou thatthat sirsir?
wln 1384There’sThere’s thethe conditionsconditions forfor yeye, praypray peruseperuse ’em’em.
wln 1385Petron.PetroniusPetron.YesYes, therethere sheshe isis: t’had’t hadt’had beenbeen nono rightright rebellionrebellion,
wln 1386HadHad sheshe heldheld offoff; whatwhat thinkthink youyou manman?
wln 1387Mor.MorosoMor.NayNay nothingnothing.
wln 1388II havehave enoughenough o’tho’ th’o’th prospectprospect: o’myo’ myo’my conscienceconscience,
wln 1389TheThe worldsworld’s endend, andand thethe goodnessegoodness ofof aa womanwoman
wln 1390WillWill comecome togethertogether.
wln 1391Petron.PetroniusPetron.AreAre youyou therethere sweetsweet LadyLady?
wln 1392Liv.LiviaLiv.CryCry youyou mercymercy sirsir, II sawsaw youyou notnot: youryour blessingblessing.
wln 1393Petron.PetroniusPetron.YesYes whenwhen II blessebless aa jadejade, thatthat stumblesstumbles withwith meme.
wln 1394HowHow areare thethe ArticlesArticles?
wln 1395Liv.LiviaLiv.ThisThis isis forfor youyou sirsir;
wln 1396AndAnd II shalshall thinkthink upon’tupon ’tupon’t.
wln 1397Mor.MorosoMor.YouYou havehave us’dused meme finelyfinely.
wln 1398Liv.LiviaLiv.There’sThere’s nono otherother useuse ofof theethee nownow extantextant,
wln 1399ButBut toto bebe hunghung upup; cassockcassock, capcap, andand allall,
wln 1400ForFor somesome strangestrange monstermonster atat ApothecariesApothecaries.
wln 1401Petron.PetroniusPetron.II hearehear youyou whorewhore.
wln 1402Liv.LiviaLiv.ItIt mustmust bebe hishis thenthen sirsir,
wln 1403ForFor needneed wilwill thenthen compellcompel meme.
wln 1404Cit.City wifeCit.BlessingBlessing onon theethee.
wln 1405Liv.LiviaLiv.HeHe wilwill undoeundo meme inin meeremere panspans ofof ColesCoals
wln 1406ToTo makemake himhim lustielusty.
wln 1407Petron.PetroniusPetron.There’sThere’s nono talkingtalking toto ’em’em;
wln 1408HowHow areare theythey sirsir?
wln 1409Petru.PetruchioPetru.AsAs II expectedexpected:ReadsReads. LibertyLiberty andand clothesclothes,
wln 1410WhenWhen, andand inin whatwhat wayway sheshe wilwill: continuallcontinual moneysmoniesmoneys,
wln 1411CompanyCompany, andand allall thethe househouse atat herher disposedispose;
wln 1412NoNo tonguetongue toto saysay, whywhy isis thisthis? oror whetherwhether wilwill itit;
wln 1413NewNew CoachesCoaches, andand somesome buildingsbuildings, sheshe appointsappoints herehere,
wln 1414HangingsHangings, andand hunting-horseshunting-horses: andand forfor PlatePlate
wln 1415AndAnd JewelsJewels forfor herher privateprivate useuse, II taketake itit,
wln 1416TwoTwo twousandthousandtwousandthousand poundpound inin presentpresent: thenthen forfor MusickMusic,
wln 1417AndAnd womenwomen toto readread FrenchFrench;

wln 1418Petron.PetroniusPetron.ThisThis mustmust notnot bebe.
wln 1419Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd atat thethe latterlatter endend aa clauseclause putput inin,
wln 1420ThatThat LiviaLivia shalshall byby nono manman bebe importun’dimportuned.
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wln 1421ThisThis wholewhole monethmonth yetyet, toto marrymarry.

wln 1422Petron.PetroniusPetron.ThisThis isis monstrousmonstrous.
wln 1423Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThisThis shallshall bebe donedone, IleI’ll humorhumorhumour herher awhileawhile:
wln 1424IfIf nothingnothing butbut repentancerepentance, andand undoingundoing
wln 1425CanCan winwin herher lovelove, IleI’ll makemake aa shiftshift forfor oneone.
wln 1426Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhenWhen yeye areare onceonce a beda-bed, allall thesethese conditionsconditions
wln 1427LieLie underunder youryour ownown sealeseal.
wln 1428Mar.MariaMar.DoDo yoyou likelike ’em’em?
wln 1429Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes.
wln 1430AndAnd byby thatthat faithfaith II gavegave youyou forefore thethe PriestPriest
wln 1431IleI’ll ratifieratify ’em’em.
wln 1432Cun.Country wifeCun.StayStay, whatwhat pledgespledges?
wln 1433Mar.MariaMar.NoNo, IleI’ll taketake thatthat oathoath;
wln 1434ButBut havehave aa carecare youyou keepkeep itit.
wln 1435Cit.City wifeCit.Tis’Tis notnot nownow
wln 1436AsAs whenwhen AndreaAndrea liv’dlived.
wln 1437Cun.Country wifeCun.IfIf youyou dodo jugglejuggle,
wln 1438OrOr alteralter butbut aa LetterLetter oforofor thesethese ArticlesArticles
wln 1439WeWe havehave setset downdown, thethe self-sameselfsame persecutionpersecution.
wln 1440Mar.MariaMar.MistrustMistrust himhim notnot.
wln 1441Petru.PetruchioPetru.ByBy allall mymy honestyhonesty
wln 1442Mar.MariaMar.EnoughEnough.. II yieldyield.
wln 1443Petron.PetroniusPetron.What’sWhat’s thisthis
wln 1444InsertedInserted herehere?
wln 1445Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThatThat thethe twotwo valiantvaliant womenwomen thatthat commandcommand herehere
wln 1446ShallShall havehave aa SupperSupper mademade em’em, andand aa largelarge oneone,
wln 1447AndAnd liberallliberal entertainmententertainment withoutwithout grudginggrudging,
wln 1448AndAnd paypay forfor allall theirtheir SouldiersSoldiers.
wln 1449Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThatThat shallshall bebe tootoo;
wln 1450AndAnd ifif aa tuntun ofof WineWine wilwill serveserve toto paypay ’em’em,
wln 1451TheyThey shallshall havehave justicejustice: II ordaineordain yeye allall
wln 1452Pay-mastersPaymasterspaymasters, GentlemenGentlemen.
wln 1453Tra.TranioTra.ThenThen wewe shallshall havehave sportsport boyesboys.
wln 1454Mar.MariaMar.We’lWe’ll meetmeet youyou inin thethe ParlourParlorParlour.
wln 1455Petru.PetruchioPetru.Ne’rNe’erne’er lookelook sadsad sirsir, forfor II willwill doedo itit.
wln 1456Soph.SophoclesSoph.There’sThere’s nono dangerdanger in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 1457Petru.PetruchioPetru.ForFor Livia’sLivia’s ArticleArticle, youyou shallshall observeobserve itit,
wln 1458II havehave tydetiedtIED my selfemyself.
wln 1459Petron.PetroniusPetron.II wilwill.
wln 1460Petru.PetruchioPetru.AlongAlong thenthen: nownow
wln 1461EitherEither II breakbreak, oror thisthis stiffestiff plantplant mustmust bowbow.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 1462ActusActus tertiustertius, ScænaScaenaScaena primaprima.

wln 1463EnterEnter TranioTranio, andand RowlandRowland.

wln 1464Tra.TranioTra.ComeCome, youyou shallshall taketake mymy counsellcounsel.
wln 1465Row.RowlandRow.II shallshall hanghang firstfirst.
wln 1466IleI’ll nono moremore lovelove, that’sthat’s certainecertain, tis’tis aa banebane,
wln 1467(NextNext thatthat theythey poysonpoison RatsRats withwith) thethe mostmost mortallmortal:
wln 1468NoNo, II thankthank HeavenHeaven, II havehave gotgot mymy sleepsleep againagain,
wln 1469AndAnd nownow beginbegin toto writewrite sencesense; II cancan walkwalk yeye
wln 1470AA longlong howrehour inin mymy chamberchamber likelike aa manman,
wln 1471AndAnd thinkthink ofof somethingsomething thatthat maymay betterbetter meme;
wln 1472SomeSome seriousserious pointpoint ofof LearningLearning, oror mymy statestate;
wln 1473NoNo moremore ay-meesay-me’say-mees, andand miseriesmiseries TranioTranio
wln 1474ComeCome neernear mymy brainbrain. IleI’ll telltell theethee, hadhad thethe devildevil
wln 1475ButBut anyany essenceessence inin himhim ofof aa manman,
wln 1476AndAnd couldcould bebe broughtbrought toto lovelove, andand lovelove aa womanwoman,
wln 1477Twould’Twould’twould makemake hishis headhead akeache worserworser thenthan hishis horneshorns doedo;
wln 1478AndAnd firkemakefirkmake himhim withwith aa firefire hehe nevernever feltfelt yetyet,
wln 1479WouldWould makemake himhim dancedance. II telltell theethee therethere isis nothingnothing
wln 1480(ItIt maymay bebe thythy casecase TranioTranio, thereforetherefore hearehear meme:)
wln 1481UnderUnder thethe SunSun (reckonreckon thethe massemass ofof folliesfollies
wln 1482CreptCrept intointo th’worldth’ worldth’world withwith manman) soso desperatedesperate,

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wln 1483SoSo maddemad, soso sencelessesenseless, poorpoor andand basebase, soso wretchedwretched,
wln 1484RoguyRogueyRoguy, andand scurvyscurvy.
wln 1485Tra.TranioTra.VVhetherWhetherwhether wiltwilt thouthou RowlandRowland?
wln 1486Row.RowlandRow.AsAs tis’tis toto bebe inin lovelove.
wln 1487Tra.TranioTra.AndAnd whywhy forfor vertuevertuesvirtuevirtue’s sakesake?
wln 1488Row.RowlandRow.AndAnd whywhy forfor vertuesvirtue’s sakesake? do’stdost thouthou notnot con-conceivecon∣ceiveconceive(ceive
wln 1488meme?
wln 1489Tra.TranioTra.NoNo byby mymy trothtroth.
wln 1490Row.RowlandRow.PrayPray thenthen, andand hartelyheartily
wln 1491ForFor fearfear thouthou fallfall intointo ’t’t: I’leI’ll telltell theethee whywhy tootoo,
wln 1492(ForFor II havehave hopehope toto savesave theethee) whenwhen thouthou lovestlovest,
wln 1493AndAnd firstfirst beginstbegin’stbeginst toto worshipworship thethe giltgilt calfecalf,
wln 1494ImprimisImprimis, thouthou hasthast lostlost thythy gentrygentry,
wln 1495AndAnd likelike aa prenticeprentice flungflung awayaway thythy freedomfreedom.
wln 1496ForthwithForthwith thouthou artart aa slaveslave.
wln 1497Tra.TranioTra.That’sThat’s aa newnew DoctrineDoctrine.
wln 1498Row.RowlandRow.NextNext thouthou artart nono moremore manman.
wln 1499Tra.TranioTra.VVhatWhat thenthen?
wln 1500Row.RowlandRow.AA FrypperyFripperyfrippery;
wln 1501NothingNothing butbut braydedbraided hairehair, andand pennypenny ribandribbon,
wln 1502GloveGlove, gartergarter, ringring, roserose, oror atat bestbest aa swabberswabber,
wln 1503IfIf thouthou canstcanst lovelove soso neernear toto keepkeep thythy makingmaking,
wln 1504YetYet thouthou wiltwilt looselose thythy languagelanguage.
wln 1505Tra.TranioTra.VVhyWhy.
wln 1506Row.RowlandRow.OO TranioTranio,
wln 1507ThoseThose thingsthings inin lovelove, ne’rne’er talketalk asas wewe dodo,
wln 1508Tra.TranioTra.NoNo?
wln 1509Row.RowlandRow.NoNo withoutwithout doubtdoubt, theythey sighsigh andand shakeshake thethe headhead,
wln 1510AndAnd sometimessometimes whistlewhistle dolefullydolefully.
wln 1511Tra.TranioTra.NoNo tonguetongue?
wln 1512Row.RowlandRow.YesYes TranioTranio, butbut nono truthtruth in’tin ’tin’t, nornor nono reasonreason,
wln 1513AndAnd whenwhen theythey cantcant (forfor tis’tis aa kindkind ofof cantingcanting)
wln 1514YeYe shallshall hearhear, ifif youyou reachreach toto understandunderstand ’em’em
wln 1515(WhichWhich youyou mustmust bebe aa foolefool firstfirst, oror youyou cannotcannot)
wln 1516SuchSuch gibbrishgibberish; suchsuch believebelieve meme, II protestprotest SweetSweet,
wln 1517AndAnd oho deerdear HeavensHeavens, inin whichwhich suchsuch constellationsconstellations
wln 1518RaigneReign atat thethe birthsbirths ofof loverslovers, thisthis isis tootoo wellwell,
wln 1519AndAnd daignedeign meme LadyLady, daignedeign meme II beseechbeseech yeye
wln 1520YouYou poorpoor unworthyunworthy lumplump, andand thenthen sheshe lickslicks himhim
wln 1521TraTranioTraAA on’ton ’ton’t, thisthis isis nothingnothing.
wln 1522Row.RowlandRow.ThouThunThunThou ha’sthast hithit itit:
wln 1523ThenThen talkstalks sheshe tenten timestimes worseworse, andand wryeswries andand wriggleswriggles,
wln 1524AsAs thoughthough sheshe hadhad thethe itchitch (andand soso itit maymay bebe.)
wln 1525Tra.TranioTra.WhyWhy thouthou artart growngrown aa strangestrange discovererdiscoverer.
wln 1526RowRowlandRowOfOf minemine ownown folliesfollies TranioTranio.
wln 1527Tra.TranioTra.VViltWilt thouthou RowlandRowland,
wln 1528CertaineCertain ne’rne’er lovelove againagain?
wln 1529Row.RowlandRow.II thinkthink soso, certaincertain,
wln 1530AndAnd ifif II bebe notnot deaddead drunkdrunk, II shallshall keepkeep itit.
wln 1531Fra.TranioFra.TellTell meme butbut thisthis; whatwhat do’stdost thouthou thinkthink ofof womenwomen?
wln 1532RowRowlandRowVVhyWhy asas II thinkthink ofof fiddlesfiddles, theythey delightdelight meme,
wln 1533TillTill theirtheir stringsstrings breakbreak.
wln 1534Fra.TranioFra.VVhatWhat stringsstrings?
wln 1535Row.RowlandRow.TheirTheir modestiesmodesties,
wln 1536FaithesFaithsFaithes, vowesvows andand maidenheadsmaidenheads, forfor theythey areare likelike KitsKits
wln 1537TheyThey havehave butbut fourefour stringsstrings toto ’em’em.
wln 1538Tra.TranioTra.VVhatWhat wiltwilt thouthou
wln 1539GiveGive meme forfor ten poundten-poundten pound nownow, whenwhen thouthou nextnext lovestlovest,
wln 1540AndAnd thethe samesame womanwoman stillstill?
wln 1541Row.RowlandRow.GiveGive meme thethe moneymoney;
wln 1542AA hundredhundred, andand mymy BondBond for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 1543Tra.TranioTra.ButBut praypray hearhear meme.
wln 1544I’leI’ll workwork allall meanesmeans II cancan toto reconcilereconcile yeye:
wln 1545Row.RowlandRow.DoDo, dodo, givegive meme thethe moneymoney.
wln 1546Tra.TranioTra.ThereThere.
wln 1547Row.RowlandRow.VVorkWork TranioTranio.
wln 1548Tra.TranioTra.YouYou shallshall gogo sometimessometimes wherewhere sheshe isis.
wln 1549Row.RowlandRow.YesYes straightstraight.
wln 1550ThisThis isis thethe firstfirst goodgood II eree’erere gotgot byby womanwoman.
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wln 1551Tra.TranioTra.YouYou wouldwould thinkthink itit strangestrange nownow, ifif an otheranother (beautybeauty
wln 1552AsAs goodgood asas hershers, saysay betterbetter.
wln 1553Row.RowlandRow.WellWell.
wln 1554Tra.TranioTra.ConceiveConceive meme,
wln 1555ThisThis isis nono pointpoint o’tho’ th’o’th wagerwager.
wln 1556Row.RowlandRow.That’sThat’s allall oneone.
wln 1557Tra.TranioTra.LoveLove youyou asas muchmuch, oror moremore, thenthan sheshe nownow hateshates (youyou.
wln 1558Row.RowlandRow.Tis’Tis aa goodgood hearinghearing, letlet ’em’em lovelove: tenten poundpound moremore,
wln 1559II nevernever lovelove thatthat womanwoman.
wln 1560Tra.TranioTra.ThereThere itit isis;
wln 1561AndAnd soso anan hundredhundred, ifif youyou loselose.
wln 1562Row.RowlandRow.Tis’Tis donedone;
wln 1563HaveHave youyou an otheranother toto putput inin?
wln 1564Tra.TranioTra.NoNo, nono sirsir.
wln 1565Row.RowlandRow.II amam veryvery sorrysorry: nownow willwill II erecterect
wln 1566AA newnew GameGame andand gogo hatehate forfor th’th’ bellbell;;, II amam suresure
wln 1567II amam inin excellentexcellent casecase toto winwin.
wln 1568Tra.TranioTra.II mustmust havehave leaveleave.
wln 1569ToTo telltell youyou, andand telltell truthtruth tootoo, whatwhat sheshe isis,
wln 1570AndAnd howhow sheeshe sufferssuffers forfor youyou.
wln 1571Row.RowlandRow.TenTen poundpound moremore,
wln 1572II nevernever believebelieve youyou.
wln 1573Tra.TranioTra.NoNo sirsir, II amam stintedstinted.
wln 1574Row.RowlandRow.WellWell, taketake youryour bestbest wayway thenthen.
wln 1575Tra.TranioTra.Let’sLet’s walkwalk, II amam gladglad
wln 1576YourYour sullensullen feavor’sfever’s offoff.
wln 1577Row.RowlandRow.Shal’tShalt seesee meme TranioTranio
wln 1578AA monstrousmonstrous merrymerry manman nownow: let’slet’s toto thethe WeddingWedding,
wln 1579AndAnd asas wewe gogo, telltell meme thethe generallgeneral hurryhurry
wln 1580OfOf thesethese maddemad wencheswenches, andand theirtheir workesworks.
wln 1581Tra.TranioTra.II willwill.
wln 1582Row.RowlandRow.AndAnd dodo thythy worstworst.
wln 1583TraTranioTraSomethingSomething i’lei’ll dodo.
wln 1584Row.RowlandRow.DoDo TranioTranio.ExeuntExeunt.


wln 1585ScœnaScoenaScaenaScoena SecundaSecunda.

wln 1586EnterEnter PedroPedro, andand JaquesJaques.

wln 1587Ped.PedroPed.AA pairepair ofof stocksstocks bestridebestride ’em’em, areare theythey gonegone?
wln 1588Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes theythey areare gongone; andand allall thethe panspans i’thi’ th’i’th’ TownTown
wln 1589BeatingBeating beforebefore ’em’em: whatwhat strangestrange admonitionsadmonitions
wln 1590TheyThey gavegave mymy MasterMaster, andand howhow fearfullyfearfully
wln 1591TheyThey threaten’dthreatened, ifif hehe brokbroke ’em’em?
wln 1592Ped.PedroPed.O’O’On mymy conscienceconscience
wln 1593HasHas foundfound hishis fullfull matchmatch nownow.
wln 1594Jaq.JaquesJaq.ThatThat II believebelieve tootoo.
wln 1595Ped.PedroPed.HowHow diddid sheshe entertaineentertain himhim?
wln 1596Iaq.JaquesIaq.SheShe looktlooked onon himhim.
wln 1597Ped.PedroPed.ButBut scurvelyscurvily.
wln 1598Iaq.JaquesIaq.WithWith nono greatgreat affectionaffection
wln 1599ThatThat II sawsaw: andand II heardheard somesome saysay hehe kiss’dkissed herher,
wln 1600ButBut ’twas’twas uponupon aa treatytreaty, andand somesome coppiescopies
wln 1601SaySay butbut herher cheekcheek.
wln 1602Ped.PedroPed.IaquesJaquesjaques, whatwhat wouldstwouldst thouthou givegive
wln 1603ForFor suchsuch aa wifewife nownow?
wln 1604Iaq.JaquesIaq.FullFull asas manymany prayersprayers
wln 1605AsAs thethe mostmost zealouszealous PuritanePuritan conceivesconceives
wln 1606OutOut ofof thethe meditationmeditation ofof fatfat vealeveal,
wln 1607OrOr birdsbirds ofof preyprey, cram’dcrammed caponscapons, againstagainst PlayersPlayers,
wln 1608AndAnd toto asas goodgood aa tunetune tootoo, butbut againstagainst herher:
wln 1609ThatThat heavenheaven wouldwould blessebless meme fromfrom herher: markmark itit PedroPedro,
wln 1610IfIf thisthis househouse bebe notnot turn’dturned withinwithin thisthis fortnightfortnight
wln 1611WithWith thethe foundationfoundation upwardupward, i’lei’ll bebe cartedcarted.
wln 1612MyMy comfortcomfort isis yetyet thatthat thosethose AmoritiesAmoritesAmorities,
wln 1613ThatThat camecame toto backback herher causecause, thosethose heathenheathen whoreswhores hadhad
wln 1614theirtheir hoodshoods hallowedhallowed withwith sacksack.
wln 1615Ped.PedroPed.HowHow div’lishdev’lishdevilish drunkdrunk theythey werewere?

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wln 1616Jaq.JaquesJaq.AndAnd howhow theythey tumbledtumbled, PedroPedro, didstdidst thouthou markemark
wln 1617TheThe CountreyCountry CavalieroCavaliero?
wln 1618Ped.PedroPed.OutOut uponupon herher,
wln 1619HowHow sheshe turn’dturned downdown thethe BaggetBraggetBagget?
wln 1620Jaq.JaquesJaq.IAyI thatthat sunkesunk herher.
wln 1621Ped.PedroPed.ThatThat drinkdrink waswas welwell putput toto herher; whatwhat aa sober saltsomersaultsober salt
wln 1622WhenWhen thethe chairechair felfell, sheshe fetchdfetched, withwith herher heelsheels upwardupward?
wln 1623Jaq.JaquesJaq.AndAnd whatwhat aa piecepiece ofof LandskipLandscapelandscape sheshe discoverddiscovered?
wln 1624Ped.PedroPed.DidstDidst markmark herher, whenwhen herher hoodhood felselfell inin thethe PossetPosset?
wln 1625Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes, andand therethere ridrid, likelike aa DutchDutch hoyhoy; thethe TumbrelTumbriltumbril,
wln 1626WhenWhen sheshe hadhad gotgot herher ballasseballast.
wln 1627Ped.PedroPed.ThatThat II sawsaw tootoo.
wln 1628Jaq.JaquesJaq.HowHow fainefain sheshe wouldwould havehave drawndrawn onon SophoclesSophocles
wln 1629ToTo comecome aboordaboard, andand howhow sheshe simperdsimpered itit
wln 1630Ped.PedroPed.II warrantwarrant herher, sheshe hashas beenbeen aa worthyworthy strikerstriker.
wln 1631Iaq.JaquesIaq.I’thI’ th’i’th’ heatheat ofof SummerSummer therethere hadhad beenbeen somesome hopehope (on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1632Ped.PedroPed.HangHang herher.
wln 1633Jaq.JaquesJaq.SheShe offerdoffered himhim aa Harry-groatHarry groatHarry-groat, andand belchtbelched outout,
wln 1634HerHer stomackstomach beingbeing blownblown withwith AleAle, suchsuch CourtshipCourtship,
wln 1635UponUpon mymy lifelife hashas givngiven himhim twentytwenty stoolesstools sincesince:
wln 1636BelieveBelieve mymy calculationcalculation, thesethese oldold womenwomen
wln 1637WhenWhen theythey areare tippledtippled, andand aa littlelittle heatedheated
wln 1638AreAre likelike newnew wheelswheels, theylthey’ll roareroar youyou allall thethe TownTown oreo’er
wln 1639TillTill theythey bebe greasdgreased.
wln 1640Ped.PedroPed.TheThe CityCity Cinque-paceCinquepaceCinque●paceCinquepace
wln 1641DameDame tossetoss andand ButterButter, hadhad heherhe BobBob tootoo?
wln 1642Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes,
wln 1643ButBut sheshe waswas sullensullen drunkdrunk, andand givengiven toto filchingfilching,
wln 1644II seesee herher offeroffer atat aa SpoonSpoon; mymy mastermaster
wln 1645II dodo notnot likelike hishis lookelook, II fearefear hash’ashas fastedfasted
wln 1646ForFor allall thisthis preparationpreparation; letslet’s stealesteal byby himhim.ExeuntExeunt.


wln 1647ScenaScaena tertiatertia.

wln 1648EnterEnter PetruchioPetruchio, andand SophoclesSophocles.

wln 1649Soph.SophoclesSoph.NotNot letlet youyou touchtouch herher allall thisthis nightnight?
wln 1650Petru.PetruchioPetru.NotNot touchtouch herher.
wln 1651Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhereWhere waswas youryour couragecourage?
wln 1652Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhereWhere waswas herher obedienceobedience?
wln 1653NeverNever poorepoor manman waswas sham’dshamed soso; nevernever RascallRascal
wln 1654ThatThat keepskeeps aa studstud ofof whoreswhores waswas us’dused soso baselybasely.
wln 1655Soph.SophoclesSoph.PrayPray youyou telltell meme oneone thingthing trulytruly;
wln 1656DoDo youyou lovelove herher?
wln 1657Petru.PetruchioPetru.II wouldwould II diddid notnot, uponupon thatthat conditioncondition
wln 1658II pastpassed theethee halfehalf mymy LandLand.
wln 1659Soph.SophoclesSoph.ItIt maymay bebe thenthen,
wln 1660HerHer modestymodesty requir’drequired aa littlelittle violenceviolence?
wln 1661SomeSome womenwomen lovelove toto strugglestruggle.
wln 1662Petru.PetruchioPetru.SheShe hadhad itit,
wln 1663AndAnd soso muchmuch thatthat II sweatsweat for’tfor ’tfor’t, soso II diddid,
wln 1664ButBut toto nono endend: II washtwashed anan EthiopeEthiopAethiop;
wln 1665SheShe sworeswore mymy forceforce mightmight wearyweary herher, butbut winwin herher
wln 1666II nevernever couldcould, nornor shouldshould, tilltill sheshe consentedconsented;
wln 1667AndAnd II mightmight taketake herher bodybody prisonerprisoner,
wln 1668ButBut forfor herher mindmind oror appetiteappetite
wln 1669Soph.SophoclesSoph.Tis’Tis strangestrange;
wln 1670ThisThis womanwoman isis thethe firstfirst II everever readread ofof,
wln 1671Refus’dRefused aa warrantedwarranted occasionoccasion,
wln 1672AndAnd standingstanding onon soso fairefair termesterms.
wln 1673Petru.PetruchioPetru.II shallshall quit’quitequit herher.
wln 1674Soph,SophoclesSoph,Us’dUsed youyou nono moremore artart?
wln 1675Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes, II sworeswore toto herher,
wln 1676AndAnd byby nono littlelittle onesones, ifif presentlypresently
wln 1677WithoutWithout moremore disputationdisputation onon thethe mattermatter,
wln 1678SheShe grewgrew notnot neerernearer toto meme, andand dispatchtdispatched meme
wln 1679OutOut ofof thethe painpain II waswas, forfor II waswas nettl’dnettled,
wln 1680AndAnd willinglywillingly, andand eagerlyeagerly, andand sweetlysweetly,
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wln 1681II wouldwould toto herher Chamber-maidChambermaid, andand inin herher hearinghearing
wln 1682BeginBegin herher suchsuch aa huntes-uphunt’s uphunts-up.
wln 1683Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThenThen sheshe startedstarted?
wln 1684Petru.PetruchioPetru.NoNo moremore thenthan II dodo nownow; marrymanymarrymany sheshe answeredanswered
wln 1685IfIf II werewere soso dispos’ddisposed, sheshe couldcould notnot helphelp itit;
wln 1686ButBut therethere waswas oneone cal’dcalled IaquesJaquesjaques, aa poorpoor ButlerButler
wln 1687OneOne thatthat mightmight wellwell contentcontent aa singlesingle womanwoman.
wln 1688Soph.SophoclesSoph.AndAnd hehe shouldshould tilttilt herher.
wln 1689Petru.PetruchioPetru.ToTo thatthat sencesense, andand lastlast
wln 1690SheShe badbade meme yetyet thesethese sixsix nightsnights looklook forfor nothingnothing,
wln 1691NorNor strivestrive toto purchasepurchase itit, butbut fairefair goodgood nightnight,
wln 1692AndAnd soso goodgood morrowmorrow, andand aa kissekiss oror twotwo
wln 1693ToTo closeclose mymy stomachstomach, forfor herher vowvow hadhad sealdsealed itit,
wln 1694AndAnd sheshe wouldwould keepkeep itit constantconstant.
wln 1695Soph.SophoclesSoph.StayStay yeye, staystay yeye,
wln 1696WasWas sheshe thusthus whenwhen youyou woo’dwooed herher?
wln 1697Petru.PetruchioPetru.NothingNothing SophoclesSophocles,
wln 1698MoreMore keenelykeenly eagereager, II waswas oftoft afraidafraid
wln 1699SheShe hadhad binbeen lightlight, andand easyeasy, sheshe wouldwould showreshower
wln 1700HerHer kisseskisses soso uponupon meme.
wln 1701Soph.SophoclesSoph.ThenThen II fearfear
wln 1702An otherAnotheranother spoke’sspoke’s i’thi’ th’i’th’ wheelewheel.
wln 1703Petru.PetruchioPetru.NowNow thouthou hasthast foundfound meme,
wln 1704ThereThere gnawesgnaws mymy devilldevil, SophoclesSophocles, OOOh patiencepatience
wln 1705PreservePreserve meme; thatthat II makemake herher notnot exampleexample
wln 1706ByBy somesome unworthyunworthy wayway; asas fleaingflaying herher,
wln 1707BoylingBoiling, oror makingmaking verjuceverjuiceverjuce, dryingdrying herher.
wln 1708Soph.SophoclesSoph.II hearhear herher.
wln 1709PetruPetruchioPetruMarkMark herher thenthen, andand seesee thethe heireheir
wln 1710OfOf spightspite andand prodigalityprodigality, sheshe hashas studiedstudied
wln 1711AA wayway toto begger’sbeggar’s bothboth, andand byby thisthis handhandMariaMaria atat thethe
doredoor, andand ServantServant
andand womanwoman.

wln 1712SheShe shallshall bebe ifif II livelive aa DoxyDoxy.
wln 1713Soph.SophoclesSoph.FyFie SirSir.
wln 1714Mar.MariaMar.II dodo notnot likelike thatthat dressingdressing, tis’tis tootoo poorpoor,
wln 1715LetLet meme havehave sixsix goldgold laceslaces, broadbroad andand massymassy.
wln 1716AndAnd betwixtbetwixt ev’ryev’ryevery lacelace aa richrich embroydryembroidery,
wln 1717LineLine thethe gowngown throughthrough withwith plushplush, perfum’dperfumed, andand (purfflepurfle
wln 1718AllAll thethe sleevessleeves downdown withwith pearlepearl.
wln 1719Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat thinkthink youyou SophoclesSophocles.
wln 1720InIn whatwhat pointpoint standsstands mymy statestate nownow?
wln 1721Mar.MariaMar.ForFor thosethose hangingshangings
wln 1722LetLet ’em’em bebe carriedcarried wherewhere II gavegave appointmentappointment,
wln 1723TheyThey areare tootoo basebase forfor mymy useuse, andand bespeakbespeak
wln 1724NewNew piecespieces ofof thethe civillcivil warswars ofof FranceFrance,
wln 1725LetLet ’em’em bebe largelarge andand livelylively, andand allall silkesilk workwork,
wln 1726TheThe bordersborders goldgold.
wln 1727Soph.SophoclesSoph.IAyI marrymarry sirsir, thisthis cutscuts itit.
wln 1728Mar.MariaMar.ThatThat fourteenfourteen yardesyards ofof sattensatin givegive mymy womanwoman,
wln 1729II dodo notnot likelike thethe colourcolorcolour, tis’tis tootoo civillcivil:
wln 1730Ther’sThere’sthere’s tootoo muchmuch silksilk i’thi’ th’i’th’ lacelace tootoo; telltell thethe DutchmanDutchman
wln 1731ThatThat broughtbrought thethe maresmares, hehe mustmust withwith allall speedspeed sendsend meme
wln 1732An otherAnotheranother suitsuit ofof horseshorses, andand byby allall meanesmeans
wln 1733TenTen castcalfcastcalf ofof HawkesHawks forfor ’thth’ RiverRiver, II muchmuch carecare notnot
wln 1734WhatWhat priceprice theythey bearebear, soso theythey bebe soundsound, andand flyingflying,
wln 1735ForFor thethe nextnext winterwinter, II amam forfor thethe CountryCountry;
wln 1736AndAnd meanmean toto taketake mymy pleasurepleasure; wher’swhere’s thethe horse manhorsemanhorse man?
wln 1737Petru.PetruchioPetru.SheShe meanesmeans toto rideride aa greatgreat horsehorse.
wln 1738Soph.SophoclesSoph.WithWith aa sideside sadlesaddle?
wln 1739Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes, andand shee’lshe’ll runrun a tilta-tiltatilt withinwithin thisthis twelve-twelvemonthtwelve∣monthtwelvemonth(month
wln 1740Mar.MariaMar.To morrowTomorrow IleI’ll beginbegin toto learnelearn, butbut praypray sirsir
wln 1741HaveHave aa greatgreat carecare hehe bebe anan easyeasy doerdoer,
wln 1742Twill’Twill spoylespoil aa SchollerScholar elselse.
wln 1743Soph.SophoclesSoph.AnAn easyeasy doerdoer,
wln 1744DidDid youyou hearhear thatthat?
wln 1745Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes, II shalshall meetmeet herher moralsmorals
wln 1746ErEreere itit bebe longlong II fearfear notnot.
wln 1747Mar.MariaMar.OO goodgood morrowmorrow.
wln 1748Soph.SophoclesSoph.GoodGood morrowmorrow LadyLady, howhow is’tis’t nownow.

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wln 1749Mar.MariaMar.FaithFaith sicklysickly,
wln 1750ThisThis househouse standsstands inin anan illill ayreair.
wln 1751Petru.PetruchioPetru.YetYet moremore chargescharges?
wln 1752Mar.MariaMar.SubjectSubject toto rotsrots, andand hewmsrheums; outout on’ton ’ton’t, tis’tis nothingnothing
wln 1753ButBut aa tildtiledtilled fogfog.
wln 1754Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat thinkthink ofof thethe LodgeLodge thenthen?
wln 1755Mar.MariaMar.II likelike thethe seateseat, butbut tis’tis tootoo littlelittle, SophoclesSophocles
wln 1756LetLet meme havehave thythy opinionopinion, thouthou hasthast judgementjudgement.
wln 1757Petru.PetruchioPetru.Tis’Tis veryvery wellwell.
wln 1758Mar.MariaMar.WhatWhat ifif II pluckpluck itit downdown,
wln 1759AndAnd builtbuilt aa squaresquare uponupon itit, withwith twotwo courtscourts
wln 1760StillStill risingrising fromfrom thethe entranceentrance?
wln 1761Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd i’thi’ th’i’th’ midstmidst
wln 1762AA ColledgeCollege forfor yongyoung ScoldsScolds.
wln 1763Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd toto thethe SouthwardSouthward
wln 1764TakeTake inin aa gardengarden ofof somesome twentytwenty acresacres,
wln 1765AndAnd castcast itit offoff thethe ItalianItalian fashionfashion, hanginghanging.
wln 1766Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd youyou couldcould castcast your selfyourself soso tootoo; praypray LadyLady
wln 1767WillWill notnot thisthis costcost muchmuch moneymoney?
wln 1768Mar.MariaMar.SomeSome fivefive thousandthousand,
wln 1769SaySay sixsix: IleI’ll havehave itit battel’dbattled tootoo.
wln 1770Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd giltgilt; MariaMaria,
wln 1771ThisThis isis aa fearfullfearful coursecourse youyou taketake praypray thinkthink on’ton ’ton’t,
wln 1772YouYou areare aa womanwoman nownow, aa wifewife, andand hishis
wln 1773ThatThat mustmust inin honestyhonesty, andand justicejustice looklook forfor
wln 1774SomeSome duedue obedienceobedience fromfrom youyou.
wln 1775Mar.MariaMar.ThatThat barebare wordword
wln 1776ShallShall costcost youyou manymany aa poundpound moremore, buildbuild upon’tupon ’tupon’t;
wln 1777TellTell meme o[·]ofo●of duedue obedienceobedience? what’swhat’s aa husbandhusband?
wln 1778WhatWhat areare wewe marriedmarried forfor, toto carrycarry sumpterssumpters?
wln 1779AreAre wewe notnot oneone peecepiece withwith youyou, andand asas worthyworthy
wln 1780OurOur ownown intentionsintentions, asas youyou yoursyours?
wln 1781PetruPetruchioPetruPrayPray hearhear meme.
wln 1782Mar.MariaMar.TakeTake twotwo smallsmall dropsdrops ofof waterwater, equallequal weigh’dweighed,
wln 1783TellTell meme whichwhich isis thethe heaviestheaviest, andand whichwhich oughtought
wln 1784FirstFirst toto discenddescend inin dutyduty?
wln 1785Petru.PetruchioPetru.YouYou mistakemistake meme;
wln 1786II urgeurge notnot serviceservice fromfrom youyou, nornor obedienceobedience
wln 1787InIn wayway ofof dutyduty, butbut ofof lovelove, andand oreditcreditoreditcredit;
wln 1788AllAll II expectexpect isis butbut aa noblenoble carecare
wln 1789OfOf whatwhat II havehave broughtbrought youyou, andand ofof whatwhat II amam,
wln 1790AndAnd whatwhat ourour namename maymay bebe
wln 1791Mar.MariaMar.That’sThat’s inin mymy makingmaking.Petru.PetruchioPetru.Tis’Tis truetrue itit isis soso.
wln 1792MarMariaMarYesYes itit isis PetruchioPetruchio,
wln 1793ForFor therethere waswas nevernever manman withoutwithout ourour moldingmoldingmoulding,
wln 1794WithoutWithout ourour stampestamp uponupon himhim, andand ourour justicejustice,
wln 1795LeftLeft any thinganythingany thing threethree agesages afterafter himhim
wln 1796GoodGood, andand hishis ownown.
wln 1797Soph.SophoclesSoph.GoodGood LadyLady understandunderstand himhim.
wln 1798Mar.MariaMar.II dodo tootoo muchmuch, sweetsweet SophoclesSophocles, he’she’s oneone
wln 1799OfOf aa mostmost spightfullspiteful selfself conditioncondition,
wln 1800NeverNever atat peacepeace withwith any thinganythingany thing butbut ageage,
wln 1801ThatThat hashas nono teethteeth leftleft toto returnreturn hishis angeranger:
wln 1802AA BraveryBravery dwelsdwells inin hishis bloodblood yetyet, ofof abusingabusing
wln 1803HisHis firstfirst goodgood wifewife; he’she’s soonersooner firefire thenthan powderpowder,
wln 1804AndAnd soonersooner mischiefmischief.
wln 1805Petru.PetruchioPetru.IfIf II bebe soso sodainsudden
wln 1806DoDo notnot youyou fearfear meme?
wln 1807Mar.MariaMar.NoNo nornor yetyet carecare forfor youyou,
wln 1808AndAnd ifif itit maymay bebe lawfulllawful, II defiedefy youyou:
wln 1809Petru.PetruchioPetru.Do’sDoesdoes thisthis becomebecome youyou nownow?
wln 1810Mar.MariaMar.ItIt shallshall becomebecome meme.
wln 1811Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThouThou disobedientdisobedient, weakweak, vain-gloriousvainglorious womanwoman,
wln 1812WereWere II butbut halfhalf soso wilfullwilful, asas thouthou [*]pightfullpightfullspitefulspightful,
wln 1813II shouldshould nownow dragdrag theethee toto thythy dutyduty.
wln 1814Mar.MariaMar.DragDrag meme?
wln 1815Petru.PetruchioPetru.ButBut II amam friendsfriends againagain: taketake allall youryour pleasurepleasure.
wln 1816Mar.MariaMar.NowNow youyou perceiveperceive himhim SophoclesSophocles.
Petru.

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wln 1817Petru.PetruchioPetru.II lovelove theethee
wln 1818AboveAbove thythy vanityvanity, thouthou faithlessefaithless creaturecreature.
wln 1819Mar.MariaMar.WouldWould II hadhad beenbeen soso happyhappy whenwhen II marriedmarried,
wln 1820ButBut toto havehave metmet anan honesthonest manman likelike theethee,
wln 1821ForFor II amam suresure thouthou artart goodgood, II knowknow thouthou artart honesthonest,
wln 1822AA hansomehandsome hurtlessehurtless manman, aa lovingloving manman,
wln 1823ThoughThough nevernever aa pennypenny withwith himhim; andand thosethose eyeseyes,
wln 1824ThatThat faceface, andand thatthat truetrue heartheart; wearewear thisthis forfor mymy sakesake,
wln 1825AndAnd whenwhen thouthou thinkstthink’stthinkst uponupon meme pitypity meme:
wln 1826II amam castcast awayaway,ExitExit Mar.MariaMar.
wln 1827Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhyWhy howhow nownow manman?
wln 1828Petru.PetruchioPetru.PrayPray leaveleave meme,
wln 1829AndAnd followfollow youryour advicesadvices.
wln 1830Soph.SophoclesSoph.TheThe man’sman’s jealousjealous:
wln 1831Petru.PetruchioPetru.II shallshall findfind aa timetime ereere itit bebe longlong, toto askeask youyou
wln 1832OneOne oror twotwo foolishfoolish questionsquestions.
wln 1833Soph.SophoclesSoph.II shallshall answeranswer
wln 1834AsAs welwell asas II amam ableable, whenwhen youyou callcall meme:
wln 1835IfIf sheshe meanmean truetrue, tis’tis butbut aa littlelittle killingkilling,
wln 1836AndAnd ifif II dodo notnot ventureventure itsits
wln 1837FarewelFarewell sirsir.ExitExit Soph.SophoclesSoph.
wln 1838Petru.PetruchioPetru.PrayPray farewellfarewell. IsIs therethere nono keepingkeeping
wln 1839AA wifewife toto oneone mansman’s useuse? nono winteringwintering
wln 1840TheseThese cattellcattle withoutwithout strayingstraying? tis’tis hardhard dealingdealing,
wln 1841VeryVery hardhard dealingdealing, GentlemenGentlemen, strangestrange dealingdealing:
wln 1842NowNow inin thethe namename ofof madnessemadness, whatwhat starstar raign’dreigned,
wln 1843WhatWhat dog-stardog stardog-star, bullbull, oror bear-starbear starbear-star, whenwhen II marriedmarried
wln 1844ThisThis secondsecond wifewife, thisthis whirlwindwhirlwind, thatthat takestakes allall
wln 1845WithinWithin herher compassecompass? waswas II notnot welwell warndwarned,
wln 1846(II thoughtthought II hadhad, andand II believebelieve II knowknow itit,)
wln 1847AndAnd beatenbeaten toto repentancerepentance inin thethe daiesdays
wln 1848OfOf mymy firstfirst dotingdoting? hadhad II notnot wifewife enoughenough
wln 1849ToTo turnturn mymy lovelove tootoo? diddid II wantwant vexationvexation,
wln 1850OrOr anyany speciallspecial carecare toto killkill mymy heartheart?
wln 1851HadHad II notnot ev’ryev’ryevery morningmorning aa rarerare breakfastbreakfast,
wln 1852MixtMixed withwith aa learnedlearned LectureLecture ofof illill languagelanguage,
wln 1853LouderLouder thenthan TomTom o’o’oF LincolnLincoln; andand atat dinnerdinner,
wln 1854AA dyetdiet ofof thethe samesame dishdish? waswas therethere eveningevening
wln 1855ThatThat eree’erere pastpassedpast overover usus, withoutwithout thouthou knaveknave,
wln 1856OrOr thouthou whorewhore, forfor digestiondigestion? hadhad II everever
wln 1857AA pullpull atat thisthis samesame poorpoor sportsport menmen runrun madmad forfor,
wln 1858ButBut likelike aa curcur II waswas fainefain toto shewshow mymy teethteeth firstfirst,
wln 1859AndAnd almostalmost worryworry herher? andand diddid HeavenHeaven forgiveforgive meme,
wln 1860AndAnd taketake thisthis SerpentSerpent fromfrom meme? andand amam II
wln 1861KeepingKeeping tametame devilsdevils nownow againagain? mymy heartheart akesaches;
wln 1862SomethingSomething II mustmust dodo speedilyspeedily: IleI’ll diedie,
wln 1863IfIf II cancan hansomelyhandsomely, forfor that’sthat’s thethe wayway
wln 1864ToTo makemake aa RascallRascal ofof herher; II amam sicksick,
wln 1865AndAnd IleI’ll gogo veryvery neernear itit, butbut IleI’ll perishperish.ExitExit.


wln 1866ScænaScaenaScaena QuartaQuarta.

wln 1867EnterEnter LiviaLivia, ByanchaBiancaByancha, TranioTranio, andand RowlandRowland.

wln 1868Liv.LiviaLiv.ThenThen II mustmust bebe contentcontent sirsir, withwith mymy fortunefortune.
wln 1869Row.RowlandRow.AndAnd II withwith minemine.
wln 1870Liv.LiviaLiv.II diddid notnot thinkthink, aa looklook,
wln 1871OrOr aa poorepoor wordword oror twotwo, couldcould havehave displanteddisplanted
wln 1872SuchSuch aa fix’dfixed constancyconstancy, andand forfor youryour endend tootoo.
wln 1873Row.RowlandRow.ComeCome, comecome, II knowknow youryour coursescourses: there’sthere’s nono gew-gew∣gawsgewgawsgew∣gaws(gaws,
wln 1874YourYour RingsRings, andand BraceletsBracelets, andand thethe PursePurse youyou gavegave meme,
wln 1875TheThe money’smoney’s spentspent inin entertainingentertaining youyou
wln 1876AtAt PlaysPlays, andand Cherry-gardensCherry gardensCherry-gardens.
wln 1877Liv.LiviaLiv.There’sThere’s youryour ChainChain tootoo.
wln 1878ButBut ifif you’lyou’ll givegive meme leaveleave, IleI’ll wearewear thethe hairehair stillstill;
wln 1879II wouldwould yetyet rememberremember youyou.
wln 1880Bya.BiancaBya.GiveGive himhim hishis lovelove wenchwench;
wln 1881TheThe yongyoung manman hashas imploymentemployment forfor ’t’t.

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wln 1882Tra.TranioTra.FieFie RowlandRowland.
wln 1883Row.RowlandRow.YouYou cannotcannot fiefie meme outout aa hundredhundred poundpound
wln 1884WithWith thisthis poorepoor plotplot: yetyet, letlet meme nerene’er seesee dayday moremore,
wln 1885IfIf somethingsomething dodo notnot strugglestruggle strangelystrangely inin meme.
wln 1886Bya.BiancaBya.YoungYoung manman, letlet meme talktalk withwith youyou.
wln 1887Row.RowlandRow.WelWell youngyoung womanwoman.
wln 1888Bya.BiancaBya.ThisThis waswas youryour MistrisMistress onceonce.
wln 1889Row.RowlandRow.YesYes.
wln 1890Bya.BiancaBya.AreAre yeye honesthonest?
wln 1891II seesee youyou areare youngyoung, andand hansomehandsome.
wln 1892Row.RowlandRow.II amam honesthonest.
wln 1893Bya.BiancaBya.WhyWhy that’sthat’s welwell saidsaid: andand there’sthere’s nono doubtdoubt youryour (judgementjudgement
wln 1894IsIs goodgood enoughenough, andand strongstrong enoughenough toto telltell youyou
wln 1895WhoWho areare youryour foesfoes, andand friendsfriends: whywhy diddid youyou leaveleave herher?
wln 1896Row.RowlandRow.SheShe mademade aa puppypuppy ofof meme.
wln 1897Bya.BiancaBya.BeBe thatthat grantedgranted:
wln 1898SheShe mustmust doedo soso sometimessometimes, andand oftentimesoftentimes;
wln 1899LoveLove werewere tootoo seriousserious elseelse.
wln 1900Row.RowlandRow.AA wittywitty womanwoman.
wln 1901Bya.BiancaBya.HadHad youyou lov’dloved meme
wln 1902Row.RowlandRow.II wouldwould II hadhad.
wln 1903Bya.BiancaBya.AndAnd deerlydearlydear;
wln 1904AndAnd II hadhad lov’dloved youyou soso: youyou maymay lovelove worseworse sirsir,
wln 1905ButBut thatthat isis notnot materiallmaterial.
wln 1906Row.RowlandRow.II shalshall looselose.
wln 1907Bya.BiancaBya.SomeSome timetime oror otherother forfor varietyvariety
wln 1908II shouldshould havehave cal’dcalled youyou foolefool, oror boyboy, oror bidbid youyou
wln 1909PlayPlay withwith thethe PagesPages: butbut havehave lov’dloved youyou stilstill,
wln 1910OutOut ofof allall questionquestion, andand extreamlyextremely tootoo;
wln 1911YouYou areare aa manman mademade toto bebe lovedloved:
wln 1912Row.RowlandRow.ThisThis womanwoman
wln 1913EitherEither abusesabuses meme, oror lovesloves meme deadlydeadly.
wln 1914Bya.BiancaBya.IleI’ll telltell youyou oneone thingthing, ifif II werewere toto choosechoose
wln 1915AA husbandhusband toto minemine ownown mindmind, II shouldshould thinkthink
wln 1916OneOne ofof youryour mothersmother’s makingmaking wouldwould contentcontent meme,
wln 1917ForFor o’o’oF mymy conscienceconscience sheshe makesmakes goodgood onesones.
wln 1918Row.RowlandRow.LadyLady,
wln 1919IleI’ll leaveleave youyou toto youryour commendationscommendations:
wln 1920II amam inin againagain, TheThe diveldevil taketake theirtheir tonguestongues.
wln 1921Bya.BiancaBya.YouYou shallshall notnot goego.
wln 1922Row.RowlandRow.II wilwill: yetyet thusthus farfar LiviaLivia,
wln 1923YourYour sorrowsorrow maymay induceinduce meme toto forgiveforgive youyou,
wln 1924ButBut nevernever lovelove againagain; ifif II staystay longerlonger,
wln 1925II havehave lostlost twotwo hundredhundred poundpound.
wln 1926Liv.LiviaLiv.GoodGood sirsir, butbut thusthus muchmuch
wln 1927Tra.TranioTra.TurnTurn ifif thouthou beestbe’stbeest aa manman.
wln 1928Liv.LiviaLiv.ButBut oneone kissekiss ofof youyou;
wln 1929OneOne partingparting kissekiss, andand II amam gonegone tootoo.
wln 1930Row.RowlandRow.ComeCome,
wln 1931II shallshall kissekiss fiftyfifty poundpound awayaway atat thisthis clapclap:
wln 1932We’lWe’ll havehave oneone moremore, andand thenthen farewelfarewell.
wln 1933Liv.LiviaLiv.FarewelFarewell.
wln 1934Bya.BiancaBya.WelWell, gogo thythy waiesways, thouthou bearstbear’st aa kindkind heartheart withwith (theethee.
wln 1935Tra.TranioTra.H’asH’asHas mademade aa standstand.
wln 1936Bya.BiancaBya.AA noblenoble, bravebrave youngyoung fellowfellow,
wln 1937WorthyWorthy aa wenchwench indeedindeed.
wln 1938Row.RowlandRow.II wilwill: II wilwill notnot.ExitExit RowlandRowland.
wln 1939Tra.TranioTra.He’sHe’s gonegone: butbut shotshot agenagain; playplay youyou butbut youryour partpart,
wln 1940AndAnd II willwill keepkeep mymy promisepromise: fortyforty AngelsAngels
wln 1941InIn fairfair goldgold LadyLady: wipewipe youryour eyeseyes: he’she’s yoursyours
wln 1942IfIf II havehave anyany witwit.
wln 1943Liv.LiviaLiv.IleI’ll paypay thethe forfeitforfeit.
wln 1944Bya.BiancaBya.ComeCome thenthen, letslet’s seesee youryour sistersister, howhow sheshe faresfares nownow,
wln 1945AfterAfter herher skirmishskirmish: andand bebe suresure, MorosoMoroso
wln 1946BeBe keptkept inin goodgood handhand; thenthen all’sall’s perfectperfect, LiviaLivia.
wln 1947ExeuntExeunt.


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wln 1948ScenaScaena quintaquinta.

wln 1949EnterEnter JaquesJaques andand PedroPedro.

wln 1950Ped.PedroPed.OO JaquesJaques, JaquesJaques, whatwhat becomesbecomes ofof usus?
wln 1951OhOhO mymy sweetsweet MasterMaster.
wln 1952Jaq.JaquesJaq.RunRun forfor aa PhysitianPhysician,
wln 1953AndAnd aa wholewhole peckpeck ofof PothecariesPothecaries, PedroPedro.
wln 1954HeHe wilwill diedie, didlediddle, didlediddle diedie: ifif theythey comecome notnot quicklyquickly,
wln 1955AndAnd bringbring allall peoplepeople thatthat areare skilfullskilful
wln 1956InIn LungsLungs andand LiversLivers: raiseraise thethe neighboursneighborsneighbours,
wln 1957AndAnd allall thethe Aquavite-bottlesAqua-vitae bottlesAquavite-bottles extantextant;
wln 1958AndAnd, OOOh thethe ParsonParson, PedroPedro; OOOh thethe ParsonParson,
wln 1959AA littlelittle ofof hishis comfortcomfort, nevernever soso littlelittle;
wln 1960TwentyTwenty toto oneone youyou findefind himhim atat thethe BushBush,
wln 1961There’sThere’s thethe bestbest AleAle.
wln 1962Ped.PedroPed.II flyfly.ExitExit PedroPedro.

wln 1963EnterEnter MariaMaria, andand ServantsServants.

wln 1964Mar.MariaMar.OutOut withwith thethe TrunksTrunks, hoho:
wln 1965WhyWhy areare youyou idleidle? SirhaSirrah, upup toto th’Chamberth’ Chamberth’Chamber,
wln 1966AndAnd taketake thethe hangingshangings downdown, andand seesee thethe LinnenLinen
wln 1967PacktPacked upup, andand sentsent awayaway withinwithin thisthis halfehalf hourehour.
wln 1968WhatWhat areare thethe CartsCarts comecome yetyet? somesome honesthonest bodybody
wln 1969HelpHelp downdown thethe chestschests ofof PlatePlate, andand somesome thethe wardrobewardrobe,
wln 1970AlasAlas wewe areare undoneundone elseelse.
wln 1971Jaq.JaquesJaq.PrayPray forsoothforsooth,
wln 1972AndAnd II beseechbeseech yeye, telltell meme, isis hehe deaddead yetyet?
wln 1973Mar.MariaMar.NoNo, butbut isis drawingdrawing onon: outout withwith thethe ArmourArmorArmour.
wln 1974Jaq.JaquesJaq.ThenThen IleI’ll goego seesee himhim.
wln 1975Mar.MariaMar.ThouThou artart undoneundone thenthen fellowfellow: nono manman thatthat hashas
wln 1976BeenBeen neerenear himhim comecome neerenear meme.

wln 1977EnterEnter SophoclesSophocles, andand PetroniusPetronius.

wln 1978Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhyWhy howhow nownow LadyLady, whatwhat meansmeans thisthis?
wln 1979Petron.PetroniusPetron.NowNow daughterdaughter, howhow dosdoes mymy sonneson?
wln 1980Mar.MariaMar.SaveSave allall youyou cancan forfor HeavenHeavenheaven’s sakesake.

wln 1981EnterEnter LiviaLivia, ByanchaBiancaByancha, andand TranioTranio.

wln 1982Liv.LiviaLiv.BeBe ofof goodgood comfortcomfort sistersister.
wln 1983Mar.MariaMar.OO mymy CasketCasket.
wln 1984Petron.PetroniusPetron.HowHow do’sdoes thythy husbandhusband womanwoman?
wln 1985Mar.MariaMar.GetGet youyou gongone, ifif youyou meanmean toto savesave youryour liveslives: thethe (sicknessesickness.
wln 1986Petron.PetroniusPetron.StandStand furtherfurther offoff, II pretheeprithee.
wln 1987Mar.MariaMar.IsIs i’thi’ th’i’th’ househouse sirsir,
wln 1988MyMy husbandhusband hashas itit nownow;
wln 1989AlasAlas hehe isis infectedinfected, andand ravesraves extreamlyextremely:
wln 1990GiveGive meme somesome counsellcounsel friendsfriends.
wln 1991Bya.BiancaBya.WhyWhy locklock thethe dooresdoors upup,
wln 1992AndAnd sendsend himhim inin aa womanwoman toto attendattend himhim.
wln 1993Mar.MariaMar.II havehave bespokebespoke twotwo womenwomen; andand thethe CityCity
wln 1994HathHath sentsent aa watchwatch byby thisthis timetime: meatmeat nornor moneymoney
wln 1995HeHe shallshall notnot wantwant, nornor prayersprayers.
wln 1996Petron.PetroniusPetron.HowHow longlong is’tis’t
wln 1997SinceSince itit firstfirst tooketook himhim?
wln 1998Mar.MariaMar.ButBut withinwithin thisthis threethree houreshours.EnterEnter WatchWatch.
wln 1999II amam frightedfrighted fromfrom mymy witswits: OOOh here’shere’s thethe watchwatch;
wln 2000PrayPray doedo youryour OfficeOffice, locklock thethe dooresdoors upup friendsfriends,
wln 2001AndAnd patiencepatience bebe hishis AngelAngel.
wln 2002Tra.TranioTra.ThisThis comescomes unlook’dunlooked forfor:
wln 2003Mar.MariaMar.IleI’ll toto thethe lodgelodge; somesome thatthat areare kindkind andand lovelove (meme,
wln 2004II knowknow wilwill visitvisit meme.PetruchioPetruchoPetruchio withinwithin.
wln 2005Petru.PetruchioPetru.DoeDo youyou hearehear mymy MastersMasters: hoho, youyou thatthat lockelock (thethe dooresdoors upup.
wln 2006Petron.PetroniusPetron.Tis’Tis hishis voycevoice.
wln 2007Tra.TranioTra.HoldHold, andand let’slet’s hearehear himhim.
wln 2008Petru.PetruchioPetru.WilWillwill yeye starvestarve meme herehere: amam II aa TraytorTraitor, oror anan He-HeretickHe∣retickHeretic(retick.
wln 2009OrOr amam II growngrown infectiousinfectious?

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wln 2010Petron.PetroniusPetron.PrayPray sirsir, praypray.
wln 2011Petru.PetruchioPetru.II amam asas welwell asas youyou areare, goodmangoodman puppypuppy.
wln 2012Mar.MariaMar.PrayPray havehave patiencepatience,
wln 2013YouYou shallshall wantwant nothingnothing sirsir.
wln 2014Petru.PetruchioPetru.II wantwant aa cudgellcudgel,
wln 2015AndAnd theethee, thouthou wickednessewickedness.
wln 2016Petron.PetroniusPetron.HeHe speakesspeaks welwell enoughenough.
wln 2017Mar.MariaMar.’HadHadH’adHad everever aa strongstrong heartheart sirsir.
wln 2018Petru.PetruchioPetru.WilWillwill yeye hearehear meme?
wln 2019FirstFirst bebe pleas’dpleased
wln 2020ToTo thinkthink II knowknow yeye allall, andand cancan distinguishdistinguish
wln 2021Ev’ryEv’ryEvery mansman’s severallseveral voycevoice: youyou thatthat spokespoke firstfirst,
wln 2022II knowknow mymy father in lawfather-in-lawfather in law; thethe otherother TranioTranio,
wln 2023AndAnd II heardheard SophoclesSophocles; thethe lastlast, praypray markemark meme,
wln 2024IsIs mymy dam’ddam ;damned wifewife MariaMaria:
wln 2025IfIf anyany manman misdoubtmisdoubt meme forfor infectedinfected,
wln 2026ThereThere isis minemine armearm, letlet anyany manman lookelook on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 2027EnterEnter DoctorDoctor andand PothecaryPothecaryApothecary.
wln 2028Doct.DoctorDoct.SaveSave yeye GentlemenGentlemen.
wln 2029PetronPetroniusPetron:OO welcomewelcome DoctorDoctor,
wln 2030YeYe comecome inin happyhappy timetime; praypray youryour opinionopinion,
wln 2031WhatWhat thinkthink youyou ofof hishis pulsepulse?
wln 2032Doct.DoctorDoct.ItIt beatsbeats withwith busiestbusiest,
wln 2033AndAnd shewsshows aa generalgeneral inflammationinflammation,
wln 2034WhichWhich isis thethe symptomesymptom ofof aa pestilentpestilent feaverfever,
wln 2035TakeTake twentytwenty ouncesounces frowfromfrom himhim.
wln 2036Petru.PetruchioPetru.TakeTake aa foolefool;
wln 2037TakeTake anan ounceounce fromfrom minemine armearm, andand DoctorDoctor Deuz-aceDeuce-ace,
wln 2038IleI’ll makemake aa close-stooleclose-stool ofof youryour VelvetVelvet costardcostard.
wln 2039 GentlemenGentlemen, doedo yeye makemake aa may-gamemay-game onon meme?
wln 2040II telltell yeye onceonce againeagain, II amam asas soundsound,
wln 2041AsAs welwell, asas wholsomewholesome, andand asas sensiblesensible,
wln 2042AsAs anyany ofof yeye allall: LetLet meme outout quicklyquickly,
wln 2043OrOr asas II amam aa manman, IleI’ll beatbeat thethe walswalls downdown,
wln 2044AndAnd thethe firstfirst thingthing II lightlight uponupon shallshall paypay for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 2045ExitExit DoctorDoctor andand PothecaryPothecaryApothecary.
wln 2046Petro.PetroniusPetro.NayNay we’lwe’ll gogo withwith youyou DoctorDoctor.
wln 2047Mar.MariaMar.Tis’Tis thethe safestsafest;
wln 2048II sawsaw thethe tokenstokens sirsir.
wln 2049Petro.PetroniusPetro.ThenThen therethere isis butbut oneone wayway.
wln 2050Petru.PetruchioPetru.WilWillwill itit pleaseplease youyou openopen?
wln 2051Tra.TranioTra.HisHis fitfit growsgrows strongerstronger stillstill.
wln 2052Mar.MariaMar.Let’sLet’s savesave our selvesourselves sirsir,
wln 2053He’sHe’s pastpastpassed allall worldlyworldly curecure.
wln 2054PetroPetroniusPetro.FriendsFriendsfriend’s dodo youryour officeoffice.
wln 2055AndAnd whatwhat hehe wantswants, ifif moneymoney, lovelove, oror labourlaborlabour,
wln 2056OrOr anyany wayway maymay winwin itit, letlet himhim havehave itit.
wln 2057FarewellFarewell, andand praypray mymy honesthonest friendsfriends ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2058Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy RascalsRascals,
wln 2059FriendsFriends, GentlemenGentlemen, thouthou beastlybeastly wifewife, JaquesJaques;
wln 2060NoneNone hearehear meme? whowho atat thethe dooredoor therethere?
wln 206111 Watch.WatchmanWatch.ThinkeThink II praypray sirsir,
wln 2062WhetherWhether youyou areare goinggoing, andand prepareprepare your selfeyourself.
wln 206322 Watch.WatchmanWatch.TheseThese idleidle thoughtsthoughts disturbedisturb youyou, thethe goodgood
wln 2064 GentlewomanGentlewoman
wln 2065YourYour wifewife hashas takentaken carecare youyou shallshall wantwant nothingnothing.
wln 2066PetruPetruchioPetruShallShall II comecome outout inin quietquiet? answeranswer meme,
wln 2067OrOr shallshall II chargecharge aa fowling-piecefowling-piece, andand makemake
wln 2068MineMine ownown wayway; twotwo ofof yeye II cannotcannot missemiss,
wln 2069IfIf II missemiss threethree; yeye comecome herehere toto assaultassault meme.
wln 2070II amam asas excellentexcellent welwell, II thankthank Heav’nHeaven for’tfor ’tfor’t,
wln 2071AndAnd havehave asas goodgood aa stomackestomach atat thisthis instantinstant
wln 207222 Watch.WatchmanWatch.That’sThat’s anan illill signesign.
wln 207311 Watch.WatchmanWatch.HeHe drawsdraws onon; he’she’s aa deaddead manman,
wln 2074Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd sleepsleep asas soundlysoundly; wilwill yeye lookelook uponupon meme?
wln 207511 Watch.WatchmanWatch.DoDo youyou wantwant PenPen andand InkeInk? whilewhile youyou havehave (sencesense sirsir,
wln 2076SettleSettle youryour statestate.
wln 2077Petru.PetruchioPetru.SirsSirs, II amam welwell, asas youyou areare;
Or

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wln 2078OrOr anyany RascallRascal livingliving.
wln 207922 Watch.WatchmanWatch.wouldwould youyou werewere sirsir.
wln 2080Petru.PetruchioPetru.LookLook toto your selvesyourselves, andand ifif youyou lovelove youryour liveslives,
wln 2081OpenOpen thethe dooredoor, andand flyfly meme, forfor II shootshoot elseelse;
wln 2082 IleI’ll shootshoot, andand presentlypresently, chain-bulletschain-bullets;
wln 2083AndAnd underunder fourefour II willwill notnot killkill.
wln 208411 Watch.WatchmanWatch.Let’sLet’s quitquit himhim,
wln 2085ItIt maymay bebe itit isis tricktrick: he’she’s dangerousdangerous.
wln 208622 Watch.WatchmanWatch.TheThe devilldevil taketake thethe hinmosthindmost, II crycry.ExitExit watchwatch
runningrunning.

wln 2087EnterEnter PetruchioPetruchio withwith aa piecepiece.
wln 2088Petru.PetruchioPetru.HaveHave amongamong yeye;
wln 2089TheThe dooredoor shallshall openopen tootoo, IleI’ll havehave aa fairefair shootshoot;
wln 2090AreAre yeye allall gonegone? trickstricks inin mymy oldold daiesdays, crackerscrackers
wln 2091PutPut nownow uponupon meme? andand byby LadyLady Green-sleevesGreensleevesGreen-sleeves?
wln 2092AmAm II growngrown soso tametame afterafter allall mymy triumphstriumphs?
wln 2093ButBut thatthat II shouldshould bebe thoughtthought madmad, ifif II rail’drailed
wln 2094AsAs muchmuch asas theythey deservedeserve againstagainst thesethese womenwomen,
wln 2095II wouldwould nownow riprip upup fromfrom thethe primitiveprimitive cuckoldcuckold,
wln 2096AllAll theirtheir arch-villaniesarch-villainies, andand allall theirtheir doblesdoublesdobles,
wln 2097WhichWhich areare moremore thenthan aa huntedhunted HareHare eree’erere thoughtthought onon:
wln 2098WhenWhen aa manman hashas thethe fairestfairest, andand thethe sweetestsweetest
wln 2099OfOf allall theirtheir sexsex, andand asas hehe thinksthinks thethe noblestnoblest,
wln 2100WhatWhat hashas hehe thenthen? andand IleI’ll speakespeak modestlymodestly,
wln 2101HeHe hashas aa Quartern-agueQuartern-ague, thatthat shallshall shakeshake
wln 2102AllAll hishis estateestate toto nothingnothing; nevernever cur’dcured,
wln 2103NorNor nevernever dyingdying; H’asH’asHas aa shipsipsipship toto ventureventure
wln 2104HisHis famefame, andand creditcredit inin, whichwhich ifif hehe manman notnot
wln 2105WithWith moremore continuallcontinual labourlaborlabour thenthanthen aa GallyGalley
wln 2106ToTo makemake herher tithtith, eithereither sheshe growsgrows aa TumbrellTumbriltumbril
wln 2107NotNot worthworth thethe clothcloth sheshe weareswears; oror springssprings moremore leakesleaks
wln 2108ThenThan allall thethe famefame ofof hishis posterityposterity
wln 2109CanCan everever stopstop againeagain: II couldcould railerail twentytwenty daiesdays;
wln 2110OutOut onon ’em’em hedge-hogshedgehogs,
wln 2111HeHe thatthat shalshall touchtouch ’em’em, hashas aa thousandthousand thornsthorns
wln 2112RunsRuns throughthrough hishis fingersfingers: IfIf II werewere unmarriedunmarried,
wln 2113II wouldwould dodo any thinganythingany thing belowbelow repentancerepentance,
wln 2114AnyAny basebase dunhilldunhill slaveryslavery; bebe aa hang-manhangman,
wln 2115EreEre II wouldwould bebe aa husbandhusband: OOOh thethe thousandthousand,
wln 2116ThousandThousand, tenten thousandthousand waiesways theythey havehave toto kilkill usus!
wln 2117SomeSome fallfall withwith tootoo muchmuch stringingstringing ofof thethe FiddlesFiddles,
wln 2118AndAnd thosethose areare foolesfools; somesome, thatthat theythey areare notnot suffer’dsuffered,
wln 2119AndAnd thosethose areare Maudlin-loversMaudlin loversMaudlin-lovers: somesome, likelike ScorpionsScorpions,
wln 2120TheyThey poysonpoison withwith theirtheir tailestails, andand thosethose areare MartyrsMartyrs;
wln 2121SomeSome diedie withwith doingdoing goodgood, thosethose BenefactorsBenefactors,
wln 2122AndAnd leaveleave ’em’em landland toto leapleap awayaway: somesome fewfew,
wln 2123ForFor thosethose areare rarestrarest, theythey areare saidsaid toto killkill
wln 2124WithWith kindnessekindness, andand fairefair usageusage; butbut whatwhat theythey areare
wln 2125MyMy CatologueCatalogCatalogue discoversdiscovers notnot: onelyonly tis’tis thoughtthought
wln 2126TheyThey areare buriedburied inin oldold walswalls withwith theirtheir heelesheels upwardupward.
wln 2127II couldcould railerail twentytwenty daiesdays togethertogether nownow.
wln 2128IleI’ll seekseek ’em’em outout, andand ifif II havehave notnot reasonreason,
wln 2129AndAnd veryvery sensiblesensible, whywhy thisthis waswas donedone,
wln 2130IleI’ll gogo a birdinga-birdinga birding yetyet, andand somesome shallshall smartsmart for’tfor ’tfor’t.ExitExit.



wln 2131ActusActus QuartusQuartus. ScænaScaenaScaena primaprima.


wln 2132EnterEnter MorosoMoroso andand PetroniusPetronius.

wln 2133Mor.MorosoMor.ThatThat II dodo lovelove herher, isis withoutwithout allall questionquestion,
wln 2134AndAnd mostmost extreamlyextremely, deerlydearlydear, mostmost exactlyexactly;
wln 2135AndAnd thatthat II wouldwould ev’nevene’en nownow, thisthis presentpresent MondayMonday,
wln 2136BeforeBefore allall othersothers, maidsmaids, wiveswives, womenwomen, widdowswidows,
wln 2137OfOf whatwhat degreedegree oror callingcalling, marrymarry herher,
wln 2138AsAs certainecertain tootoo; butbut toto bebe mademade aa whim-whamwhim-wham,
wln 2139AA Jib-crackJib-crack, andand aa GentlemanGentleman o’tho’ th’o’th firstfirst househouse
wln 2140ForFor allall mymy kindnessekindness toto herher.

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wln 2141Petron.PetroniusPetron.HowHow youyou taketake itit?
wln 2142ThouThou getget aa wenchwench, thouthou getget dozendozen night-capsnightcaps;
wln 2143WouldstWouldst havehave herher comecome, andand licklick theethee likelike aa calfecalf,
wln 2144AndAnd blowblow thythy nosenose, andand bussebuss theethee?
wln 2145Mor.MorosoMor.NotNot soso neitherneither.
wln 2146Petron.PetroniusPetron.WhatWhat wouldstwouldst thouthou havehave herher dodo?
wln 2147Mor.MorosoMor.DoDo asas sheshe shouldshould dodo;
wln 2148PutPut onon aa cleanclean smocksmock, andand toto ChurchChurch, andand marrymarry,
wln 2149AndAnd thenthen toto bedbed ao’a GodsGod’s namename, thisthis isis fairefair playplay,
wln 2150AndAnd keepskeeps thethe KingsKing’sking’s peacepeace; letlet herher leaveleave herher bobsbobs,
wln 2151II havehave hadhad tootoo manymany ofof themthem, andand herher quilletsquillets,
wln 2152SheShe isis asas nimblenimble thatthat wayway asas anan EeleEel;
wln 2153ButBut inin thethe wayway sheshe oughtought toto meme especiallyespecially,
wln 2154AA sowsow ofof LeadLead isis swifterswifter.
wln 2155PetronPetroniusPetronQuoatQuotequote youryour griefesgriefs downdown.
wln 2156Mor.MorosoMor.GiveGive fairefair quarterquarter, II amam oldold andand crasiecrazy,
wln 2157AndAnd subjectsubject toto muchmuch fumblingsumblingfumbling, II confesseconfess itit;
wln 2158YetYet somethingsomething II wouldwould havehave that’sthat’s warmewarm, toto hatchhatch meme:
wln 2159ButBut understandunderstand meme II wouldwould havehave itit soso,
wln 2160II buybuy notnot moremore repentancerepentance inin thethe bargainebargain
wln 2161ThenThanThen thethe ware’sware’s worthworth II havehave; ifif youyou allowallow meme
wln 2162WorthyWorthy youryour Son-in-lawSon-in-law, andand youryour allowanceallowance,
wln 2163DoDo itit aa wayway ofof creditcredit; letlet meme showshow soso,
wln 2164AndAnd notnot bebe troubledtroubled inin mymy visitationsvisitations,
wln 2165WithWith blowsblows, andand bitternessebitterness, andand down rightdownrightdown right railingsrailings,
wln 2166AsAs ifif wewe werewere toto couplecouple likelike twotwo catscats,
wln 2167WithWith clawingclawing, addandadd loudloud clamourclamorclamour:
wln 2168Petron.PetroniusPetron.ThouThou fondfond manman
wln 2169HastHast thouthou forgotforgot thethe BallardBalladBallard, crabbedcrabbed ageage,
wln 2170CanCan MayMay andand IanuaryJanuaryjanuary matchmatch togethertogether,
wln 2171AndAnd nev’rnever aa stormstorm betweenbetween ’em’em? saysay sheshe abuseabuse theethee,
wln 2172PutPut casecase sheshe doedo.
wln 2173Mor.MorosoMor.WelWell.
wln 2174Petron.PetroniusPetron.NayNay, believebelieve sheshe do’sdoes.
wln 2175Mor.MorosoMor.II doedo believebelieve sheshe do’sdoes.
wln 2176Petron.PetroniusPetron.AndAnd div’lishlydev’lishlydevilishly:
wln 2177ArtArt thouthou aa whitwhit thethe worseworse?
wln 2178Mor.MorosoMor.That’sThat’s notnot thethe mattermatter,
wln 2179II knowknow, beingbeing oldold, tis’tis fitfit II amam abus’dabused;
wln 2180II knowknow tis’tis hansomehandsome, andand II knowknow moreovermoreover
wln 2181II amam toto lovelove herher for’tsor’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 2182Petron.PetroniusPetron.NowNow youyou comecome toto meme.
wln 2183Mor.MorosoMor.NayNay moremore thenthan thisthis; II findfind tootoo, andand findefind certaincertain,
wln 2184WhatWhat GoldGold II havehave, PearlePearl, BraceletsBracelets, RingsRings, oror OwchesOuches,
wln 2185OrOr whatwhat sheshe cancan desiredesire, GownsGowns, PetticotesPetticoats,
wln 2186WastcotesWaistcoatswaistcoats, Enbroydered-stockingsEmbroidered stockingsEnbroydered-stockings, ScarffsScarfsScarffs, CalsCawlsCalls, FeathersFeathers
wln 2187HatsHats, five poundfive-poundfive pound GartersGarters, MuffsMuffs, MasksMasks, RuffsRuffs, &and RibandsRibbons,
wln 2188II amam toto givegive herher for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 2189Petron.PetroniusPetron.Tis’Tis rightright, youyou areare soso.
wln 2190Mor.MorosoMor.ButBut whenwhen II havehave donedone allall thisthis, andand thinkthink itit dutyduty,
wln 2191Is’tIs’t requisitrequisite an otheranother borebore mymy nostrilsnostrils?
wln 2192RiddleRiddle meme thatthat.
wln 2193Petron.PetroniusPetron.GoGo getget youyou gonegone, andand dreamedream
wln 2194She’sShe’s thinethine withinwithin thesethese twotwo daiesdays, forfor sheshe isis soso;
wln 2195TheThe boy’sboy’s besidebeside thethe saddlesaddle: getget warmwarm brothsbroths,
wln 2196AndAnd feedfeed apaceapace; thinkthink notnot ofof worldlyworldly businessebusiness,
wln 2197ItIt coolscools thethe bloodblood; leaveleave offoff youryour trickstricks, theythey areare hatefulhateful,
wln 2198AndAnd meeremere forerunnersforerunners ofof thethe ancientancient measuresmeasures;
wln 2199ContriveContrive youryour beardbeard o’tho’ th’o’th toptop cutcut likelike VerdugoesVerdugoes;
wln 2200ItIt showsshows youyou wouldwould bebe wisewise, andand burnburn youryour night-capnightcap,
wln 2201ItIt lookslooks likelike halfehalf aa winding-sheetwinding-sheet, andand urgesurges
wln 2202FromFrom aa youngyoung wenchwench nothingnothing butbut coldcold repentancerepentance:
wln 2203YouYou maymay eateeat OnyonsOnions, soso you’lyou’ll notnot bebe lavishlavish.
wln 2204Mor.MorosoMor.II amam gladglad ofof thatthat.
wln 2205Petron.PetroniusPetron.TheyThey purgepurge thethe bloodblood, andand quickenquicken,
wln 2206ButBut afterafter ’em’em, conceiveconceive meme, sweepsweep youryour mouthmouth,
wln 2207AndAnd wherewhere therethere wantswants aa toothtooth, stickstick inin aa cloveclove.
Ppppp
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wln 2208Mar.MariaMar.ShallShall II hopehope onceonce againeagain, say’tsay ’tsay’t,
wln 2209Petro.PetroniusPetro.YouYou shallshall sirsir:
wln 2210AndAnd youyou shallshall havehave youryour hopehope.EnterEnter ByanchaBiancaByancha
andand TranioTranio.

wln 2211Moro.MorosoMoro.WhyWhy there’sthere’s aa matchmatch thenthen.
wln 2212Byan.BiancaByan.YouYou shallshall notnot findefind meme wantingwanting, getget youyou gongone.
wln 2213Here’sHere’s thethe oldold manman, he’lhe’ll thinkthink youyou areare plottingplotting elseelse
wln 2214SomethingSomething againstagainst hishis newnew SonneSon.ExitExit TranioTranio.
wln 2215Moro.MorosoMoro.FareFare yeye wellwell sirsir.ExitExit MorosoMoroso.

wln 2216Byan.BiancaByan.AndAnd ev’ryev’ryevery BuckBuck hadhad hishis DoeDoe,
wln 2217AndAnd ev’ryev’ryevery CuckoldCuckold aa BellBell atat hishis ToeToe:
wln 2218OhOhO whatwhat shouldshould wewe havehave thenthen, thenthan BoyesBayesBoysbays thenthen,
wln 2219OOOh whatwhat sportsport shouldshould wewe havehave thenthen?


wln 2220Petro.PetroniusPetro.ThisThis isis thethe spiritspirit, thatthat inspiresinspires ’em’em allall.
wln 2221By.BiancaBy.GiveGive youyou goodgood ev’nevene’en.
wln 2222Petro.PetroPetroniusPetroAA wordword withwith youyou SweetSweet LadyLady.
wln 2223By.BiancaBy.II amam veryvery hastyhasty sirsir.
wln 2224Petro.PetroniusPetro.SoSo youryou werewere everever.
wln 2225By.BiancaBy.WellWell what’swhat’s youryour willwill?
wln 2226Petro.PetroniusPetro.WasWas notnot youryour skilfullskilful handhand
wln 2227InIn thisthis lastlast stratagemstratagem? werewere notnot youryour mischiefesmischiefs
wln 2228EekingEkingeking thethe mattermatter onon?
wln 2229By.BiancaBy.In’sIn ’sIn’s shuttingshutting upup?
wln 2230IsIs thatthat itit?
wln 2231Petro.PetroniusPetro.YesYes.
wln 2232By.BiancaBy.IleI’ll telltell youyou.
wln 2233Petro.PetroniusPetro.DoeDo,
wln 2234ByBiancaByAndAnd trulytruly.
wln 2235GoodGood oldold manman, II doedo grievegrieve exceedingexceeding muchmuch,
wln 2236II fearefear tootoo muchmuch.
wln 2237Petro.PetroniusPetro.II amam sorrysorry forfor youryour heavinesseheaviness.
wln 2238BelikeBelike youyou cancan repentrepent thenthen?
wln 2239By.BiancaBy.ThereThere youyou areare widewide tootoo.
wln 2240NotNot thatthat thethe thingthing waswas donedone (conceiveconceive meme rightlyrightly)
wln 2241Do’sDoesdoes anyany wayway molestmolest meme.
wln 2242Petro.PetroniusPetro.WhatWhat thenthen LadyLady?
wln 2243By.BiancaBy.ButBut thatthat II waswas notnot in’tin ’tin’t, there’sthere’s mymy sorrowsorrow, therethere
wln 2244NowNow youyou understandunderstand meme, forfor IleI’ll telltell youyou,
wln 2245ItIt waswas soso soundsound aa peecepiece, andand soso wellwell carriedcarried,
wln 2246AndAnd ifif youyou markemark thethe wayway, soso hansomelyhandsomely,
wln 2247OfOf suchsuch aa heigthheight, andand excellenceexcellence, andand artart
wln 2248II havehave notnot knownknown aa braverbraver, forfor conceiveconceive meme,
wln 2249WhenWhen thethe grossegross foolefool herher husbandhusband wouldwould bebe sicksick
wln 2250Petro.PetroniusPetro.PrayPray staystay.
wln 2251By.BiancaBy.NayNay, goodgood, youryour patiencepatience: andand nono sencesense for’tfor ’tfor’t,
wln 2252ThenThen steptstepped youryour daughterdaughter inin.
wln 2253Petro.PetroniusPetro.ByBy youryour appointmentappointment.
wln 2254By.BiancaBy.II wouldwould itit hadhad, onon thatthat conditioncondition
wln 2255II hadhad butbut oneone halfehalf smocksmock, II likelike itit soso wellwell;
wln 2256AndAnd likelike anan excellentexcellent cunningcunning womanwoman, cur’dcured meme
wln 2257OneOne madnessemadness withwith an otheranother, whichwhich waswas rarerare,
wln 2258AndAnd toto ourour weakeweak beleifesbeliefs, aa wonderwonder.
wln 2259Petro.PetroniusPetro.HangHang yeye,
wln 2260ForFor surelysurely, ifif youryour husbandhusband lookelook notnot toto yeye,
wln 2261II knowknow whatwhat willwill.
wln 2262By.BiancaBy.II humblyhumbly thankthank youryour worshipworship.
wln 2263AndAnd soso II taketake mymy leaveleave.
wln 2264Petro.PetroniusPetro.YouYou havehave aa handhand II hearehear tootoo.
wln 2265By.BiancaBy.II havehave twotwo sirsir.
wln 2266Petro.PetroniusPetro.InIn mymy yongyougyoung daughtersdaughter’s businessebusiness.
wln 2267By.BiancaBy.YouYou willwill findefind therethere
wln 2268AA fitterfitter handhand thenthan minemine, toto reachreach herher fretsfrets,
wln 2269AndAnd playplay down diddledown-diddledown diddle toto herher.
wln 2270Petro.PetroniusPetro.II shallshall watchwatch yeye.
wln 2271By.BiancaBy.DoeDo.
wln 2272Petro.PetroniusPetro.AndAnd II shallshall havehave justicejustice.
wln 2273By.BiancaBy.WhereWhere?
wln 2274Petro.PetroniusPetro.That’sThat’s allall oneone;

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wln 2275II shallshall bebe withwith youyou atat aa turneturn hencehence forwardforward.
wln 2276By.BiancaBy.GetGet youyou aa possetposset tootoo; andand soso goodgood ev’neven sirsir.
wln 2277ExeuntExeunt.


wln 2278EnterEnter PetruchioPetruchio, IaquesJaquesjaques; andand PedroPedro.

wln 2279Iaq.JaquesIaq.AndAnd asas II toldtold youryour worshipworship, allall thethe hangingshangings,
wln 2280BrasseBrass, PewterPewter, PlatePlate, ev’nevene’en toto thethe veryvery looking-glasseslooking-glasses.
wln 2281Ped.PedroPed.AndAnd thatthat thatthat hunghung forfor ourour defencedefensedefence, thethe ArmorArmorArmour,
wln 2282AndAnd thethe marchmarch BeereBeer waswas goinggoing tootoo: OhOhO IaquesJaquesjaques
wln 2283WhatWhat aa sadsad sightsight waswas thatthat?
wln 2284Iaq.JaquesIaq.EvenEven thethe twotwo RundletsRundletsroundlets,
wln 2285TheThe twotwo thatthat waswas ourour hopehope, ofof MuskadellMuskadelmuskadel,
wln 2286(BetterBetter nev’rnever tonguetongue tripttripped overover) thesethese twotwo CannonsCannons,
wln 2287ToTo batterbatter brawnebrawn withallwithal atat ChristmasChristmas, sirsir
wln 2288Ev’nEvene’en thosethose twotwo lovelylovely twynstwins, thethe enemyenemy
wln 2289HadHad almostalmost cutcut offoff cleaneclean.
wln 2290Petru.PetruchioPetru.GoeGo trimtrim thethe househouse upup.
wln 2291AndAnd putput thethe thingsthings inin orderorder asas theythey werewere.ExitExit Ped.PedroPed. andand
Iaq.JaquesIaq.

wln 2292II shallshall findefind timetime forfor allall thisthis: couldcould II findefind herher
wln 2293ButBut constantconstant anyany wayway, II hadhad donedone mymy businessebusiness;
wln 2294WereWere sheshe aa whorewhore directlydirectly, oror aa scoldscold,
wln 2295AnAn unthriftunthrift, oror aa womanwoman mademade toto hatehate meme,
wln 2296II hadhad mymy wishwish, andand knewknew whichwhich wayway toto raynereignrain herher:
wln 2297ButBut whilewhile sheshe shewesshows allall thesethese, andand allall theirtheir losseslosses,
wln 2298AA kindekind ofof linsey woolseylinsey-woolseylinsey woolsey, mingledmingled mischiefemischief
wln 2299NotNot toto bebe ghestguessed atat, andand whetherwhether truetrue, oror borrowedborrowed,
wln 2300NotNot certainecertain neitherneither, whatwhat aa haphap hadhad II,EnterEnter
MariaMaria.

wln 2301AndAnd whatwhat aa tydietidy fortunefortune, whenwhen mymy fatefate
wln 2302FlungFlung meme uponupon thisthis Beare-whelpBear-whelp? herehere sheshe comescomes
wln 2303NowNow ifif sheshe havehave aa colourcolorcolour, forfor thethe faultfault isis
wln 2304AA cleanlycleanly oneone, uponupon mymy conscienceconscience
wln 2305II shallshall forgiveforgive herher yetyet, andand findefind aa somethingsomething
wln 2306CertaineCertain, II marriedmarried forfor: herher witwit: IleI’ll markemark herher.
wln 2307Mar.MariaMar.NotNot letlet hishis wifewife comecome neerenear himhim inin hishis sicknessickness,
wln 2308NotNot comecome toto comfortcomfort himhim? sheshe thatthat allall laweslaws
wln 2309OfOf heavenheaven, andand NationsNations havehave ordain’dordained hishis secondsecond,
wln 2310IsIs sheshe refus’drefused? andand twotwo oldold ParadoxesParadoxes,
wln 2311PeecesPieces ofof fivefive andand fiftyfifty, withoutwithout faithfaith
wln 2312ClaptClapped inin uponupon himhim? h’ashas aa littlelittle petpet,
wln 2313ThatThat allall youngyoung wiveswives mustmust followfollow necessarynecessary
wln 2314HavingHaving theirtheir Mayden-headsMaidenheads
wln 2315Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThisThis isis anan AxiomeAxiom
wln 2316II nevernever heardheard beforebefore.
wln 2317Mar.MariaMar.OrOr saysay rebellionrebellion
wln 2318IfIf wewe durstdurst bebe soso foulefoul, whichwhich twotwo fairefair wordswords
wln 2319AlasAlas winwin usus fromfrom, inin anan hourehour, anan instantinstant,
wln 2320WeWe areare soso easieeasy, makemake himhim soso forgetfullforgetful
wln 2321BothBoth ofof hishis reasonreason, honestyhonesty, andand creditcredit,
wln 2322AsAs toto denydeny hishis wifewife aa visitationvisitation?
wln 2323HisHis wifewife, thatthat (thoughthough sheshe waswas aa littlelittle foolishfoolish,)
wln 2324Lov’dLoved himhim, OhOhO heavenheaven forgiveforgive herher for’tfor ’tfor’t! naynay doteddoted,
wln 2325NayNay hadhad runrun madmad, hadhad sheshe notnot marriedmarried himhim,
wln 2326Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThoughThough II doedo knowknow thisthis falserfalser thenthan thethe devilldevil,
wln 2327II cannotcannot choosechoose butbut lovelove itit.
wln 2328Mar.MariaMar.WhatWhat doedo II knowknow
wln 2329ButBut thosethose thatthat camecame toto keepekeep himhim, mightmight havehave kill’dkilled himhim,
wln 2330InIn whatwhat aa casecase hadhad II beenbeen thenthen? II daredare notnot
wln 2331BeleeveBelieve himhim suchsuch aa basebase, debosh’ddebauched companioncompanion,
wln 2332ThatThat oneone refusallrefusal ofof aa tendertender maidemaid
wln 2333WouldWould makemake himhim faignefeign thisthis s[*]cknesseSicknesses●cknessesicknessSickness outout ofof needneed,
wln 2334AndAnd taketake aa KeeperKeeper toto himhim ofof fourescorefourscore
wln 2335ToTo playplay atat BilliardsBilliards; oneone thatthat mew’dmewed contentcontent
wln 2336AndAnd allall herher teethteeth togethertogether; notnot comecome neerenear himhim?
wln 2337Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThisThis womanwoman wouldwould havehave mademade aa mostmost rarerare Je-JesuiteJe∣suiteJesuit(suite
wln 2338SheShe cancan prevaricateprevaricate onon anyany thingthing:
wln 2339ThereThere waswas notnot toto bebe thoughtthought aa wayway toto savesave herher
wln 2340InIn allall imaginationimagination, besidebeside thisthis.
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wln 2341Mar.MariaMar.HisHis unkindeunkind dealingdealing, whichwhich waswas, worstworst ofof allall,
wln 2342InIn sendingsending, whowho knowesknows whetherwhither, allall thethe plateplate,
wln 2343AndAnd allall thethe houshold-stuffehousehold stuffhouseholdstuff, hadhad II notnot crostcrossed itit,
wln 2344ByBy aa greatgreat providenceprovidence, andand mymy friendsfriends’friend’s assistanceassistance
wln 2345WhichWhich hehe willwill thankethank meme oneone dayday forfor: alasalas,
wln 2346II couldcould havehave watch’dwatched asas wellwell asas theythey, havehave serv’dserved himhim
wln 2347InIn anyany useuse, betterbetter, andand willingerwillinger.
wln 2348TheThe LawLaw commandscommands meme toto doedo itit, lovelove commandscommands meme.
wln 2349AndAnd mymy ownown dutyduty chargescharges meme.
wln 2350Petru.PetruchioPetru.Heav’nHeaven blessebless meme.
wln 2351AndAnd nownow II havehave saidsaid mymy PrayersPrayers, IleI’ll goego toto herher:
wln 2352AreAre youyou aa wifewife forfor anyany manman?
wln 2353Mar.MariaMar.ForFor youyou SirSir.
wln 2354IfIf II werewere worseworse, II werewere betterbetter; ThatThat youyou areare wellwell,
wln 2355AtAt leastleast, thatthat youyou appeareappear soso, II thankethank heavenheaven,
wln 2356LongLong maymay itit holdhold andand thatthat youyou areare herehere, II amam gladglad tootoo,
wln 2357ButBut thatthat youyou havehave abus’dabused meme wretchedlywretchedly,
wln 2358AndAnd suchsuch aa wayway thatthat shamesshames thethe namename ofof husbandhusband,
wln 2359SuchSuch aa maliciousmalicious mangymangy wayway, soso mingledmingled,
wln 2360(NeverNever lookelook strangelystrangely onon meme, II daredare telltell youyou)
wln 2361WithWith breachbreach ofof honestyhonesty, carecare, kindnessekindness, mannersmanners.
wln 2362Petru.PetruchioPetru.HollaHolla, youyou kickkick tootoo fastfast.
wln 2363Mar.MariaMar.WasWas II aa strangerstranger?
wln 2364OrOr hadhad II vow’dvowed perditionperdition toto youryour personperson?
wln 2365AmAm II notnot marriedmarried toto youyou, telltell meme thatthat?
wln 2366Petru.PetruchioPetru.II wouldwould II couldcould notnot telltell youyou.
wln 2367Mar.MariaMar.IsIs mymy presencepresence,
wln 2368TheThe stockstock II comecome ofof, whichwhich isis worshipfullworshipful,
wln 2369IfIf II shouldshould saysay rightright worshipfullworshipful, II ly’dlied notnot,
wln 2370MyMy GrandsireGrandsire waswas aa KnightKnight.
wln 2371Petru.PetruchioPetru.O’theO’ theO’the ShireShire?
wln 2372Mar.MariaMar.AA SouldierSoldier,
wln 2373WhichWhich nonenone ofof allall thythy FamilyFamily e’ree’er heardheard offoff,
wln 2374ButBut oneone conductorconductor ofof thythy namename, aa GrasierGrazier
wln 2375ThatThat ranran awayaway withwith paypay: oror amam II growngrown
wln 2376(BecauseBecause II havehave beenbeen aa littlelittle peevishpeevish toto youyou,
wln 2377OnelyOnly toto trytry youryour tempertemper) suchsuch aa dogge-latchdog-leechdog-latch
wln 2378II couldcould notnot bebe admittedadmitted toto youryour presencepresence?
wln 2379Petru.PetruchioPetru.IfIf II endureendure thisthis, hanghang meme.
wln 2380Mar.MariaMar.AndAnd twotwo deathsdeath’sdeaths headsheads,
wln 2381TwoTwo HarryHarry GroatsGroats, thatthat hadhad theirtheir facesfaces worneworn,
wln 2382AlmostAlmost theirtheir namesnames awayaway tootoo.
wln 2383Petru.PetruchioPetru.NowNow hearehear meme.
wln 2384ForFor II willwill staystay nono longerlonger.
wln 2385Mar.MariaMar.ThisThis youyou shallshall:
wln 2386How everHoweverhowever youyou shallshall thinkthink toto flatterflatter meme,
wln 2387ForFor thisthis offenceoffenseoffence, whichwhich nono submissionsubmission.
wln 2388CanCan everever mediatemediate forfor, you’lyou’ll findefind itit soso,
wln 2389What everWhateverwhatever youyou shallshall doedo byby intercessionintercession,
wln 2390WhatWhat youyou cancan offeroffer, whatwhat youryour LandLand cancan purchasepurchase,
wln 2391WhatWhat allall youryour friendsfriends, oror familiesfamilies cancan winwin,
wln 2392ShallShall bebe butbut thisthis, notnot toto forsweareforswear youryour knowledgeknowledge,
wln 2393ButBut everever toto forbeareforbear itit: nownow youryour willwill sirsir.
wln 2394Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThouThou artart thethe subtlestsubtlest womanwoman II thinkthink livingliving,
wln 2395II amam suresure thethe lewdestlewdest; nownow bebe stillstill, andand markemark meme;
wln 2396WereWere II butbut anyany wayway addictedaddicted toto thethe devilldevil,
wln 2397II shouldshould nownow thinkthink II hadhad metmet aa play-fellowplayfellow
wln 2398ToTo profitprofit byby, andand thatthat wayway thethe mostmost learnedlearned
wln 2399ThatThat everever taughttaught toto murmurmurmur. TellTell meme thouthou,
wln 2400ThouThou mostmost poorpoor, paltrypaltry spitefullspiteful whorewhore: doedo youyou crycry?
wln 2401IleI’ll makemake youyou roareroar, beforebefore II leaveleave.
wln 2402Mar.MariaMar.YourYour pleasurepleasure.
wln 2403Petru.PetruchioPetru.WasWas itit notnot sinnesin enoughenough, thouthou FruitererFruiterer
wln 2404FullFull ofof thethe fallfall thouthou eat’steat’steatest: thouthou devilsdevil’s brokerbroker,
wln 2405ThouThou SeminarySeminary ofof allall seditionsedition,
wln 2406ThouThou swordsword ofof veng’ancevengeance, withwith aa thredthread hunghung o’reo’er usus,
wln 2407WasWas itit notnot sinnesin enoughenough, andand wickedneswickedness
wln 2408InIn fullfull abundanceabundance? waswas itit notnot vexationvexation

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wln 2409AtAt allall pointspoints, cap a pecap-à-piecap a poe? naynay, II shallshall pinchpinch youyou,
wln 2410ThusThus likelike aa rottenrotten rascallrascal toto abuseabuse.
wln 2411TheThe namename ofof heavenheaven, thethe tyetie ofof marriagemarriage,
wln 2412TheThe honourhonorhonour ofof thythy friendsfriends; thethe expectationexpectation
wln 2413OfOf allall thatthat thoughtthought theethee vertuousvirtuous, withwith rebellionrebellion,
wln 2414ChildishChildish andand basebase rebellionrebellion, butbut continuingcontinuing.
wln 2415AfterAfter forgivenesseforgiveness tootoo, andand worseworse, youryour mischiefemischief,
wln 2416AndAnd againstagainst himhim settingsetting thethe hopehope ofof heavenheaven byby,
wln 2417AndAnd thethe deeredear reservationreservation ofof hishis honourhonorhonour
wln 2418NothingNothing aboveabove groundground couldcould havehave wonwon toto hatehate theethee:
wln 2419WellWell goego thythy wayesways.
wln 2420Mar.MariaMar.YesYes.
wln 2421Petru.PetruchioPetru.YouYou shallshall hearehear meme outout firstfirst:
wln 2422WhatWhat punishmentpunishment mai’stmaystmay’st thouthou deservedeserve, thouthou thingthing,
wln 2423ThouThou IdleIdle thingthing ofof nothingnothing, thouthou pull’dpulled PrimrosePrimrose,
wln 2424ThatThat twotwo houreshours afterafter, artart aa weedweed, andand wither’dwithered,
wln 2425ForFor thisthis lastlast flourishflourish onon meme? amam II oneone
wln 2426SelectedSelected outout ofof allall thethe husbandshusbands livingliving,
wln 2427ToTo bebe soso riddenridden byby aa TitTit ofof tenten pencepence,
wln 2428AmAm II soso blindblind andand Bed-ridBedrid? II waswas madmad,
wln 2429AndAnd hadhad thethe PlaguePlague, andand nono manman mustmust comecome neerenear meme,
wln 2430II mustmust bebe shutshut upup, andand mymy substancesubstance bezel’d’bezzledbezeled,
wln 2431AndAnd anan oldold womanwoman watchwatch meme.
wln 2432Mar.MariaMar.WellWell sirsir, wellwell,
wln 2433YouYou maymay wellwell gloryglory in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 2434Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd whenwhen itit comescomes toto openingopening, ’tis’tis mymy plotplot,
wln 2435II mustmust undoeundo my selfemyself forsoothforsooth: do’stdost hearehear meme?
wln 2436IfIf II shouldshould beatbeat theethee nownow, asas muchmuch maymay bebe,
wln 2437Do’stDost thouthou notnot wellwell deservedeserve itit, o’o’oF thythy conscienceconscience,
wln 2438Do’stDost thouthou notnot crycry, comecome beatbeat meme?
wln 2439Mar.MariaMar.II defiedefy youyou.
wln 2440AndAnd mymy lastlast lovingloving tearestears farwellfarewell: thethe firstfirst strokestroke,
wln 2441TheThe veryvery firstfirst youyou givegive meme ifif youyou daredare strikestrike,
wln 2442TryTry meme, andand youyou shallshall findefind itit soso, forfor everever
wln 2443NeverNever toto bebe recall’drecalled: II knowknow youyou lovelove meme,
wln 2444MadMad tilltill youyou havehave enjoy’denjoyed meme; II doedo turneturn
wln 2445UtterlyUtterly fromfrom youyou, andand whatwhat manman II meetmeet firstfirst,
wln 2446ThatThat hashas butbut spiritspirit toto deservedeserve aa favourfavorfavour,
wln 2447LetLet himhim bearebear anyany shapeshape, thethe worseworse thethe betterbetter,
wln 2448ShallShall killkill youyou, andand enjoyenjoy meme; whatwhat II havehave saidsaid
wln 2449AboutAbout youryour foolishfoolish sicknessesickness, e’reere youyou havehave meme
wln 2450AsAs youyou wouldwould havehave meme, youyou shallshall sweareswear, isis certainecertain,
wln 2451AndAnd challengechallenge anyany manman, thatthat daresdares denydeny itit;
wln 2452AndAnd inin allall companiescompanies approveapprove mymy actionsactions,
wln 2453AndAnd soso farwellfarewell forfor thisthis timetime.ExitExit Mar.MariaMar.
wln 2454Petru.PetruchioPetru.GriefGrief goego withwith theethee,
wln 2455IfIf therethere bebe anyany witchcraftswitchcrafts, herbesherbs, oror potionspotions,
wln 2456SayingSaying mymy PrayersPrayers back-wardbackward, FiendsFiends, oror FayriesFairies
wln 2457ThatThat cancan againeagain unloveunlove meme, II amam mademade.ExitExit.



wln 2458ScænaScaenaScaena SecundaSecunda.


wln 2459EnterEnter ByanchaBiancaByancha, andand TranioTranio.


wln 2460Tra.TranioTra.MistresseMistress, youyou mustmust doedo itit.
wln 2461By.BiancaBy.AreAre thethe writingswritings readyready II toldtold youyou ofof?
wln 2462Tra.TranioTra.YesYes theythey areare readyready, butbut toto whatwhat useuse II knowknow notnot.
wln 2463By.BiancaBy.Y’areY’ areYou’re anan AsseAss, youyou mustmust havehave allall thingsthings constru’dconstrued,
wln 2464Tra.TranioTra.YesYes, andand peirc’dpierced tootoo,
wln 2465OrOr II findefind littlelittle pleasurepleasure.
wln 2466By.BiancaBy.NowNow youyou areare knavishknavish,
wln 2467GoeGo tooto, fetchfetch RowlandRowland hitherhither presentlypresently,
wln 2468YourYour twentytwenty poundpound lieslies bleedingbleeding elseelse: sheshe isis marriedmarried
wln 2469WithinWithin thesethese twelvetwelve houreshours, ifif wewe crossecross itit notnot,
wln 2470AndAnd seesee thethe PapersPapers ofof oneone sizesize.
wln 2471Tra.TranioTra.II havehave yeye.
wln 2472By.BiancaBy.AndAnd forfor disposingdisposing ofof ’em’em.
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wln 2473Tra.TranioTra.IfIf II failefail youyou
wln 2474NowNow II havehave foundfound thethe wayway, useuse MarshallMartialmartial LawLaw
wln 2475AndAnd cutcut mymy headhead offoff withwith aa hand Sawhand-Sawhand Saw:
wln 2476By.BiancaBy.WelWell sirsir.
wln 2477PetroniusPetronius andand MorosoMoroso I’leI’ll seesee sentsent forfor
wln 2478AboutAbout youryour businessebusiness; goego.
wln 2479Tra.TranioTra.II amam gonegone.ExitExit Tra.TranioTra.
wln 2480By.BiancaBy.HoHo LiviaLivia.EnterEnter LiviaLivia.
wln 2481Liv.LiviaLiv.Who’sWho’s thatthat?
wln 2482By.BiancaBy.AA friendfriend ofof yoursyours, LordLord howhow youyou lookelook nownow,
wln 2483AsAs ifif youyou hadhad lostlost aa CarrickCarrackCarrick.
wln 2484Liv.LiviaLiv.OO ByanchaBiancaByancha.
wln 2485II amam thethe mostmost undoneundone, unhappyunhappy womanwoman.
wln 2486By.BiancaBy.BeBe quietquiet wenchwench, thouthou shaltshalt bebe donedone, andand donedone,
wln 2487AndAnd donedone, andand doubledouble donedone, oror allall shallshall splitsplit for’tfor ’tfor’t,
wln 2488NoNo moremore ofof thesethese minc’dminced passionspassions, theythey areare mangymangy,
wln 2489AndAnd easeease theethee ofof nothingnothing, butbut aa littlelittle windwind,
wln 2490AnAn appleapple willwill doedo moremore: thouthou fear’stfear’stfearest MorosoMoroso.
wln 2491Liv.LiviaLiv.EvenEven asas II fearefear thethe GallowesGallows.
wln 2492By.BiancaBy.KeepeKeep theethee therethere stillstill.
wln 2493AndAnd youyou lovelove RowlandRowland? saysay.
wln 2494Liv.LiviaLiv.IfIf II saysay notnot
wln 2495II amam suresure II lyelie.
wln 2496By.BiancaBy.WhatWhat would’stwouldst thouthou givegive thatthat womanwoman,
wln 2497InIn spightspite ofof allall hishis angeranger, andand thythy fearefear,
wln 2498AndAnd allall thythy FathersFather’s policypolicy, thatthat couldcould
wln 2499ClapClap yeye withinwithin thesethese twotwo nightsnights quietlyquietly
wln 2500IntoInto aa BedBed togethertogether?
wln 2501Liv.LiviaLiv.HowHow?
wln 2502By.BiancaBy.WhyWhy fairelyfairly,
wln 2503AtAt half swordhalf-swordhalf sword manman andand wifewife: nownow thethe redred bloodblood comescomes,
wln 2504IAyI marrymarry nownow thethe mattersmatter’smatters chang’dchanged.
wln 2505Liv.LiviaLiv.ByanchaBiancaByancha,
wln 2506Me thinksMethinksmethinks youyou shouldshould notnot mockmock meme.
wln 2507By.BiancaBy.MockMock aa puddingpudding.
wln 2508II speakespeak goodgood honesthonest EnglishEnglish, andand goodgood meaningmeaning.
wln 2509Liv.LiviaLiv.II shouldshould notnot bebe ungratefullungrateful toto thatthat womanwoman.
wln 2510By.BiancaBy.II knowknow thouthou would’stwouldst notnot, followfollow butbut mymy CounsellCounpellCounsel
wln 2511AndAnd ifif thouthou hasthast himhim notnot, despightdespite ofof fortunefortune
wln 2512LetLet meme nev’rnever knowknow aa goodgood nightnight moremore; youyou mustmust
wln 2513BeBe veryvery sicksick o’tho’ th’o’th instantinstant.
wln 2514Liv.LiviaLiv.WellWell, whatwhat followsfollows?
wln 2515By.BiancaBy.AndAnd inin thatthat sicknessesickness sendsend forfor allall youryour friendsfriends,
wln 2516YourYour FatherFather, andand youryour feavorfeverfavour oldold MorosoMoroso,
wln 2517AndAnd RowlandRowland shallshall bebe therethere tootoo.
wln 2518Liv.LiviaLiv.WhatWhat ofof thesethese?
wln 2519By.BiancaBy.DoeDo youyou notnot twittertwitter yetyet? ofof thisthis shallshall followfollow
wln 2520ThatThat whichwhich shallshall makemake thythy heartheart leapeleap, andand thythy lipslips
wln 2521VentureVenture asas manymany kisseskisses, asas thethe MerchantsMerchants
wln 2522DoeDo dollarsdollars toto thethe East-IndiesEast IndiesEast-Indies: youyou shallshall knowknow allall,
wln 2523ButBut firstfirst walkewalk inin, andand practisepracticepractise, praypray bebe sicksick.
wln 2524Liv.LiviaLiv.II doedo beleevebelieve youyou: andand II amam sicksick.
wln 2525By.BiancaBy.DoeDo
wln 2526ToTo bedbed thenthen, comecome, IleI’ll sendsend awayaway youryour ServantsServants
wln 2527PostPost forfor youryour FooleFool, andand FatherFather; andand goodgood fortunefortune,
wln 2528AsAs wewe meanemean honestyhonesty, nownow strikestrike anan up-shotupshot.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 2529ScænaScaenaScaena TertiaTertia.

wln 2530EnterEnter TranioTranio, andand RowlandRowland.

wln 2531Tra.TranioTra.NayNay, onon mymy conscienceconscience, II havehave lostlost mymy moneymoney,
wln 2532ButBut that’sthat’s allall oneone: IleI’ll never morenevermorenever more perswadepersuade youyou,
wln 2533II seesee youyou areare resoluteresolute, andand II commendcommend youyou.
wln 2534Row.RowlandRow.ButBut diddid sheshe sendsend forfor meme?
wln 2535Tra.TranioTra.YouYou daredare beleevebelieve meme.
wln 2536Row.RowlandRow.II cannotcannot telltell, youyou havehave youryour waiesways forfor profitprofit

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wln 2537Allow’dAllowed youyou TranioTranio, asas wellwell asas II
wln 2538HaveHave toto avoidavoid ’em’em fearefear:
wln 2539Tra.TranioTra.NoNo, onon mymy wordword sirsir
wln 2540ll dealedeal directlydirectly withwith youyou.EnterEnter ServantServant.
wln 2541Row.RowlandRow.HowHow nownow fellowfellow,
wln 2542WhitherWhither PostPost youyou soso fastfast?
wln 2543Serv.Serv:ServantServ:OO sirsir mymy MasterMaster
wln 2544PrayPray diddid youyou seesee mymy MasterMaster?
wln 2545Row.RowlandRow.WhyWhy youryour MasterMaster?
wln 2546Serv.Serv:ServantServ:SirSir hishis JewellJewel.
wln 2547Row.RowlandRow.WithWith thethe gildedgilded ButtonButton?
wln 2548Serv.Serv:ServantServ:MyMy prettypretty MistresseMistress LiviaLivia.
wln 2549Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat ofof herher?
wln 2550Serv.Serv:ServantServ:IsIs falnefall’nfallen sicksick o’tho’ th’o’th suddainesudden.
wln 2551Row.RowlandRow.HowHow o’tho’ th’o’th sullenssullens?
wln 2552Serv.Serv:ServantServ:O’thO’ th’O’th suddainesudden sirsir, II saysay, veryvery sicksick:
wln 2553Row.RowlandRow.ItIt seemesseems sheshe hathhath gotgot thethe toothachtoothache withwith rawraw applesapples.
wln 2554Serv.Serv:ServantServ:ItIt seemesseems youyou havehave gotgot thethe headachheadache, farefare youyou (wellwell sirsir.
wln 2555YouYou diddid notnot seesee mymy MasterMaster?
wln 2556Row.RowlandRow.WhoWho toldtold youyou soso?
wln 2557Tra.TranioTra.NoNo, nono, hehe diddid notnot seesee himhim.
wln 2558Row.RowlandRow.FarewellFarewell blew bottlebluebottleblue bottle.ExitExit ServantServant.
wln 2559WhatWhat shouldshould herher sicknessesickness bebe?
wln 2560Tra.TranioTra.ForFor youyou itit maymay bebe.
wln 2561Row.RowlandRow.YesYes whenwhen mymy brainesbrains areare outout, II maymay beleevebelieve itit,
wln 2562NeverNever beforebefore II amam suresure: yetyet II maymay seesee herher
wln 2563’Twill’Twill bebe aa pointpoint ofof honestyhonesty:
wln 2564Tra.TranioTra.ItIt willwill soso.
wln 2565Row.RowlandRow.ItIt maymay bebe notnot tootoo: youyou wouldwould fainefain bebe fingringfing’ringfingering
wln 2566ThisThis oldold sinne-offringsin-off’ringsin-offering ofof twotwo hundredhundred, TranioTranio,
wln 2567HowHow daintilydaintily, andand cunninglycunningly youyou drivedrive meme
wln 2568UpUp likelike aa DeereDeerdeer to’thto th’to’th toyletoil, yetyet II maymay leapeleap itit,
wln 2569AndAnd what’swhat’s thethe woodmanwoodman thenthen?
wln 2570Tra.TranioTra.AA looserloserlooser byby youyou.
wln 2571SpeakeSpeak willwill youyou gogo oror notnot? toto meme ’tis’tis equallequal.
wln 2572Row.RowlandRow.ComeCome whatwhat goesgoes lesseless?
wln 2573Tra.TranioTra.NayNay notnot aa pennypenny RowlandRowland.
wln 2574Row.RowlandRow.ShallShall II havehave libertyliberty ofof conscienceconscience
wln 2575WhichWhich byby interpretationinterpretation, isis tenten kisseskisses?
wln 2576HangHang meme ifif II affectaffect herher: yetyet itit maymay bebe,
wln 2577ThisThis whorsonwhoreson mannersmanners willwill requirerequire aa struglingstruggling,
wln 2578OfOf twotwo andand twentytwenty, oror by’r-Ladyby ’r Ladyby’r lady thirtythirty.
wln 2579Tra.TranioTra.By’r-ladyBy ’r ladyby’r lady IleI’ll requirerequire mymy wagerwager thenthen,
wln 2580ForFor ifif youyou kissekiss soso oftenoften, andand nono kindnessekindness,
wln 2581II havehave lostlost mymy speculationspeculation, i’lei’ll allowallow youyou
wln 2582Row.RowlandRow.SpeakeSpeak likelike aa GamsterGamester nownow.
wln 2583Tra.TranioTra.ItIt maymay bebe twotwo.
wln 2584Row.RowlandRow.UnderUnder aa dozendozen TranioTranio ther’sthere’s nono settingsettingssettingsettings,
wln 2585YouYou shallshall havehave fortyforty shillingsshillings, winckwink atat smallsmall faultsfaults.
wln 2586SaySay II taketake twentytwenty, comecome, byby allall that’sthat’s honesthonest
wln 2587II doedo itit butbut toto vexvex herher.
wln 2588Tra.TranioTra.IleI’ll nono by-lowesby-blowesby-lowes.
wln 2589IfIf youyou cancan lovelove herher doedo, ifif youyou cancan hatehate herher,
wln 2590OrOr anyany elseelse thatthat lovesloves youyou.
wln 2591Row.RowlandRow.PretheePrithee TranioTranio.
wln 2592Tra.TranioTra.WhyWhy farewellfarewell twentytwenty poundpound, twill’twill notnot undoeundo meme;
wln 2593YouYou havehave mymy resolutionresolution.
wln 2594Row.RowlandRow.AndAnd youryour moneymoney,
wln 2595WhichWhich sincesince youyou areare soso stubbornestubborn, ifif II forfeitforfeit,
wln 2596MakeMake meme aa JackJack o’o’oF LentLent, andand breakebreak shinsshins
wln 2597ForFor untag’duntagged pointspoints andand ComptersCompters: IleI’ll goego withwith youyou,
wln 2598ButBut ifif thouthou gett’stget’st aa pennypenny byby thethe bargainebargain;
wln 2599AA partingparting kissekiss isis lawfulllawful?
wln 2600Tra.TranioTra.II allowallow itit.
wln 2601Row.RowlandRow.KnockKnock outout mymy brainesbrains withwith ApplesApples; yetyet aa (bargainebargain:
wln 2602Tra.TranioTra.II telltell youyou, i’lei’ll nono bargainesbargains; winwin, andand wearewear itit.
wln 2603Row.RowlandRow.ThouThou artart thethe strangeststrangest fellowfellow.
wln 2604Tra.TranioTra.That’sThat’s allall oneone.
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wln 2605Row.RowlandRow.AlongAlong thenthen, twentytwenty poundpound moremore ifif thouthou dar’stdar’st,
wln 2606II givegive herher notnot aa goodgood wordword.
wln 2607Tra.TranioTra.NotNot aa PennyPenny.ExeuntExeunt.


wln 2608ScænaScaenaScaena quartaquarta.

wln 2609EnterEnter PetruchioPetruchio, JaquesJaques, andand PedroPedro.

wln 2610Petru.PetruchioPetru.PretheePrithee, entreatentreat herher comecome, II willwill notnot troubletrouble herher(ExitExit PedroPedro.
wln 2611AboveAbove aa wordword oror twotwo; ereere II endureendure
wln 2612ThisThis lifelife, andand withwith aa womanwoman, andand aa vow’dvowed oneone
wln 2613ToTo allall thethe mischiefesmischiefs sheshe cancan laylay uponupon meme,
wln 2614IleI’ll goego toto PloughPlowPlough againagain, andand eateat leekeleek PorridgePorridge;
wln 2615Begging’sBegging’s aa pleasurepleasure toto ’t’t notnot toto bebe numberdnumbered:
wln 2616NoNo therethere bebe otherother CountriesCountries IaquesJaquesjaques forfor meme, andand otherother
wln 2617 peoplepeople, yeayea, andand otherother womenwomen.
wln 2618IfIf II havehave needneed, here’shere’s moneymoney, there’sthere’s youryour wareware,
wln 2619WhichWhich isis fairefair dealingdealing, andand thethe SunneSun, theythey saysay
wln 2620ShinesShines asas warmewarm therethere, asas herehere, andand tilltill II havehave lostlost
wln 2621EitherEither my selfemyself, oror herher, II carecare notnot whetherwhether
wln 2622NorNor whichwhich firstfirst.
wln 2623Iaq.JaquesIaq.WillWill youryour worshipworship hearehear meme?
wln 2624Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd utterlyutterly outworneoutworn thethe memorymemory
wln 2625OfOf suchsuch aa cursecurse asas thisthis, nonenone ofof mymy NationNation
wln 2626ShallShall everever knowknow meme moremore.
wln 2627Iaq.JaquesIaq.OutOut alasalas sirsir
wln 2628WhatWhat aa strangestrange wayway doedo youyou runnerun?
wln 2629Petru.PetruchioPetru.AnyAny wayway,
wln 2630SoSo II out-runneoutrun thisthis rascallrascal.
wln 2631Iaq.JaquesIaq.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks nownow,
wln 2632IfIf youryour goodgood worshipworship couldcould butbut havehave thethe patiencepatience.
wln 2633Petru.PetruchioPetru.TheThe patiencepatience, whywhy thethe patiencepatience?
wln 2634Iaq.JaquesIaq.WhyWhy i’lei’ll telltell youyou,
wln 2635CouldCould youyou butbut havehave thethe patiencepatience.
wln 2636Petru.Peru.PetruchioPetru.WellWell thethe patiencepatience.
wln 2637Iaq.JaquesIaq.ToTo laughlaugh atat allall sheshe do’sdoes, oror whenwhen sheshe railesrails,
wln 2638ToTo havehave aa drumdrum beatenbeaten o’tho’ th’o’th toptop o’tho’ th’o’th househouse,
wln 2639ToTo givegive thethe neighboursneighborsneighbour’s warningwarning ofof herher Larme’Larm’larm,
wln 2640AsAs II doedo whenwhen mymy wifewife rebelsrebels.
wln 2641Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThyThy wifewife?
wln 2642ThyThy wife’swife’s aa PigeonPigeon toto herher aa meeremere slumberslumber,
wln 2643TheThe deaddead ofof night’snight’s notnot stillerstiller.
wln 2644Iaq.JaquesIaq.NorNor anan IronIron MillMill.
wln 2645Petru.PetruchioPetru.ButBut thythy wifewife isis certainecertain.
wln 2646Iaq.JaquesIaq.That’sThat’s falsefalse DoctrineDoctrine,
wln 2647YouYou nevernever readread ofof aa certainecertain womanwoman.
wln 2648Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThouThou know’stknow’stknowest herher wayway.
wln 2649Ja.JaquesJa.II shouldshould doedo, II amam suresure.
wln 2650II havehave riddenridden itit nightnight, andand dayday, thisthis twentytwenty yeareyear.
wln 2651Petru.Petri.PetruchioPetri.ButBut minemine isis suchsuch aa drenchdrench ofof BalderdashBalderdash,
wln 2652SuchSuch aa strange cardedstrange-cardedstrange carded cunningnessecunningness, thethe Rayne-bowRainbow
wln 2653WhenWhen sheshe hangshangs bentbent inin heavenheaven, shedssheds notnot herher colourscolorscolours
wln 2654QuickerQuicker andand moremore thenthan thisthis deceitfulldeceitful womanwomanEnterEnter
Ped.PedroPed.

wln 2655WeavesWeaves inin herher dyesdyes ofof wickednessewickedness: whatwhat sayessays sheshe?
wln 2656Ped.PedroPed.NayNay notnot aa wordword sirsir, butbut sheshe pointedpointed toto meme,
wln 2657AsAs thoughthough sheshe meantmeant toto followfollow; praypray sirsir bearbear itit
wln 2658Ev’nEvene’en asas youyou maymay, II needneed notnot teachteach youryour worshipworship,
wln 2659TheThe bestbest menmen havehave theirtheir crossescrosses, wewe areare allall mortallmortal.
wln 2660Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat ailesails thethe fellowfellow?
wln 2661Ped.PedroPed.AndAnd nono doubtdoubt sheshe maymay sirsir
wln 2662Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat maymay sheshe, oror whatwhat do’sdoes sheshe, oror whatwhat isis sheshe?
wln 2663SpeakeSpeak andand bebe hang’dhanged.
wln 2664Ped.PedroPed.She’sShe’s madmad SirSir.
wln 2665Petru.PetruchioPetru.HeavenHeaven continuecontinue itit.
wln 2666Ped.PedroPed.AmenAmen if’tif ’tif’t bebe hishis pleasurepleasure
wln 2667Petru.PetruchioPetru.HowHow madmad isis sheshe?
wln 2668Ped.PedroPed.AsAs madmad asas heartheart cancan wishwish sirsir: sheshe hashas drestdressed her selfherself
wln 2669(SavingSaving youryour worshipsworship’s reverencereverence) iustjust i’thi’ th’i’th’ cutcut

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wln 2670OfOf oneone ofof thosethose thatthat multiplymultiply i’thi’ th’i’th’ SuburbsSuburbs
wln 2671ForFor singlesingle moneymoney, andand asas durtilydirtily:
wln 2672IfIf anyany speakespeak toto herher, firstfirst sheshe whistleswhistles,
wln 2673AndAnd thenthen beginsbegins herher compassecompass withwith herher fingersfingers,
wln 2674AndAnd pointspoints toto whatwhat sheshe wouldwould havehave.
wln 2675Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat newnew waye’sway’s thisthis?
wln 2676Ped.PedroPed.ThereThere camecame inin MasterMaster SophoclesSophocles,
wln 2677Petru.PetruchioPetru.AndAnd whatwhat
wln 2678DidDid MasterMaster SophoclesSophocles whenwhen hehe camecame inin?
wln 2679GetGet mymy TruncksTrunks readyready sirhasirrah, i’lei’ll bebe gonegone straightstraight.
wln 2680Ped.PedroPed.He’sHe’s herehere toto telltell youyouEnterEnter SophoclesSophocles.
wln 2681She’sShe’s horne madhorn-madhorn mad IaquesJaquesjaques.
wln 2682Soph.SophoclesSoph.CallCall yeye thisthis aa womanwoman?
wln 2683Petru.PetruchioPetru.YesYes sirsir, sheshe isis aa womanwoman,
wln 2684Soph.SophoclesSoph.SirSir, II doubtdoubt itit.
wln 2685Petru.PetruchioPetru.II hadhad thoughtthought youyou hadhad makemake experienceexperience,
wln 2686Soph.SophoclesSoph.YesYes II diddid soso.
wln 2687AndAnd almostalmost withwith mymy lifelife.
wln 2688Petru.PetruchioPetru.YouYou ridrid tootoo fastfast sirsir.
wln 2689Soph.SophoclesSoph.PrayPray bebe notnot mistakenmistaken: byby thisthis handhand
wln 2690YourYour wife’swife’s asas chastechaste, andand honesthonest asas aa virginvirgin,
wln 2691ForFor anyany thingthing II knowknow: ’tis’tis truetrue sheshe gavegave meme
wln 2692AA RingRing.
wln 2693Petru.PetruchioPetru.ForFor ruttingrutting.
wln 2694Soph.SophoclesSoph.YouYou areare muchmuch deceiv’ddeceived stillstill,
wln 2695BeleeveBelieve meme, II nevernever kistkissed herher sincesince, andand nownow
wln 2696ComingComing inin visitationvisitation, likelike aa friendfriend,
wln 2697II thinkethink sheshe isis madmad sirsir, suddainlysuddenly sheshe startedstarted,
wln 2698AndAnd snatch’dsnatched thethe RingRing awayaway, andand drewdrew herher knifeknife outout,
wln 2699ToTo whatwhat intentintent II knowknow notnot.
wln 2700Petru.PetruchioPetru.IsIs thisthis certainecertain?
wln 2701Soph.SophoclesSoph.AsAs II amam herehere sirsir.
wln 2702Petru.PetruchioPetru.II beleevebelieve youypviyou honesthonest.EnterEnter MariaMaria.
wln 2703AndAnd praypray continuecontinue soso.
wln 2704Soph.SophoclesSoph.SheShe comescomes.
wln 2705Petru.PetruchioPetru.NowNow DamsellDamsel,
wln 2706WhatWhat willwill youryour beautybeauty doedo, ifif II forsakeforsake youyou?
wln 2707DoeDo youyou dealedeal byby signessigns, andand tokenstokens? asas II ghesseguess thenthen,
wln 2708You’lYou’ll walkewalk abroadabroad, thisthis SommerSummer, andand catchcatch CaptainesCaptains,
wln 2709OrOr hirehire aa peecepiece ofof holyholy groundground i’thi’ th’i’th’ SuburbsSuburbs,
wln 2710AndAnd keepekeep aa neastnest ofof NunsNuns?
wln 2711Soph.SophoclesSoph.OO doedo notnot stirstir herher!
wln 2712YouYou seesee inin whatwhat aa casecase sheshe isis?
wln 2713Petru.PetruchioPetru.SheShe isis doggeddogged,
wln 2714AndAnd inin aa beastlybeastly casecase II amam suresure: IleI’ll makemake herher
wln 2715IfIf sheshe havehave anyany tonguetongue, yetyet tatletattle SophoclesSophocles
wln 2716PretheePrithee observeobserve thisthis womanwoman seriouslyseriously,
wln 2717AndAnd eyeeye herher wellwell, andand whenwhen thouthou hasthast donedone, butbut telltell meme
wln 2718(ForFor thouthou hasthast understandingunderstanding) inin whatwhat casecase
wln 2719MyMy sencesense waswas, whenwhen II chosechose thisthis thingthing.
wln 2720Soph.SophoclesSoph.IleI’ll telltell youyou
wln 2721II havehave seeneseen aa sweetersweeter
wln 2722Petru.PetruchioPetru.AnAn hundredhundred timestimes crycry oystersoysters.
wln 2723Ther’sThere’sthere’s aa poorepoor BeggerBeggar wenchwench aboutabout Black-FryersBlackfriars
wln 2724RunsRuns onon herher breechbreech maymay bebe anan EmpresseEmpress toto herher.
wln 2725Soph.SophoclesSoph.NayNay, nownow youyou areare tootoo bitterbitter.
wln 2726Petru.PetruchioPetru.Nev’rNever aa whitwhit sirsir:
wln 2727IleI’ll telltell theethee womanwoman; forfor nownow II havehave dayday toto seesee theethee,
wln 2728AndAnd allall mymy witswits aboutabout meme, andand II speakespeak
wln 2729NotNot outout ofof passionpassion neitherneither (leaveleave youryour mumpingmumping)
wln 2730II knowknow you’reyou’re wellwell enoughenough: NowNow wouldwould II givegive
wln 2731AA millionmillion butbut toto vexvex herher: whenwhen II chosechose theethee
wln 2732ToTo makemake aa BedfellowBedfellow, II tooketook moremore troubletrouble,
wln 2733ThenThan twentytwenty TermesTerms cancan comecome tootoo, suchsuch aa causecause
wln 2734OfOf suchsuch aa titletitle, andand soso everlastingeverlasting
wln 2735ThatThat AdamsAdam’s GenealogieGenealogy maymay bebe endedended
wln 2736EreEre anyany lawlaw findfind theethee: II tooketook aa LeprosieLeprosy,
wln 2737NayNay worseworse, thethe plagueplague, naynay worseworse yetyet, aa possessionpossession
and

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wln 2738AndAnd hadhad thethe devilldevil withwith theethee, ifif notnot moremore:
wln 2739AndAnd yetyet worseworse, waswas aa beastbeast, andand likelike aa beastbeast
wln 2740HadHad mymy rewardreward, aa JadeJade toto flingfiingfling mymy fortunesfortunes;
wln 2741ForFor whowho thatthat hadhad butbut reasonreason toto distinguishdistinguish
wln 2742TheThe lightlight fromfrom darknessedarkness, winewine fromfrom waterwater, hungerhunger
wln 2743FromfromFromfrom fullfull sacietysatiety, andand FoxFox fromfrom fernefern bushbush
wln 2744ThatThat wouldwould havehave marriedmarried theethee?
wln 2745Soph.SophoclesSoph.SheShe isis notnot soso illill.
wln 2746Petru.PetruchioPetru.She’sShe’s worseworse thenthan II daredare thinkthink ofof: she’sshe’s soso lewdlewd,
wln 2747NoNo CourtCourt isis strongstrong enoughenough toto bearbear herher causecause,,.
wln 2748SheShe hathhath neitherneither mannersmanners, honestyhonesty, behavourbehaviorbehaviour,
wln 2749Wife-hoodWise-hoodWifehood, nornor woman-hoodwomanhood, nornor anyany morallmoral
wln 2750CanCan forceforce meme thinkthink sheshe hadhad aa mothermother, nono
wln 2751II dodo believebelieve herher stedfastlysteadfastly, andand knowknow herher
wln 2752ToTo bebe aa woman-Woolfewoman-Wolfwoman-wolf byby transmigrationtransmigration,
wln 2753HerHer firstfirst formeform waswas aa FerretsFerret’sferret’s undergroundeunderground,
wln 2754SheShe kilskills thethe memoriesmemories ofof menmen: notnot yetyet?
wln 2755Soph.SophoclesSoph.DoDo youyou thinkthink she’sshe’s sensiblesensible ofof thisthis?
wln 2756Petru.PetruchioPetru.II carecare notnot,
wln 2757BeBe whatwhat sheshe willwill:: thethe pleasurepleasure II taketake inin herher,
wln 2758ThusThus II blowblow offoff, thethe carecare II tooktook toto lovelove herher,
wln 2759LikeLike thisthis pointpoint II untyuntie, andand thusthus II looselose itit,
wln 2760TheThe husbandhusband II amam toto herher, thusthus II seversever:
wln 2761MyMy vanityvanity farwellfarewell: yetyet, forfor youyou havehave binbeen
wln 2762SoSo neernear meme asas toto bearbear thethe namename ofof wifewife,
wln 2763MyMy unquench’dunquenched charitycharity shallshall telltell youyou thusthus muchmuch
wln 2764(ThoughThough youyou deservedeserve itit wellwell) youyou shallshall notnot begbeg,
wln 2765WhatWhat II ordan’dordained youryour JointureJointure, honestlyhonestly
wln 2766YouYou shallshall havehave setledsettled onon youyou: andand halfhalf mymy househouse,
wln 2767TheThe otherother halfhalf shallshall bebe imploy’demployed inin prayersprayers,
wln 2768(ThatThat meritoriousmeritorious chargecharge IleI’ll bebeatbebeat atat alsoalso
wln 2769YetYet toto confirmconfirm youyou christianchristian) youryour apparrellapparel,
wln 2770AndAnd whatwhat belongsbelongs toto buildbuild upup suchsuch aa follyfolly,
wln 2771KeepKeep II beseechbeseech youyou, itit infectsinfects ourour usesuses,
wln 2772AndAnd nownow II amam forfor travelltravel.
wln 2773Mar.MariaMar.NowNow II lovelove youyou,
wln 2774AndAnd nownow II seesee youyou areare aa manman ilei’llI’ll talktalk toto youyou,
wln 2775AndAnd II forgetforget youryour bitternessebitterness.
wln 2776Soph.SophoclesSoph.HowHow nownow manman?
wln 2777Petru.PetruchioPetru.OO PlinyPliny, ifif thouthou wiltwilt bebe everever famousfamous
wln 2778MakeMake butbut thisthis womanwoman allall thythy wonderswonders.
wln 2779Mar.MariaMar.SureSure sirsir
wln 2780YouYou havehave hithit uponupon aa happyhappy coursecourse, aa blessedblessed,
wln 2781AndAnd whatwhat willwill makemake youyou vertuousvirtuous?
wln 2782Petru.PetruchioPetru.She’lShe’llshe’ll shipship meme.
wln 2783Mar.MariaMar.AA wayway ofof understandingunderstanding II longlong wishdwished forfor,
wln 2784AndAnd nownow tis’tis comecome, taketake heedheed youyou flyfly notnot backback sirsir,
wln 2785Me thinksMethinksmethinks youyou looklook aa newnew manman toto meme nownow,
wln 2786AA manman ofof excellenceexcellence, andand nownow II seesee
wln 2787SomeSome greatgreat designdesign setset inin youyou: youyou maymay thinkthink nownow
wln 2788(AndAnd soso maymay mostmost thatthat knowknow meme) ’twere’twere mymy partpart
wln 2789WeaklyWeakly toto weepweep youryour losseloss, andand toto resistresist youyou,
wln 2790NayNay hanghang aboutabout youryour neckneck andand likelike aa dotarddotard
wln 2791UrgeUrge mymy strongstrong tietie uponupon youyou: butbut II lovelove youyou,
wln 2792AndAnd allall thethe worldworld shallshall knowknow itit, beyondbeyond womanwoman,
wln 2793AndAnd moremore preferprefer thethe honourhonorhonour ofof youryour CountryCountry,
wln 2794WhichWhich chieflychiefly youyou areare bornborn forfor, andand maymay perfectperfect,
wln 2795TheThe usesuses youyou maymay makemake ofof otherother NationsNations,
wln 2796TheThe ripeningripening ofof youryour knowledgeknowledge, conversationconversation,
wln 2797TheThe fullfull abilityability, andand strengthstrength ofof judgementjudgement,
wln 2798ThenThan anyany privateprivate lovelove, oror wantonwanton kisseskisses.
wln 2799GoGo worthyworthy manman, andand bringbring homehome understandingunderstanding.
wln 2800Soph.So●h.SophoclesSoph.ThisThis werewere anan excellentexcellent womanwoman toto breedbreed School-SchoolmenSchool∣menSchoolmen(men.
wln 2801Mar.MariaMar.ForFor ifif thethe MerchantMerchant throughthrough unknownunknown SeasSeas (ploughplowplough
wln 2802ToTo getget hishis wealthwealth, thenthenthan deerdear sirsir, whatwhat mustmust youyou
wln 2803ToTo gathergather wisdomewisdom? gogo, andand gogo alonealone,
wln 2804OnlyOnly youryour noblenoble mindmind forfor youryour companioncompanion,
wln 2805AndAnd ifif aa womanwoman maymay winwin creditcredit withwith youyou,

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wln 2806GoGo farfar: tootoo farfar youyou cannotcannot: stillstill thethe fartherfarther
wln 2807TheThe moremore experienceexperience findsfinds youyou: andand gogo sparingsparing,
wln 2808OneOne mealemeal aa weekweek willwill serveserve youyou, andand oneone sutesuit,
wln 2809ThroughThrough allall youryour travelstravels: forfor you’lyou’ll findfind itit certainecertain,
wln 2810TheThe poorerpoorer andand thethe baserbaser youyou appearappear,
wln 2811TheThe moremore youyou looklook throughthrough stillstill.
wln 2812Petru.PetruchioPetru.Do’stDost hearhear herher?
wln 2813Soph.SophoclesSoph.YesYes.
wln 2814Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat wouldwould thisthis womanwoman dodo ifif sheshe werewere suffer’dsuffered,
wln 2815UponUpon aa newnew adventureadventure?
wln 2816Soph.SophoclesSoph.MakeMake usus nothingnothing,
wln 2817II wonderwonder thatthat sheshe writeswrites notnot.
wln 2818Mar.MariaMar.ThenThen whenwhen timetime,
wln 2819AndAnd fulnessefullness ofof occasionoccasion havehave newnew mademade youyou,
wln 2820AndAnd squardsquared youyou fromfrom aa sotsot intointo aa SignourSignorsignior,
wln 2821OrOr neerernearer fromfrom aa IadeladeJadelade intointo aa coursercourser;
wln 2822ComeCome homehome anan agedaged manman, asas diddid UlyssesUlysses,
wln 2823AndAnd II youryour gladglad PenelopePenelope.
wln 2824Petru.PetruchioPetru.ThatThat mustmust havehave
wln 2825AsAs manymany loverslovers asas II languageslanguages,
wln 2826AndAnd whatwhat sheshe do’sdoes withwith oneone i’thi’ th’i’th’ dayday, i’thi’ th’i’th’ nightnight
wln 2827UndoeUndo itit withwith an otheranother.
wln 2828Mar.MariaMar.MuchMuch thatthat wayway sirsir;
wln 2829ForFor inin youryour absenceabsence, itit mustmust bebe mymy honourhonorhonour,
wln 2830ThatThat, thatthat mustmust makemake meme spokenspoken ofof hereafterhereafter,
wln 2831ToTo havehave temptationstemptations, andand notnot littlelittle onesones
wln 2832DailyDaily andand hourelyhourly offerdoffered meme, andand stronglystrongly,
wln 2833AlmostAlmost believedbelieved againstagainst meme, toto setset offoff
wln 2834TheThe faithfaith, andand loyaltyloyalty ofof herher thatthat lovesloves youyou..
wln 2835Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhatWhat shouldshould II dodo?
wln 2836Soph.SophoclesSoph.WhyWhy byby mymy II wouldwould travelltravel,
wln 2837DidDid notnot youyou meanmean soso?
wln 2838Petru.PetruchioPetru.AlasAlas nono, nothingnothing lesseless manman:
wln 2839II diddid itit butbut toto trytry sirsir, shee’sshe’s thethe devilldevil,
wln 2840AndAnd nownow II findfind itit, forfor sheshe drivesdrives meme, II mustmust gogo:
wln 2841AreAre mymy trunkstrunks downdown therethere, andand mymy horseshorses readyready?
wln 2842Mir.MariaMir.SirSir, forfor youryour househouse, andand ifif youyou pleaseplease toto trusttrust meme
wln 2843WithWith thatthat youyou leaveleave behindebehind.
wln 2844Petru.PetruchioPetru.BringBring downdown thethe moneymoney.
wln 2845Mar.MariaMar.AsAs II amam ableable, andand toto mymy poorpoor fortunesfortunes,
wln 2846I’leI’ll governgovern asas aa widowwidow: II shallshall longlong
wln 2847ToTo hearhear ofof youryour wel-doingwell-doingwelldoing, andand youryour profitprofit:
wln 2848AndAnd whenwhen II hearhear notnot fromfrom youyou onceonce aa quarterquarter,
wln 2849I’leI’ll wishwish youyou inin thethe IndiesIndies, oror CatayaCataya,
wln 2850ThoseThose areare thethe climesclimes mustmust makemake youyou.
wln 2851Petru.PetruchioPetru.How’sHow’s thethe windwind?
wln 2852She’lShe’llshe’ll wishwish meme outout o’tho’ th’o’th worldworld anonanon.
wln 2853Mar.MariaMar.ForFor FranceFrance.
wln 2854Tis’Tis veryvery fairefair; getget youyou aboardaboard to nighttonight sirsir,
wln 2855AndAnd looselose nono timetime, youyou knowknow thethe tidetide staiesstays nono manman,
wln 2856II havehave coldcold meatsmeats readyready forfor youyou.
wln 2857Petru.PetruchioPetru.FarFareFar theethee wellwell.
wln 2858ThouThou ha’sthast fooldfooled meme o’tho’ th’o’th KingdomKingdom withwith aa vengeancevengeance,
wln 2859AndAnd thoucthouthouethou canstcanst foolefool meme inin againeagain.
wln 2860Mir.MariaMir.NotNot II sirsir,
wln 2861II lovelove youyou betterbetter, taketake youryour timetime, andand pleasurepleasure.
wln 2862IleI’ll seesee youyou horsdhorsed.
wln 2863Petru.PetruchioPetru.II thinkthink thouthou wouldstwouldst seesee meme hangdhanged tootoo,
wln 2864WereWere II butbut halfehalf asas willingwilling.
wln 2865Mar.MariaMar.AnyAny thingthing
wln 2866ThatThat youyou thinkthink wellwell ofof, II daredare looklook uponupon.
wln 2867Petru.PetruchioPetru.You’lYou’ll bearbear meme toto thethe landsland’slands endend SophoclesSophocles,
wln 2868AndAnd otherother ofof mymy friendsfriends II hopehope.
wln 2869Mar.MariaMar.Nev’rNever doubtdoubt sirsir,
wln 2870YouYou cannotcannot wantwant companionscompanions forfor youryour goodgood:
wln 2871II amam suresure you’lyou’ll kissekiss meme ereere II gogo; II havehave businessebusiness,
wln 2872AndAnd staystay longlong herehere II mustmust notnot.
wln 2873Petru.PetruchioPetru.GetGet theethee goinggoing.
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wln 2874ForFor ifif thouthou tarriesttarriest butbut an otheranother DialogueDialogue
wln 2875IleI’ll kickkick theethee toto thythy ChamberChamber.
wln 2876Mar.MariaMar.FarFareFar youyou wellwell SirSir,
wln 2877AndAnd bearbear your selfeyourself, II dodo beseechbeseech youyou onceonce moremore,
wln 2878SinceSince youyou havehave undertakenundertaken doingdoing wiselywisely,
wln 2879ManlyManly, andand worthilyworthily, tis’tis forfor mymy creditcredit,
wln 2880AndAnd forfor thosethose flyingflying famesfames herehere ofof youryour folliesfollies,
wln 2881YourYour gambolsgambols, andand illill breedingbreeding ofof youryour youthyouth,
wln 2882ForFor whichwhich II understandunderstand youyou taketake thisthis travelltravel,
wln 2883NothingNothing shouldshould makemake meme leaveleave youyou elselse, ilei’llI’ll dealedeal
wln 2884SoSo likelike aa wifewife, thatthat lovesloves youryour reputationreputation,
wln 2885AndAnd thethe mostmost largelarge additionaddition ofof youryour creditcredit,
wln 2886ThatThat thosethose shallshall diedie: ifif youyou wantwant Limon-watersLemon-waters,
wln 2887OrOr anyany thingthing toto taketake thethe edgeedge o’tho’ th’o’th SeaSea offoff,
wln 2888PrayPray speakspeak, andand bebe providedprovided.
wln 2889Petru.PetruchioPetru.NowNow thethe DevillDevil,
wln 2890ThatThat waswas youryour firstfirst goodgood mastermaster, shoureshower hishis blessingblessing
wln 2891UponUpon yeye allall: intointo whosewhose custodycustody
wln 2892Mar.MariaMar.II dodo commitcommit youryour ReformationReformation,
wln 2893AndAnd soso II leaveleave youyou toto youryour StiloStilo novonovo.ExitExit MariaMaria
wln 2894Petru.PetruchioPetru.II willwill gogo: yetyet II willwill notnot: onceonce moremore SophoclesSophocles
wln 2895IleI’ll putput herher toto thethe testtest.
wln 2896Soph.SophoclesSoph.YouYou hadhad betterbetter gogo.
wln 2897Petru.PetruchioPetru.II willwill gogo thenthen: let’slet’s seekseek mymy fatherfather outout,
wln 2898AndAnd allall mymy friendsfriends toto seesee meme fairefair aboardaboard:
wln 2899ThenThen womenwomen, ifif therethere bebe aa stormestorm atat SeaSea,
wln 2900WorseWorse thenthan youryour tonguestongues cancan makemake, andand waveswaves moremore (brokenbroken
wln 2901ThenThan youryour dissemblingdissembling faythsfaiths areare, letlet meme feelefeel
wln 2902NothingNothing butbut tempeststempests, tilltill theythey crackecrack mymy KeeleKeel.
wln 2903ExeuntExeunt



wln 2904ActusActus QuintusQuintus, ScænaScaenaScaena PrimaPrima.


wln 2905EnterEnter PetroniusPetronius, andand ByanchaBiancaByancha withwith
wln 2906fourefour paperspapers.


wln 2907By.BiancaBy.NowNow whetherwhether II deservedeserve thatthat blameblame youyou gavegave meme,
wln 2908LetLet allall thethe worldworld discerndiscern sirsir.
wln 2909Petron.PetroniusPetron.IfIf thisthis motionmotion,
wln 2910(II meanmean thisthis fairfair repentancerepentance ofof mymy DaughterDaughter)
wln 2911SpringSpring fromfrom youryour goodgood perswasionpersuasion, asas itit semsseems soso,
wln 2912II mustmust confesseconfess II havehave spokespoke tootoo boldlyboldly ofof youyou,
wln 2913AndAnd II repentrepent.
wln 2914By.BiancaBy.TheThe firstfirst touchtouch waswas herher ownown,
wln 2915TakenTaken nono doubtdoubt fromfrom disobeyingdisobeying youyou,
wln 2916TheThe secondsecond II putput toto herher, whenwhen II toldtold herher
wln 2917HowHow goodgood, andand gentlegentle yetyet, withwith freefree contritioncontrition
wln 2918AgainAgain youyou mightmight bebe purchas’dpurchased: lovingloving womanwoman,
wln 2919SheShe heardheard meme, andand II thankthank herher, thoughtthought meme worthyworthy
wln 2920ObservingObserving inin thisthis pointpoint: yetyet allall mymy councellcouncil,
wln 2921AndAnd comfortcomfort inin thisthis casecase, couldcould notnot soso healheal herher
wln 2922ButBut thatthat griefgrief gotgot hishis shareshare tootoo, andand sheshe sickendsickened.
wln 2923Petron.PetroniusPetron.II amam sorrysorry she’sshe’s soso illill, yetyet gladglad herher sicknessesickness
wln 2924Ha’sHas gotgot soso goodgood aa groundground.EnterEnter MorosoMoroso.
wln 2925By.BiancaBy.HereHere comescomes MorosoMoroso.
wln 2926Petron.PetroniusPetron.OO youyou areare veryvery welcomewelcome,
wln 2927NowNow youyou shallshall knowknow youryour happinessehappiness.
wln 2928Mor.MorosoMor.II amam gladglad on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 2929WhatWhat makesmakes thisthis LadyLady herehere?
wln 2930By.BiancaBy.AA dishdish forfor youyou sirsir
wln 2931You’lYou’ll thankthank meme forfor hereafterhereafter.
wln 2932Petron.PetroniusPetron.TrueTrue MorosoMoroso,
wln 2933GoGo getget youyou inin, andand seesee youryour MistrisMistress.
wln 2934By.BiancaBy.SheShe isis sicksick sirsir,
wln 2935ButBut youyou maymay kissekiss herher wholewhole.
wln 2936Mor.MorosoMor.HowHow.

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wln 2937By.BiancaBy.ComfortComfort herher.
wln 2938Mor.MorosoMor.VVhyWhy amam II sentsent forfor sirsir?
wln 2939Petron.PetroniusPetron.WillWill youyou inin, andand seesee?
wln 2940By.BiancaBy.MayMay bebe sheshe needsneeds confessionconfession.
wln 2941Mor.MorosoMor.ByBy St.St. MaryMary,
wln 2942SheShe shallshall havehave absolutionabsolution thenthen andand pennancepenance,
wln 2943ButBut notnot aboveabove herher carriagecarriage.
wln 2944Petron.PetroniusPetron.GetGet youyou inin foolefool.ExitExit. Mor.MorosoMor.
wln 2945By.BiancaBy.HereHere comescomes thethe otherother tootwotoo.En.EnterEn. RowlandRowland andand
TranioTranio.

wln 2946Petron.PetroniusPetron.NowNow TranioTranio.
wln 2947GoodGood ev’nevene’en toto youyou tootoo, andand youyou areare welcomewelcome.
wln 2948Row.RowlandRow.ThankThank youyou.
wln 2949Petron.PetroniusPetron.II havehave aa certainecertain DaughterDaughter.
wln 2950Row.RowlandRow.WouldWould youyou hadhad sirsir.
wln 2951Petron.PetroniusPetron.NoNo doubtdoubt youyou knowknow herher wellwell.
wln 2952Row.RowlandRow.NorNor nevernever shallshall sirsir.
wln 2953SheShe isis aa womanwoman, andand thethe waiesways untounto herher
wln 2954AreAre likelike thethe findingfinding ofof aa certainecertain pathpath
wln 2955AfterAfter aa deepdeep falnefall’nfallen SnowSnow.
wln 2956Petron.PetroniusPetron.WellWell thatsthat’s by’thby th’ byby stillstill.
wln 2957ThisThis DaughterDaughter thatthat II telltell youyou ofof isis falnefall’nfallen
wln 2958AA littlelittle cropcrop sicksick, withwith thethe dangerousdangerous surfeitsurfeit
wln 2959SheShe tooktook ofof youryour affectionaffection.
wln 2960Row.RowlandRow.MineMine sirsir?
wln 2961Petron.PetroniusPetron.YesYes sirsir.
wln 2962OrOr ratherrather, asas itit seemesseems, repentingrepenting.
wln 2963AndAnd therethere sheshe lieslies withinwithin, debatingdebating on’ton ’ton’t,
wln 2964Row.RowlandRow.WellWell sirsir.
wln 2965Petron.PetroniusPetron.II thinkthink ’twere’twere wellwell youyou wouldwould seesee herher.
wln 2966Row.RowlandRow.IfIf youyou pleaseplease sirsir;
wln 2967II amam notnot squeamishsqueamish ofof mymy visitationvisitation.
wln 2968Petron.PetroniusPetron.ButBut, thisthis ilei’llI’ll telltell youyou, sheshe isis alter’daltered muchmuch,
wln 2969You’lYou’ll findefind herher nownow an otheranother LiviaLivia.
wln 2970Row.RowlandRow.II havehave enoughenough o’tho’ th’o’th oldold sirsir.
wln 2971Petron.PetroniusPetron.NoNo moremore foolefool,
wln 2972ToTo looklook gaygay babiesbabies inin youryour eyeseyes yongyoung RowlandRowland,
wln 2973AndAnd hanghang aboutabout youryour pretypretty neckneck.
wln 2974Row.RowlandRow.II amam gladglad on’ton ’ton’t,
wln 2975AndAnd thankthank mymy FatesFates II havehave scapdscaped suchsuch executionexecution,
wln 2976Petron.PetroniusPetron.AndAnd bussebuss youyou tilltill youyou blushblush againeagain.
wln 2977Row.RowlandRow.ThatsThat’sthat’s hardhard sirsir,
wln 2978SheShe mustmust kissekiss shamefullyshamefully ereere II blushblush atat itit,
wln 2979II nevernever waswas soso boyishboyish; wellwell, whatwhat followesfollows?
wln 2980Petron.PetroniusPetron.She’sShe’s minemine nownow, asas II pleaseplease toto settlesettle herher,
wln 2981AtAt mymy commandcommand, andand wherewhere II pleaseplease toto plantplant herher:
wln 2982OnlyOnly sheshe wouldwould taketake aa kindkind ofof farwellfarewell ofof youyou,
wln 2983AndAnd givegive youyou backback aa wandringwand’ring vowvow oror twotwo,
wln 2984YouYou leftleft inin pawnpawn; andand twotwo oror threethree slightslight oathsoaths
wln 2985SheShe lentlent youyou tootoo, sheshe lookslooks forfor.
wln 2986Row.RowlandRow.SheShe shallshall havehave ’em’em
wln 2987WithWith allall mymy heartheart sirsir, andand ifif youyou likelike itit betterbetter,
wln 2988AA freefree releaserelease inin writingwriting.
wln 2989Petron.PetroniusPetron.ThatsThat’sthat’s thethe mattermatter,
wln 2990AndAnd youyou fromfrom herher, youyou shallshall havehave an otheranother RowlandRowland,
wln 2991AndAnd thenthen turneturn tailetail toto tailetail, andand peacepeace bybeby withwith youyou.
wln 2992Row.RowlandRow.SoSo bebe itit: youryour twentytwenty poundpound sweatssweats TranioTranio.
wln 2993Tra.TranioTra.’Twill’Twill notnot undoeundo meme RowlandRowland, dodo youryour worstworst.
wln 2994Row.RowlandRow.ComeCome, shallshall wewe seesee herher SirSir?
wln 2995By.BiancaBy.What ereWhate’erwhate’er sheshe saiessays
wln 2996YouYou mustmust bearebear manlymanly RowlandRowland, forfor herher sicknessesickness
wln 2997HasHas mademade herheher somewhatrsomewhatsomewhat teatishteatish.
wln 2998Row.RowlandRow.LetLet herher talketalk
wln 2999TillTill herher tonguetongue akeache II carecare notnot: byby thisthis handhand
wln 3000ThouThou hasthast aa handsomehandsome faceface wenchwench, andand aa bodybody
wln 3001DaintelyDaintily mountedmounted; nownow dodo II feelefeel anan hundredhundred
wln 3002RuningRunningrunning directlydirectly fromfrom meme, asas II pistpissed itit.
wln 3003EnterEnter LiviaLivia discovereddiscovered abeda-bed, andand MorosoMoroso byby herher.
wln 3004By.BiancaBy.praypray drawdraw ’em’em softlysoftly, thethe leastleast hurryhurry sirsir
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wln 3005PutsPuts herher toto muchmuch impatienceimpatience.
wln 3006Petron.PetroniusPetron.HowHow is’tis’t daughterdaughter?
wln 3007Liv.LiviaLiv.OO veryvery sicksick, veryvery sicksick, yetyet somewhatsomewhat
wln 3008BetterBetter II hopehope; aa littlelittle lightsommerlightsomer,
wln 3009BecauseBecause thisthis goodmangoodman hashas forgivenforgiven meme;
wln 3010PrayPray setset meme higherhigher; OhOhO mymy headhead:
wln 3011Bya.BiancaBya.WelWell donedone wenchwench.
wln 3012Liv.LiviaLiv.FatherFather, andand allall goodgood peoplepeople thatthat shalshall hearehear meme,
wln 3013II havehave abus’dabused thisthis manman perniciouslyperniciously; waswas nevernever oldold manman
wln 3014 humbledhumbled soso;
wln 3015II havehave scorndscorned himhim, andand cal’dcalled himhim nastynasty namesnames,
wln 3016II havehave spitspit atat himhim,
wln 3017FlungFlung CandlesCandles’Candles endsends in’sin ’sin’s beardbeard, andand caldcalled himhim harrowharrow,
wln 3018ThatThat mustmust bebe drawndrawn toto allall hehe dosdoes: contemn’dcontemned himhim,
wln 3019ForFor me thoughtmethought thenthen hehe waswas aa beastlybeastly fellowfellow.
wln 3020(OhOhO GodGod mymy sideside) aa veryvery beastlybeastly fellowfellow::.
wln 3021AndAnd gavegave itit outout, hishis cassockcassock waswas aa Barge-clothBarge-cloth,
wln 3022PawndPawned toto hishis predecefforpredecessorpredecefforpredecessor byby aa ScullerSculler,
wln 3023TheThe manman yetyet livingliving: II gavegave himhim purging-comfitspurging comfitspurging-comfits
wln 3024AtAt aa greatgreat christningchrist’ningchristening onceonce,
wln 3025ThatThat spoyl’dspoiled hishis ChambletCamletChamblet breechesbreeches; andand oneone nightnight
wln 3026II strewdstrewed thethe stairesstairs withwith peasepeaspease, asas hehe pastpassed downdown;
wln 3027AndAnd thethe goodgood GentlemanGentleman (woewoe worthworth meme for’tfor ’tfor’t)
wln 3028Ev’nEvene’en withwith hishis reverentreverent headhead, thisthis headhead ofof wisdomewisdom,
wln 3029ToldTold twotwo andand twentytwenty stairesstairs, goodgood andand truetrue;
wln 3030MistMissed notnot aa stepstep, andand asas wewe saysay verbatimverbatim
wln 3031FellFell toto thethe bottomebottom, brokebroke hishis castingcasting BottleBottle,
wln 3032LostLost aa fairfair toad-stonetoadstone ofof somesome eighteeneighteen shillingsshillings,
wln 3033JumbledJumbled hishis joyntsjoints togethertogether, hadhad twotwo stoolesstools,
wln 3034AndAnd waswas translatedtranslated. AllAll thisthis villanyvillainy
wln 3035DidDid II: II LiviaLivia, II alonealone, untaughtuntaught.
wln 3036Mor.MorosoMor.AndAnd II unask’dunasked, forgiveforgive itit.
wln 3037Liv.LiviaLiv.Where’sWhere’s ByanchaBiancaByancha?
wln 3038Bya.BiancaBya.HereHere CozenCousin.
wln 3039Liv.LiviaLiv.GiveGive meme drinkedrink,
wln 3040Bya.BiancaBya.ThereThere.
wln 3041Liv.LiviaLiv.Who’sWho’s thatthat?
wln 3042Mor.MorosoMor.RowlandRowland.
wln 3043Liv.LiviaLiv.OO’myOO’my mymy dissemblerdissembler, youyou andand II mustmust partpart.
wln 3044ComeCome neerernearer sirsir.
wln 3045Row.RowlandRow.II amam sorrysorry forfor youryour sicknessesickness.
wln 3046Liv.LiviaLiv.BeBe sorrysorry forfor your selfeyourself sirsir, youyou havehave wrong’dwronged meme,
wln 3047ButBut II forgiveforgive youyou; areare thethe paperspapers readyready?
wln 3048ByaBiancaByaII havehave’emhavehave ’em ’em’em herehere: wiltwilt pleaseplease youyou viewview ’em’em?
wln 3049Petron.PetroniusPetron.YesYes.
wln 3050Liv.LiviaLiv.ShewShow ’em’em thethe youngyoung manman tootoo, II knowknow he’she’s willingwilling
wln 3051ToTo shiftshift hishis sailessails tootoo: tis’tis forfor hishis moremore advancementadvancement;
wln 3052AlasAlas, wewe mightmight havehave beggerdbeggared oneone anotheranother;
wln 3053WeWe areare youngyoung bothboth, andand aa worldworld ofof childrenchildren
wln 3054MightMight havehave beenbeen leftleft behindbehind toto cursecurse ourour folliesfollies:
wln 3055WeWe hadhad beenbeen undoneundone ByanchaBiancaByancha, hadhad wewe marriedmarried,
wln 3056UndoneUndone forfor everever: II confesseconfess II lov’dloved himhim,
wln 3057II carecare notnot whowho shallshall knowknow itit, mostmost intirelyentirely;
wln 3058AndAnd onceonce, uponupon mymy conscienceconscience, hehe lov’dloved meme;
wln 3059ButBut farewellfarewell thatthat, wewe mustmust bebe wiserwiser cosencousin.
wln 3060LoveLove mustmust notnot leaveleave usus toto thethe worldworld: havehave youyou donedone?
wln 3061Row.RowlandRow.YesYes, andand amam readyready toto subscribesubscribe.
wln 3062Liv.LiviaLiv.PrayPray staystay thenthen:
wln 3063GiveGive meme thethe paperspapers, andand letlet meme peruseparuseperuse ’em’em,
wln 3064AndAnd soso muchmuch timetime, asas maymay affordafford aa tearetear
wln 3065AtAt ourour lastlast partingparting.
wln 3066Bya.BiancaBya.PrayPray retireretire, andand leaveleave herher,
wln 3067IleI’ll callcall yeye presentlypresently.
wln 3068Petro.PetroniusPetro.ComeCome GentlemenGentlemen, thethe showreshower mustmust fallfall.
wln 3069Row.RowlandRow.WouldWould II hadhad nevernever seenseen herher.
wln 3070Bya.BiancaBya.ThouThou hasthast donedone bravelybravely wenchwench.
wln 3071Liv.LiviaLiv.PrayPray HeavenHeaven itit proveprove soso.
wln 3072Bya.BiancaBya.ThereThere areare thethe otherother paperspapers: whenwhen theythey comecome

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wln 3073BeginBegin youyou firstfirst, andand letlet thethe restrest subscribesubscribe
wln 3074HardHard byby youryour sideside; givegive ’em’em asas littlelittle lightlight
wln 3075AsAs DrapersDrapers doedo theirtheir wareswares.
wln 3076LivLiviaLivDidstDidst markmark MorosoMoroso,
wln 3077InIn whatwhat anan agonyagony hehe waswas, andand howhow hehe cry’dcried mostmost
wln 3078WhenWhen II abus’dabused himhim mostmost?
wln 3079Bya.BiancaBya.ThatThat waswas butbut reasonreason.
wln 3080Liv.LiviaLiv.OhOhO whatwhat aa stinkingstinking thiefthief isis thisthis?
wln 3081ThoughThough II waswas butbut toto counterfeitcounterfeit, hehe mademade meme
wln 3082DirectlyDirectly sicksick indeedindeed. Tames-streetThames streetThames-street toto himhim
wln 3083IsIs aa meeremere PomanderPomander.
wln 3084Bya.BiancaBya.LetLet himhim bebe hang’dhanged.
wln 3085Liv.LiviaLiv.AmenAmen.
wln 3086Bya.BiancaBya.AndAnd lielie youyou stillstill.
wln 3087AndAnd onceonce moremore toto youryour businessebusiness.
wln 3088Liv.LiviaLiv.CallCall ’em’em inin.
wln 3089NowNow ifif therethere bebe aa powerpower thatthat pitiespities loverslovers,
wln 3090HelpeHelp nownow, andand hearehear mymy prayersprayers.
wln 3091EnterEnter PetroniusPetronius, RowlandRowland, TranioTranio, MorosoMoroso.
wln 3092Petro.PetroniusPetro.IsIs sheshe readyready?
wln 3093Bya.BiancaBya.SheShe hashas donedone herher lamentationslamentations: praypray gogo toto herher.
wln 3094Liv.LiviaLiv.RowlandRowland, comecome neernear meme, andand beforebefore youyou sealeseal,
wln 3095GiveGive meme youryour handhand: taketake itit againagain; nownow kissekiss meme,
wln 3096ThisThis isis thethe lastlast acquaintanceacquaintance wewe mustmust havehave;
wln 3097II wishwish youyou everever happyhappy: there’sthere’s thethe paperpaper.
wln 3098Row.RowlandRow.PrayPray staystay aa littlelittle.
wln 3099Petro.PetroniusPetro.LetLet meme nevernever livelive moremore
wln 3100ButBut II dodo beginbegin toto pitypity thisthis youngyoung fellowfellow;
wln 3101HowHow heartilyheartily hehe weepsweeps!
wln 3102Bya.BiancaBya.There’sThere’s PenPen andand InkeInk sirsir.
wln 3103Liv.LiviaLiv.Ev’nEvene’en herehere II praypray youyou. Tis’Tis aa littlelittle EmblemEmblem
wln 3104HowHow neerenear youyou havehave beenbeen toto meme.
wln 3105Row.RowlandRow.ThereThere....
wln 3106Bya.BiancaBya.YourYour handshands tootoo,
wln 3107AsAs witnesseswitnesses.
wln 3108Petro.PetroniusPetro.ByBy anyany meansmeans
wln 3109ToTo th’th’ bookebook sonneson.
wln 3110Mor.MorosoMor.WithWith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 3111Bya.BiancaBya.YouYou mustmust deliverdeliver itit.
wln 3112Row.RowlandRow.ThereThere LiviaLivia, andand aa betterbetter lovelove lightlight onon theethee,
wln 3113II cancan nono moremore.
wln 3114Bya.BiancaBya.ToTo thisthis youyou mustmust bebe witnessewitness tootoo.
wln 3115Petro.PetroniusPetro.WeWe wilwill.
wln 3116Bya.BiancaBya.DoeDo youyou deliverdeliver itit nownow.
wln 3117Lyv.LiviaLyv.PrayPray setset meme upup;
wln 3118ThereThere RowlandRowland, allall thythy oldold lovelove backback: andand maymay
wln 3119AA newnew toto comecome exceedexceed minemine, andand bebe happyhappy.
wln 3120II mustmust nono moremore.
wln 3121Row.RowlandRow.FarewellFarewell:
wln 3122Liv.LiviaLiv.AA longlong farewellfarewell.ExitExit RowlRowlandRowl.
wln 3123Bya.BiancaBya.LeaveLeave herherbyherhereby byby anyany meansmeans, tilltill thisthis wildwild passionpassion
wln 3124BeBe offoff herher headhead; drawdraw allall thethe CurtainesCurtains closeclose,
wln 3125AA dayday hencehence youyou maymay seesee herher, twil’twill bebe betterbetter,
wln 3126SheShe isis nownow forfor littlelittle companycompany.
wln 3127Petro.PetroniusPetro.PrayPray tendtend herher.
wln 3128II mustmust toto horsehorse straightstraight: youyou mustmust needsneeds alongalong tootoo,
wln 3129ToTo seesee mymy sonneson aboardaboard; werewere butbut hishis wifewife
wln 3130AsAs fitsitfit forfor pitypity, asas thisthis wenchwench, II werewere happyhappy.
wln 3131Bya.BiancaBya.TimeTime mustmust dodo thatthat tootoo: farefare yeye welwell; to morrowtomorrow
wln 3132YouYou shallshall receivereceive aa wifewife toto quitquit youryour sorrowsorrow.ExeuntExeunt.


wln 3133ScænaScaenaScaena secundasecunda.

wln 3134EnterEnter JaquesJaques, PedroPedro, andand PortersPorters, withwith ChestChest
wln 3135andand HampersHampers.


wln 3136Jaq.Jag.JaquesJag.BringBring ’em’em awayaway sirssirs.
wln 3137Ped.PedroPed.MustMust thethe greatgreat TrunksTrunks gogo tootooto
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wln 3138Jaq.JaquesJaq.YesYes, andand thethe HampersHampers; naynay bebe speedyspeedy MastersMasters;
wln 3139He’lHe’llhe’ll bebe atat SeaSea beforebefore, usus elseelse.
wln 3140Ped.PedroPed.OO JaquesJaques,
wln 3141WhatWhat aa mostmost blessedblessed turnturn hasthast thouthou?
wln 3142Jaq.JaquesJaq.II hopehope soso.
wln 3143Ped.PedroPed.ToTo havehave thethe SeaSea betweenbetween theethee andand thisthis womanwoman,
wln 3144NothingNothing cancan drowndrown herher tonguetongue, butbut aa stormstorm.
wln 3145Jaq.JaquesJaq.ByBy youryour leaveleave,
wln 3146We’lWe’ll getget usus upup toto ParisParis withwith allall speedspeed;
wln 3147ForFor onon mymy soulesoul, asas farfar asas AmyensAmiens
wln 3148She’lShe’llshe’ll carrycarry blankeblank; awayaway toto LyonLyonLion keyquaykey
wln 3149AndAnd shipship ’em’em presentlypresently, we’lwe’ll followfollow yeye.
wln 3150Ped.PedroPed.NowNow couldcould II wishwish herher inin thatthat TrunkTrunk:
wln 3151JaqJaquesJaqGodGod shieldshield manman,
wln 3152II hadhad ratherrather havehave aa BeareBear in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 3153Ped.PedroPed.YesYes, IleI’ll telltell yeye:
wln 3154ForFor inin thethe passagepassage ifif aa TempestTempest taketake yeye,
wln 3155AsAs manymany doedo, andand youyou lielie beatingbeating forfor itit,
wln 3156ThenThen, ifif itit pleas’dpleased thethe fatesfates, II wouldwould havehave thethe MasterMaster
wln 3157OutOut ofof aa powerfullpowerful providenceprovidence, toto crycry,
wln 3158LightenLighten thethe shipship ofof allall handshands, oror wewe perishperish;
wln 3159ThenThen thisthis forfor oneone, asas bestbest spar’dspared, shouldshould byby allall meansmeans
wln 3160Over-boardOverboard presentlypresently.
wln 3161Jaq.JaquesJaq.O’O’On thatthat conditioncondition,
wln 3162SoSo wewe werewere certainecertain toto bebe ridrid ofof herher,
wln 3163II wouldwould wishwish herher withwith usus: ButBut believebelieve meme PedroPedro,
wln 3164SheShe wouldwould spoylespoil thethe fishingfishing onon thisthis coastcoast forfor everever,
wln 3165ForFor nonenone wouldwould keepekeep herher companycompany, butbut Dog-fishDogfish,
wln 3166AsAs currishcurrish asas her selfeherself; oror PorpiscesPorpoises,
wln 3167MadeMade toto allall fatallfatal usesuses: TheThe twotwo Fish-streetsFish streetsFish-streets
wln 3168WereWere sheshe butbut onceonce ariv’darrived amongstamongst thethe WhitingsWhitings,
wln 3169WouldWould singsing aa wofullwoeful misererimisereri PedroPedro,
wln 3170AndAnd mournmourn inin poorpoor JohnJohn, tilltill herher memorymemory
wln 3171WereWere castcast o’o’oF shoreshore agenagain, withwith aa strongstrong Sea-breachSea-breach:
wln 3172SheShe wouldwould makemake godgod NeptuneNeptune, andand hishis fire-forkefire-fork,
wln 3173AndAnd allall hishis demi-godsdemigods, andand goddessesgoddesses,
wln 3174AsAs wearyweary ofof thethe FlemmishFlemish channellchannel PedroPedro,
wln 3175AsAs everever boyboy waswas ofof thethe schooleschool: tis’tis certaincertain,
wln 3176IfIf sheshe butbut meetmeet himhim fairefair, andand werewere welwell angredangered,
wln 3177SheShe wouldwould breakbreak hishis god-headgodhead.
wln 3178Ped.PedroPed.OhOhO herher tonguetongue, herher tonguetongue.
wln 3179Jaq.JaquesJaq.RatherRather herher manymany tonguestongues.
wln 3180Ped.PedroPed.OrOr ratherrather strangestrange tonguestongues.
wln 3181Jaq.JaquesJaq.HerHer lyinglying tonguetongue.
wln 3182Ped.PedroPed.HerHer lispinglisping tonguetongue.
wln 3183Jaq.JaquesJaq.HerHer longlong tonguetongue.
wln 3184Ped.PedroPed.HerHer lawlesselawless tonguetongue.
wln 3185Jaq.JaquesJaq.HerHer loudloud tonguetongue.
wln 3186Ped.PedroPed.AndAnd herher lickrishliquorish
wln 3187Jaq.JaquesJaq.ManyMany otherother tonguestongues, andand manymany strangerstranger tonguestongues
wln 3188ThenThan everever BabelBabel hadhad toto telltell hishis ruinesruins,
wln 3189WereWere womenwomen rais’draised withallwithal; butbut nevernever aa truetrue oneone.
wln 3190EnterEnter SophoclesSophocles.
wln 3191Soph.SophoclesSoph.HomeHome withwith youryour stuffestuff agenagain; thethe journeysjourney’sjourneys endedended.
wln 3192Jaq.JaquesJaq.WhatWhat do’sdoes youryour worshipworship meanemean?
wln 3193Soph.SophoclesSoph.YourYour MasterMaster, OOOh PetruchioPetruobioPetruchio, OOOh poorepoor fellowsfellows.
wln 3194Ped.PedroPed.OO JaquesJaques, JaquesJaques.
wln 3195Soph.SophoclesSoph.OO youryour, Master’sMaster’s deaddead,
wln 3196HisHis bodybody commingcoming backback; hishis wifewife, hishis devildevil;
wln 3197TheThe griefegriesegrief ofof herher
wln 3198Jaq.JaquesJaq.HasHas kildkilled himhim?
wln 3199Soph.SophoclesSoph.KildKilled himhim, kildkilled himhim.
wln 3200Ped.PedroPed.IsIs therethere nono lawlaw toto hanghang herher.
wln 3201Soph.SophoclesSoph.GetGet yeye inin,
wln 3202AndAnd letlet herher knowknow herher miserymisery, II daredare notnot
wln 3203ForFor fearefear impatienceimpatience seizeseize meme, seesee herher moremore,
wln 3204II mustmust awayaway agenagain: BidBid herher forfor wife-hoodwifehood,
wln 3205ForFor honestyhonesty, ifif sheshe havehave anyany inin herher,

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wln 3206EvenEven toto avoydavoid thethe shameshame thatthat followsfollows herher.
wln 3207CryCry ifif sheshe cancan: youryour weepingweeping cannotcannot mendmend itit.
wln 3208TheThe bodybody wilwill bebe herehere withinwithin thisthis hourehour, soso telltell herher;
wln 3209AndAnd allall hishis friendsfriends toto cursecurse herher. FarewellFarewell fellowesfellows.
wln 3210ExitExit Soph.SophoclesSoph.
wln 3211Ped.PedroPed.OO JaquesJaques, JaquesJaques.
wln 3212Jaq.JaquesJaq.OO mymy worthyworthy MaisterMaster.
wln 3213Ped.PedroPed.OO mymy mostmost beastlybeastly MistrisMistress, hanghang herher.
wln 3214Jaq.JaquesJaq.SplitSplit herher.
wln 3215Ped.PedroPed.DrownDrown herher directlydirectly.
wln 3216Jaq.JaquesJaq.StarveStarve herher.
wln 3217Ped.PedroPed.StinkeStink uponupon herher.
wln 3218Jaq.JaquesJaq.StoneStone herher toto deathdeath: maymay allall sheshe eateeat bebe EggsEggs,
wln 3219TillTill sheshe runrun kickingkicking madmad forfor menmen.
wln 3220Ped.PedroPed.AndAnd hehe,
wln 3221ThatThat manman, thatthat givesgives herher remedyremedy, praypray Heav’nHeaven
wln 3222HeHe maymay ev’nevene’en ipsoipso factofacto, loselose hishis longingslongings.
wln 3223Jaq.JaquesJaq.Let’sLet’s goego dischargedischarge our selvesourselves, andand hehe thatthat servesserves (herher,
wln 3224OrOr speaksspeaks aa goodgood wordword ofof herher fromfrom thisthis hourehour,
wln 3225AA seaglysedgeleyseagly cursecurse lightlight onon himhim, whichwhich isis, PedroPedro;
wln 3226TheThe feindfiend rideride throughthrough himhim bootedbooted, andand spurdspurred, withwith aa
wln 3227 SytheScytheSith at’sat ’sat’s backback.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 3228ScenaScaena tertiatertia.

wln 3229EnterEnter RowlandRowland, andand TranioTranio stealingstealing behindbehind himhim.

wln 3230Row.RowlandRow.WhatWhat aa dulldull asseass waswas II toto letlet herher gogo thusthus?
wln 3231UponUpon mymy lifelife sheshe lovesloves meme stillstill: welwell PaperPaper,
wln 3232ThouThou onelyonly monumentmonument ofof whatwhat II havehave hadhad,
wln 3233ThouThou allall thethe lovelove nownow leftleft meme, andand nownow lostlost,
wln 3234LetLet meme yetyet kissekiss herher handhand, yetyet taketake mymy leaveleave
wln 3235OfOf whatwhat II mustmust leaveleave everevereevere’er:: FarewellFarewell LiviaLivia.
wln 3236OhOhO bitterbitter wordswords, IleI’ll readread yeye onceonce againagain,
wln 3237AndAnd thenthen for everforeverfor ever studystudy toto forgetforget yeye.
wln 3238How’sHow’s thisthis? letlet meme looklook betterbetter onon ’t’t: AA ContractContract?
wln 3239 aa ConrractContractContract, seal’dsealed, andand ratifiedratified,
wln 3240HerHer fathersfather’s handhand setset toto itit, andand Moroso’sMaroso’stMoroso’s::
wln 3241II dodo notnot dreamdream suresure, letlet meme readread againagain,
wln 3242TheThe samesame stillstill: tis’tis aa contractcontract.
wln 3243Tra.TranioTra.Tis’Tis soso RowlandRowlandsRowlandsRowland;
wln 3244AndAnd byby thethe vertuevirtue ofof thethe samesame, youyou paypay meme
wln 3245AnAn hundredhundred poundpound to morrowtomorrow.
wln 3246Row.RowlandRow.ArtArt suresure TranioTranio,
wln 3247WeWe areare bothboth alivealive nownow?
wln 3248Tra.TranioTra.WonderWonder notnot, yeye havehave lostlost.
wln 3249Row.RowlandRow.IfIf thisthis bebe truetrue, II grantgrant itit.
wln 3250Tra.TranioTra.Tis’Tis mostmost certainecertain,
wln 3251There’sThere’s aa RingRing forfor youyou toto, youyou knowknow itit.
wln 3252Row.RowlandRow.YesYes.
wln 3253Tra.TranioTra.WhenWhen shallshall II havehave mymy moneymoney?
wln 3254Row.RowlandRow.StayStay yeye, staystay yeye,
wln 3255WhenWhen shallshall II marrymarry herher?
wln 3256Tra.TranioTra.To nightTonighttonight.
wln 3257Row.RowlandRow.TakeTake heedheed nownow
wln 3258YouYou dodo notnot trifletrifle meme; ifif youyou doedo,
wln 3259You’lYou’ll findefind moremore paymentpayment, thenthan youryour moneymoney comescomes toto:
wln 3260ComeCome sweareswear; II knowknow II amam aa manman, andand findefind
wln 3261II maymay deceivedeceive my selfemyself: SweareSwear faithfullyfaithfully,
wln 3262SweareSwear meme directlydirectly, amam II RowlandRowland?
wln 3263Tra.TranioTra.YesYes.
wln 3264Row.RowlandRow.AmAm II awakeawake?
wln 3265Tra.TranioTra.YeYe areare.
wln 3266Row.RowlandRow.AmAm II inin healthhealth?
wln 3267Tra.TranioTra.AsAs farfar asas II conceiveconceive.
wln 3268Row.RowlandRow.WasWas II withwith LiviaLivia?
wln 3269Tra.TranioTra.YouYou werewere, andand hadhad hishis contractcontract.
wln 3270Row.RowlandRow.AndAnd shallshall II enjoyenjoy herher?
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wln 3271Tra.TranioTra.YesYes, ifif yeye daredare.
wln 3272Row.RowlandRow.SweareSwear toto allall thesethese.
wln 3273Tra.TranioTra.II willwill.
wln 3274Row.RowlandRow.AsAs thouthou artart honesthonest, asas thouthou hasthast aa conscienceconscience,
wln 3275AsAs thatthat maymay wringwring theethee ifif thouthou lyestliest; allall thesethese
wln 3276ToTo bebe nono visionvision, butbut aa truthtruth, andand seriousserious.
wln 3277Tra.TranioTra.ThenThen byby mymy honestyhonesty, andand faithfaith, andand conscienceconscience;
wln 3278AllAll thisthis isis certainecertain.
wln 3279Row.RowlandRow.Let’sLet’s removeremove ourour placesplaces.
wln 3280SweareSwear itit againagain.
wln 3281Tra.TranioTra.ByBy tis’tis truetrue.
wln 3282Row.RowlandRow.II havehave lostlost thenthen, andand HeavenHeaven knowsknows II amam gladglad ontouton ’tout.
wln 3283Let’sLet’s goego, andand telltell meme allall, andand telltell meme howhow,
wln 3284ForFor yetyet II amam aa PaganPagan inin itit.
wln 3285Tra.TranioTra.II havehave aa PriestPriest tootoo,
wln 3286AndAnd allall shallshall comecome asas eveneven asas twotwo TestersTesters.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 3287ScænaScaenaScaena QuartaQuarta.

wln 3288EnterEnter PetroniusPetronius, SophoclesSophocles, MorosoMoroso, andand PetruchioPetruchio bornborneborn
wln 3289inin aa CoffinCoffin.

wln 3290Petron.PetroniusPetron.SetSet downdown thethe bodybody, andand oneone callcall herher outout.
wln 3291EnterEnter MariaMaria inin blackeblack, andand JaquesJaques.
wln 3292YouYou areare welcomewelcome toto thethe lastlast castcast ofof youryour fortunesfortunes;
wln 3293ThereThere lieslies youryour husbandhusband, therethere youryour lovingloving husbandhusband,
wln 3294ThereThere hehe thatthat waswas PetruchioPetruchio, tootoo goodgood forfor yeye;
wln 3295YourYour stubbornstubborn, andand unworthyunworthy wayway hashas kildkilled himhim
wln 3296EreEre hehe couldcould reachreach thethe SeaSea; ifif yeye cancan weepweep,
wln 3297NowNow yeye havehave causecause beginbegin, andand afterafter deathdeath
wln 3298DoDo somethingsomething yetyet toto th’worldth’ worldth’world, toto thinkethink yeye honesthonest.
wln 3299SoSo manymany tearestears hadhad sav’dsaved himhim, shedshed inin timetime;
wln 3300AndAnd asas theythey areare (soso aa goodgood mindmind goego withwith ’em’em)
wln 3301YetYet theythey maymay movemove compassioncompassion.
wln 3302Mar.MariaMar.PrayPray yeye allall hearehear meme,
wln 3303AndAnd judgejudge meme asas II amam, notnot asas youyou covetcovet,
wln 3304ForFor thatthat wouldwould makemake meme yeyetye moremore miserablemiserable:
wln 3305Tis’Tis truetrue, II havehave causecause toto grievegrieve, andand mightymighty causecause;
wln 3306AndAnd truelytruly andand unfainedlyunfeignedly II weepweep itit.
wln 3307Soph.SophoclesSoph.II seesee there’sthere’s somesome goodgood naturenature yetyet leftleft inin herher.
wln 3308Mar.MariaMar.ButBut what’swhat’s thethe causecause? mistakemistake meme notnot, notnot thisthis (manman,
wln 3309AsAs hehe isis deaddead, II weepweep forfor; HeavenHeaven defenddefend itit,
wln 3310II nevernever waswas soso childishchildish: butbut hishis lifelife,
wln 3311HisHis poorepoor unmanlyunmanly wretchedwretched foolishfoolish lifelife,
wln 3312IsIs thatthat mymy fullfull eyeseyes pitypity, there’sthere’s mymy mourningmourning.
wln 3313Petron.PetroniusPetron.DostDost thouthou notnot shameshame?
wln 3314Mar.MariaMar.II dodo, andand eveneven toto waterwater,
wln 3315ToTo thinkthink whatwhat thisthis manman waswas, toto thinkthink howhow simplesimple,
wln 3316HowHow farfar belowbelow aa manman, howhow farfar fromfrom reasonreason,
wln 3317FromFrom commoncommon understandingunderstanding, andand allall GentryGentry,
wln 3318WhileWhile hehe waswas livingliving herehere hehe walktwalked amongstamongst usus.
wln 3319HeHe hadhad aa happyhappy turnturn hehe dyeddied; ilei’llI’ll telltell yeye,
wln 3320TheseThese areare thethe wantswants II weepweep forfor, notnot hishis personperson:
wln 3321TheThe memorymemory ofof thisthis manman, hadhad hehe liv’dlived
wln 3322ButBut twotwo yeersyears longerlonger, hadhad begotbegot moremore folliesfollies,
wln 3323ThenThanThen wealthywealthy AutumneAutumn flyesflies: ButBut letlet himhim restrest,
wln 3324HeHe waswas aa foolefool, andand farewellfarewell hehe; notnot pitiedpitied,
wln 3325II meanemean inin wayway ofof lifelife, oror actionaction
wln 3326ByBy anyany understandingunderstanding manman that’sthat’s honesthonest;
wln 3327ButBut onelyonly in’sin ’sin’s posterityposterity, whichwhich II
wln 3328OutOut ofof thethe fearefear hishis ruinesruins mightmight out liveoutliveout live himhim
wln 3329InIn somesome badbad issueissue, likelike aa carefullcareful womanwoman,
wln 3330LikeLike oneone indeedindeed bornborn onelyonly toto preservepreserve himhim,
wln 3331DenydDenieddenied himhim meanesmeans toto raiseraise.
wln 3332Petru.PetruchioPetru.UnbuttonUnbutton meme,
wln 3333 II diedie indeedindeed elseelse? OO MariaMaria,
wln 3334OhOhO mymy unhappinesseunhappiness, mymy miserymisery.
wln 3335Petron.PetroniusPetron.GoGo toto himhim whorewhore; ifif hehe perishperish,
wln 3336IleI’ll seesee theethee hang’dhanged my selfemyself.

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wln 3337Petru.PetruchioPetru.WhyWhy, whywhy MariaMaria.
wln 3338Mar.MariaMar.II havehave donedone mymy worstworst, andand havehave mymy endend, for-forgivefor∣giveforgive(give meme;
wln 3339FromFrom thisthis hourehour makemake meme whatwhat youyou pleaseplease: II havehave tam’dtamed (yeye,
wln 3340AndAnd nownow amam vowdvowed youryour servantservant: LookLook notnot stranglystrangely,
wln 3341NorNor fearefear whatwhat II saysay toto youyou. DareDare youyou kissekiss meme?
wln 3342ThusThus II beginbegin mymy newnew lovelove.
wln 3343Petru.PetruchioPetru.OnceOnce againeagain?
wln 3344Mar.MariaMar.WithWith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 3345Petru.PetruchioPetru.OnceOnce againagain MariaMiriaMariaMiria..!
wln 3346OO GentlemenGentlemen, II knowKnowKnowknow notnot wherewhere II amam.
wln 3347Soph.SophoclesSoph.GetGet yeye toto bedbed thenthen: therethere you’lyou’ll quicklyquickly knowknow sirsir.
wln 3348Petru.PetruchioPetru.NeverNever nono moremore youryour oldold trickstricks?
wln 3349Mar.MariaMar.NeverNever sirsir.
wln 3350Petru.PetruchioPetru.YouYou shallshall notnot needneed, forfor asas II havehave aa faithfaith
wln 3351NoNo causecause shallshall givegive occasionoccasion.
wln 3352Mar.MariaMar.AsAs II amam honesthonest,
wln 3353AndAnd asas II amam aa maidmaid yetyet, allall mymy lifelife
wln 3354FromFrom thisthis hourehour sincesince, sincesince yeye makemake soso freefree professionprofession,
wln 3355II dedicatededicate inin serviceservice toto youryour pleasurepleasure.
wln 3356Soph.SophoclesSoph.IAyI marrymarry, thisthis goesgoes roundlyroundly offoff.
wln 3357Petru.PetruchioPetru.GoGo JaquesJaques,
wln 3358GetGet allall thethe bestbest meatmeat maymay bebe boughtbought forfor moneymoney,
wln 3359AndAnd letlet thethe hogshedshogshead’shogsheads bloodblood, II amam bornborn againagain:
wln 3360WellWell littlelittle EnglandEngland, whenwhen II seesee aa husbandhusband
wln 3361OfOf anyany otherother NationNation sternstern oror jealousjealous,
wln 3362IleI’ll wishwish himhim butbut aa womanwoman ofof thythy breedingbreeding,
wln 3363AndAnd ifif hehe havehave notnot butterbutter toto thythy breadbread,
wln 3364TillTill thythy teethteeth bleedbleed, ilei’llI’ll nevernever trusttrust mymy travelltravel.
wln 3365EnterEnter RowlandRowland, LiviaLivia, ByanchaBiancaByancha, andand TranioTranio.
wln 3366Petro.PetroniusPetro.WhatWhat havehave wewe herehere?
wln 3367Row.RowlandRow.AnotherAnother morrismorris, sirsir.
wln 3368ThatThat youyou mustmust pipepipe toototoo.
wln 3369Tra.TranioTra.AA poorepoor marriedmarried couplecouple
wln 3370DesireDesire anan offeringoffering sirsir.
wln 3371Bya.BiancaBya.NeverNever frownfrown atat itit,
wln 3372YouYou cannotcannot mendmend itit nownow: there’sthere’s youryour ownown handhand;
wln 3373AndAnd yoursyours MorosoMoroso, toto confirmeconfirm thethe bargainebargain.
wln 3374Petron.PetroniusPetron.MyMy handhand?
wln 3375Mor.MorosoMor.OrOr minemine?
wln 3376Bya.BiancaBya.You’lYou’ll findefind itit soso.
wln 3377Petron.PetroniusPetron.AA tricktrick.
wln 3378ByBy aa tricktrick.
wln 3379Bya.BiancaBya.YesYes sirsir, wewe trickttricked yeye.
wln 3380Liv.LiviaLiv.FatherFather.
wln 3381Petro.PetroniusPetro.HastHast thouthou lyenlainlyen withwith himhim? speakespeak?
wln 3382Liv.LiviaLiv.YesYes trulytruly sirsir.
wln 3383Petro.PetroniusPetro.AndAnd hasthast thouthou donedone thethe deeddeed boyboy?
wln 3384Row.RowlandRow.II havehave donedone sirsir,
wln 3385ThatThat, thatthat willwill serveserve thethe turneturn, II thinkthink.
wln 3386Petru.PetruchioPetru.AA matchmatch thenthen,
wln 3387IleI’ll bebe thethe makermaker upup ofof thisthis: MorosoMoroso,
wln 3388There’sThere’s nownow nono remedyremedy youyou seesee, bebe willingwilling;
wln 3389ForFor bebe, oror bebe notnot, hehe mustmust havehave thethe wenchwench.
wln 3390Mor.MorosoMor.SinceSince II amam over-reach’doverreached, let’slet’s inin toto dinnerdinner,
wln 3391AndAnd ifif II cancan IleI’ll drink’tdrink ’tdrink’t awayaway.
wln 3392Tra.TranioTra.That’sThat’s welwell saidsaid.
wln 3393Petro.PetroniusPetro.WellWell sirhasirrah, youyou havehave playdplayed aa tricketrick, looklook to’tto ’tto’t,
wln 3394AndAnd letlet meme bebe aa grandsiregrandsire within’swithin’s twelvemonethtwelvemonth,
wln 3395OrOr byby thisthis handhand, IleI’ll curtailecurtail halfehalf youryour fortunesfortunes.
wln 3396Row.RowlandRow.ThereThere shallshall notnot wantwant mymy labourlaborlabour sirsir: youryour moneymoney;
wln 3397Here’sHere’s oneone hashas undertakenundertaken.
wln 3398Tra.TranioTra.WellWell, IleI’ll trusttrust herher,
wln 3399AndAnd gladglad II havehave soso goodgood aa pawnpawn.
wln 3400Row.RowlandRow.IleI’ll watchwatch yeye.
wln 3401Petru.PetruchioPetru.LetsLet’slet’s inin, andand drinkdrink ofof allall handshands, andand bebe jovialljovial:
wln 3402II havehave mymy coltcolt againagain, andand nownow sheshe carriescarries;
wln 3403AndAnd GentlemenGentlemen, whoeverwhoever marriesmarries nextnext,
wln 3404LetLet himhim bebe suresure hehe keepkeep himhim toto hishis TextText.ExeuntExeunt.

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wln 3405PROLOGUEPROLOGUE.

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wln 3406LAdiesLAdies toto youyou, inin whosewhose defencedefensedefence andand rightright,
wln 3407FletchersFletcher’s bravebrave MuseMuse prepar’dprepared her selfherself toto fightfight
wln 3408AA battailebattle withoutwithout bloodblood, ’twas’twas wellwell foughtfought tootoo,
wln 3409(TheThe victory’svictory’s yoursyours, thoughthough gotgot withwith muchmuch adoado.)
wln 3410WeWe dodo presentpresent thisthis ComedyComedy, inin whichwhich
wln 3411AA rivuletrivulet ofof purepure witwit flowesflows, strongstrong andand richrich
wln 3412InIn FancyFancy, LanguageLanguage, andand allall partsparts thatthat maymay
wln 3413AddeAdd gracegrace andand ornamentornament toto aa merrymerry PlayPlay.
wln 3414WhichWhich thisthis maymay proveprove. YetYet notnot toto gogo tootoo farfar
wln 3415InIn promisespromises fromfrom thisthis ourour femalefemale warwar,

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wln 3416WeWe dodo intreatentreat thethe angryangry menmen wouldwould notnot
wln 3417ExpectExpect thethe mazesmazes ofof aa subtlesubtle plotplot,
wln 3418SetSet SpeechesSpeeches, highhigh expressionsexpressions; andand what’swhat’s worseworse,
wln 3419inin aa truetrue ComedyComedy, politiquepolitic discoursediscourse.
wln 3420TheThe endend wewe aymeaim atat, isis toto makemake youyou sportsport;
wln 3421YetYet neitherneither gallgall thethe CityCity, nornor thethe CourtCourt.
wln 3422HeareHear, andand observeobserve hishis ComiqueComic strainestrain andand whenwhen
wln 3423Y’areY’ areYou’re sicksick ofof melancholymelancholy, see’tsee ’tsee’t agenagain.
wln 3424’Tis’Tis nono deeredear PhysickPhysic, sincesince ’twill’twill quitquit thethe costcost:
wln 3425OrOr hishis intentionsintentions, withwith ourour painspains, areare lostlost.


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wln 3426EPILOGUEEPILOGUE.

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wln 3427THeTHe Tamer’sTamer’s tam’dtamed, butbut soso, asas nornor thethe menmen
wln 3428CanCan findefind oneone justjust causecause toto complainecomplain ofof, whenwhen
wln 3429TheyThey fitlyfitly dodo considerconsider inin theirtheir liveslives,
wln 3430TheyThey shouldshould notnot raignreign asas TyrantsTyrants o’ro’er theirtheir wiveswives.
wln 3431NorNor cancan thethe womenwomen fromfrom thisthis presidentprecedent
wln 3432InsultInsult, oror triumphtriumph: itit beingbeing aptlyaptly meantmeant,

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wln 3433ToTo teachteach bothboth SexesSexes duedue equalityequality;
wln 3434AndAnd asas theythey standstand boundbound, toto lovelove mutuallymutually.
wln 3435IfIf thisthis effecteffect, arisingarising fromfrom aa causecause
wln 3436WellWell laydlaid, andand groundedgrounded, maymay deservedeserve applauseapplause,
wln 3437WeWe somethingsomething moremore thenthan hopehope, ourour honesthonest endsends
wln 3438WillWill keepkeep thethe menmen, andand womenwomen tootoo, ourour friendsfriends.

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wln 3439FINISFINIS.

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Textual Notes
  1. 151 (306-a) : The regularized reading Laid is amended from the original Lasd.
  2. 219 (306-a) : The regularized reading lungs is amended from the original longs.
  3. 560 (307-b) : The regularized reading i’d is amended from the original i’ld.
  4. 920 (309-a) : The regularized reading Qui va la is amended from the original Cheval’a.
  5. 980 (309-a) : The regularized reading Fillies comes from the original Fillyes, though possible variants include Flies.
  6. 983 (309-a) : The regularized reading miserable is supplied for the original mis[*]rable.
  7. 1007 (309-a) : The regularized reading ’em is amended from the original th’em.
  8. 1038 (309-b) : The regularized reading This is amended from the original Thls.
  9. 1138 (309-b) : The regularized reading malice is supplied for the original ma[*]ice.
  10. 1052 (309-b) : This scene is duplicated below. Editions often remove this instance.
  11. 1066 (309-b) : The regularized reading do is amended from the original yoe.
  12. 1072 (309-b) : This line is duplicated below.
  13. 1175 (310-a) : The regularized reading than is supplied for the original th[·]n.
  14. 1300 (310-b) : The regularized reading God is amended from the original Good.
  15. 1416 (310-b) : The regularized reading thousand is amended from the original twousand.
  16. 1531 (311-a) : The regularized reading Tranio is amended from the original Fra..
  17. 1534 (311-a) : The regularized reading Tranio is amended from the original Fra..
  18. 1619 (311-b) : The regularized reading Bragget is amended from the original Bagget.
  19. 1641 (311-b) : The regularized reading toss comes from the original tosse, though possible variants include toast.
  20. 1641 (311-b) : The regularized reading her is amended from the original he.
  21. 1752 (312-a) : The regularized reading rheums is amended from the original hewms.
  22. 1777 (312-a) : The regularized reading of is supplied for the original o[·].
  23. 1787 (312-a) : The regularized reading credit is amended from the original oredit.
  24. 1812 (312-a) : The regularized reading spiteful is supplied for the original [*]pightfull.
  25. 2167 (313-b) : The regularized reading and is amended from the original add.
  26. 2224 (314-a) : The regularized reading you is amended from the original your.
  27. 2333 (314-a) : The regularized reading sickness is supplied for the original s[*]cknesse.
  28. 2377 (314-b) : The regularized reading dog-leech is amended from the original dogge-latch.
  29. 2588 (315-a) : The regularized reading by-blowes is amended from the original by-lowes.
  30. 2842 (316-a) : The regularized reading Maria is amended from the original Mir..
  31. 2859 (316-a) : The regularized reading thou is amended from the original thouc.
  32. 2860 (316-a) : The regularized reading Maria is amended from the original Mir..
  33. 2924 (316-b) : The regularized reading Has is amended from the original Ha’s.
  34. 2991 (316-b) : The regularized reading be is amended from the original by.
  35. 3022 (317-a) : The regularized reading predecessor is amended from the original predeceffor.
  36. 3239 (317-b) : The regularized reading Contract is amended from the original Conrract.
  37. 3304 (318-a) : The regularized reading yet is amended from the original ye.
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The Woman’s Prize, or The Tamer Tamed