ACT I. SCENE I. Padua. A public place. Enter LUCENTIO and his man TRANIO. Luc. Tranio, since for the great desire I had Gave me my being and my father first, Vincentio's son brought up in Florence It shall become to serve all hopes conceived, ID 20 9. ingenious, liberal. 19. apply, attend to, make my study. 23. plash, pool. 25. Mi perdonato, with your permission. Ff. 'me pardonato.' I am in all affected as yourself; Glad that you thus continue your resolve 30 Or so devote to Aristotle's checks As Ovid be an outcast quite abjured : Music and poesy use to quicken you; The mathematics and the metaphysics, Fall to them as you find your stomach serves you; No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en : In brief, sir, study what you most affect. 40 Luc. Gramercies, Tranio, well dost thou advise. If, Biondello, thou wert come ashore, Tra. Master, some show to welcome us to town. Enter BAPTISTA, KATHARINA, BIANCA, GREMIO, and HORTENSIO. LUCENTIO and TRANIO stand by. Bap. Gentlemen, importune me no farther, 50 26. affected, disposed. 32. checks, i.e. his 'moral discipline.' But 'ethics' (ethicks) is a plausible emendation. 34. balk logic, chop logic (from the notion of balking, or blocking, one argument with another). Because I know you well and love you well, There, there, Hortensio, will you any wife? To make a stale of me amongst these mates ? Unless you were of gentler, milder mould. Kath. I' faith, sir, you shall never need to fear : Hor. From all such devils, good Lord deliver us! Tra. Hush, master! here's some good pastime toward: That wench is stark mad or wonderful froward. Maid's mild behaviour and sobriety. Peace, Tranio! Tra. Well said, master; mum! and gaze your fill. Bap. Gentlemen, that I may soon make good What I have said, Bianca, get you in: And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, Bian. Sister, content you in my discontent. 60 70 80 58. stale, laughing stock. Mates, companions, fellows, probably with a play on stale mate. 62. I wis, iwis, indeed. ib. her, i.e. Katharina's own. Sir, to your pleasure humbly I subscribe: Luc. Hark, Tranio! thou may'st hear Minerva speak. Hor. Signior Baptista, will you be so strange ? Sorry am I that our good will effects Bianca's grief. Gre. Why will you mew her up, Signior Baptista, for this fiend of hell, Bap. Gentlemen, content ye; I am resolved: Go in, Bianca : [Exit Bianca. And for I know she taketh most delight In music, instruments and poetry, Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Kath. Why, and I trust I may go too, may I not? What, shall I be appointed hours; as though, belike, I knew not what to take, and what to leave, ha ? [Exit. Gre. You may go to the devil's dam: your gifts are so good, here's none will hold you. Their love is not so great, Hortensio, but we may blow our nails together, and fast it fairly out: 90 100 97. Prefer, direct. ib. cunning, accomplished. 104. belike, presumably. 108. Their love, that of Baptista and Katharina. Gremio appears to mean that, though their suit is for the present vain, Baptista will not finally let Bianca suffer for Katharina's sake; meantime let them 'fast out' the interval as best they may. our cake's dough on both sides. Farewell: yet, 110 for the love I bear my sweet Bianca, if I can by any means light on a fit man to teach her that wherein she delights, I will wish him to her father. Hor. So will I, Signior Gremio: but a word, I pray. Though the nature of our quarrel yet never brooked parle, know now, upon advice, it toucheth us both, that we may yet again have access to our fair mistress and be happy rivals in Bianca's love, to labour and effect one thing 120 specially. Gre. What's that, I pray? Hor. Marry, sir, to get a husband for her sister. Gre. A husband! a devil. Gre. I say, a devil. Thinkest thou, Hortensio, though her father be very rich, any man is so very a fool to be married to hell? Hor. Tush, Gremio, though it pass your 130 patience and mine to endure her loud alarums, why, man, there be good fellows in the world, an a man could light on them, would take her with all faults, and money enough. Gre. I cannot tell; but I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to be whipped at the high cross every morning. Hor. Faith, as you say, there's small choice in rotten apples. But come; since this bar in law makes us friends, it shall be so far forth 140 friendly maintained till by helping Baptista's 110. our cake's dough, our game is spoilt. IIO. on both sides, i.e. yours as well as mine. 113. wish him to, recommend him (to apply) to. 117. parle, debate. |