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Jul 31, 2015 · The Taming of the Shrew begins with an “induction” in which a nobleman plays a trick on a beggar, Christopher Sly, treating Sly as if he is a nobleman who has lost his memory. A play is staged for Sly—the play that we know as The Taming of the Shrew.
Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, Who woo'd in haste and means to wed at leisure. I told you, I, he was a frantic fool, 1375 Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behaviour; And, to be noted for a merry man, He'll woo a thousand, 'point the day of marriage, Make friends invited, and proclaim the banns; Yet never means to wed where he hath woo'd.
The Shakescleare modern English translation of The Taming of the Shrew makes it easy to decipher Shakespeare’s nuanced language and will help you appreciate all of the play’s most famous lines--like “If I be waspish, best beware my sting.”
Educational online resource for the William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew with the full text and script. Comprehensive free online text and script of each Act and scene from The Taming of the Shrew the William Shakespeare play.
The Taming of the Shrew. (1593) Scenes. (14 total) Complete Text. Prologue. Act I. Scene 1. Padua.
Scene 1 Enter Beggar (Christopher Sly) and Hostess. SLY I’ll feeze you, in faith. HOSTESS A pair of stocks, you rogue! SLY You’re a baggage! The Slys are no rogues. Look in the chronicles. We came in with Richard Conqueror. Therefore, paucas pallabris, let the world 5 slide. Sessa!
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The full text of Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, with marginal notes, annotations, illustrations, and audio recordings.
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Complete text. THE. Taming of the Shrew. 1 Actus primus. Scoena Prima. 2 Enter Begger and Hostes, Christophero Sly. 3 Begger. 4 ILe pheeze you infaith. 5 Host.