Taming of the Shrew: A ComedyPrivately printed, 1887 - 75 pages |
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... Curtis , a serving - man in the original , as an old woman ; and to allot tw or three words of speech to the servants who are named by Grumio , in his deprecatory speech to his master , in the arrival scene . It is neither necessary ...
... Curtis , a serving - man in the original , as an old woman ; and to allot tw or three words of speech to the servants who are named by Grumio , in his deprecatory speech to his master , in the arrival scene . It is neither necessary ...
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... CURTIS , Servant to Petruchio Cast as acted , March , 1754 , at Drury Lane , These characters were eliminated from this ver- sion , Cast as acted first time in New York , April 14 , 1768 . The induction was not played on this occasion ...
... CURTIS , Servant to Petruchio Cast as acted , March , 1754 , at Drury Lane , These characters were eliminated from this ver- sion , Cast as acted first time in New York , April 14 , 1768 . The induction was not played on this occasion ...
Page 67
... my sweet Kate , [ To HORTENSIO . Better once than never - and never once too late ! [ CURTIS enters and assists KATHARINE to her robe and hat . CURTAIN . 67 ACT V. SCENE 1. - Before LUCENTIO'S house . Gateway TAMING OF THE SHREW .
... my sweet Kate , [ To HORTENSIO . Better once than never - and never once too late ! [ CURTIS enters and assists KATHARINE to her robe and hat . CURTAIN . 67 ACT V. SCENE 1. - Before LUCENTIO'S house . Gateway TAMING OF THE SHREW .
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acted apparel AUGUSTIN DALY Bian Bion BIONDELLO bride comedy comes curst Curt Curtis Daly's Theatre daughter doth dream duty Edwin Booth English peasants Enter GRUMIO Enter KATHARINE Enter PETRUCHIO entreat Exeunt Exit fair father fool Garrick gentleman gown hath hear heard hither honor horse HORTENSIO HUNTSMAN husband Induction Kath kiss Kitty Clive knock lady Licio look lord LUCENTIO and BIANCA lute Madam maid marry master mistress moon Nath ne'er never Padua PEDANT piece Pisa play players pray Re-enter ready right Vincentio scene servant Shakespeare Shakspere's Shrew Signior Baptista signior Gremio signior Lucentio Sirrah Slie stay suitor sweet Kate Taming tell thee Thomas Hardy thou canst thou hast thou liest Tranio unto Verona villain Warwickshire wench What's wife wilt win my love
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Page 75 - Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign ; one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance : commits his body To painful labour, both by sea and land ; To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, While thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands, But love, fair looks, and true obedience, — Too little payment for so great a debt.
Page 75 - While thou liest warm at home, secure and safe, And craves no other tribute at thy hands, But love, fair looks, and true obedience; Too little payment for so great a debt. Such duty as the subject owes the prince, Even such, a woman oweth to her husband...
Page 75 - I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace, Or seek for rule, supremacy and sway, When they are bound to serve, love and obey.
Page 50 - I will be master of what is mine own : She is my goods, my chattels ; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing...