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Enter BIONDELLO, LUCENTIO, and
* BIANCA; GREMIO is out before.
BIONDELLO
1 Softly and swiftly, sir; for the priest is ready.
LUCENTIO
2 I fly, Biondello: but they may chance to need thee
3 at home; therefore leave us.
BIONDELLO
4 Nay, faith, I'll see the church o' your back; and
5 then come back to my master's as soon
6 as I can.
[Exeunt LUCENTIO, BIANCA,
and BIONDELLO.]
GREMIO
7 I marvel Cambio comes not all this while.
Enter PETRUCHIO, KATE, VINCENTIO,
GRUMIO, with Attendants.
PETRUCHIO
8 Sir, here's the door, this is Lucentio's house:
9 My father's bears more toward the market-place;
10 Thither must I, and here I leave you, sir.
VINCENTIO
11 You shall not choose but drink before you go:
12 I think I shall command your welcome here,
13 And, by all likelihood, some cheer is toward.
GREMIO
14 They're busy within; you were best knock
15 louder.
** PEDANT looks out of the window.
Pedant
16 What's he that knocks as he would
17 beat down the gate?
VINCENTIO
18 Is Signior Lucentio within, sir?
Pedant
19 He's within, sir, but not to be spoken
20 withal.
VINCENTIO
21 What if a man bring him a hundred pound or two, to
22 make merry withal?
Pedant
23 Keep your hundred pounds to yourself: he shall
24 need none, so long as I live.
PETRUCHIO
25 Nay, I told you your son was well beloved in Padua.
26 Do you hear, sir? To leave frivolous circumstances,
27 I pray you, tell Signior Lucentio that his father is
28 come from Pisa, and is here at the door
29 to speak with him.
Pedant
30 Thou liest: his father is come from Padua and here
31 looking out at the window.
VINCENTIO
32 Art thou his father?
Pedant
33 Ay, sir; so his mother says, if I may believe
34 her.
PETRUCHIO [To VINCENTIO.]
35 Why, how now, gentleman! Why,
36 this is flat knavery, to take upon you
37 another man's name.
Pedant
38 Lay hands on the villain: I believe
39 a' means to cozen somebody in this
40 city under my countenance.
BIONDELLO
41 I have seen them in the church
42 together: God send 'em good
43 shipping! But who is here? mine
44 old master Vincentio! now we
45 are undone and brought to nothing.
VINCENTIO [Seeing BIONDELLO.]
46 Come hither, crack-hemp.
BIONDELLO
47 Hope I may choose, sir.
VINCENTIO
48 Come hither, you rogue. What, have you
49 forgot me?
BIONDELLO
50 Forgot you! no, sir: I could not forget you, for I
51 never saw you before in all my life.
VINCENTIO
52 What, you notorious villain, didst thou never see
53 thy master's father, Vincentio?
BIONDELLO
54 What, my old worshipful old master? yes, marry, sir:
55 see where he looks out of the
56 window.
BIONDELLO
58 Help, help, help! here's a madman will
59 murder me.
Pedant
60 Help, son! help, Signior Baptista!
PETRUCHIO
61 Prithee, Kate, let's stand aside and see the
62 end of this controversy.
Enter PEDANT [below] with Servants,
BAPTISTA, TRANIO [as Lucentio].
TRANIO
63 Sir, what are you that offer to beat my
64 servant?
VINCENTIO
65 What am I, sir! nay, what are you, sir? O immortal
66 gods! O fine villain! A silken doublet! a velvet
67 hose! a scarlet cloak! and a copatain hat! O, I
68 am undone! I am undone! while I play the good
69 husband at home, my son and my servant spend all at
70 the university.
TRANIO
71 How now! what's the matter?
BAPTISTA
72 What, is the man lunatic?
TRANIO
73 Sir, you seem a sober ancient gentleman by your
74 habit, but your words show you a madman. Why, sir,
75 what 'cerns it you if I wear pearl and gold? I
76 thank my good father, I am able to maintain it.
VINCENTIO
77 Thy father! O villain! he is a sailmaker in
78 Bergamo.
BAPTISTA
79 You mistake, sir, you mistake, sir. Pray, what do
80 you think is his name?
VINCENTIO
81 His name! as if I knew not his name: I have brought
82 him up ever since he was three years old, and his
83 name is Tranio.
Pedant
84 Away, away, mad ass! his name is Lucentio and he is
85 mine only son, and heir to the lands of me,
86 Signior Vincentio.
VINCENTIO
87 Lucentio! O, he hath murdered his master! Lay hold
88 on him, I charge you, in the duke's name. O, my
89 son, my son! Tell me, thou villain, where is
90 my son Lucentio?
TRANIO
91 Call forth an officer.
92 Carry this mad knave to the gaol. Father Baptista, 93 I charge you see that he be forthcoming.
VINCENTIO
94 Carry me to the gaol!
GREMIO
95 Stay, officer: he shall not go to prison.
BAPTISTA
96 Talk not, Signior Gremio: I say he shall go
97 to prison.
GREMIO
98 Take heed, Signior Baptista, lest you be
99 cony-catched in this business: I dare swear
100 this is the right Vincentio.
Pedant
101 Swear, if thou darest.
GREMIO
102 Nay, I dare not swear it.
TRANIO
103 Then thou wert best say that I am not
104 Lucentio.
GREMIO
105 Yes, I know thee to be Signior Lucentio.
BAPTISTA
106 Away with the dotard! to the gaol with
107 him!
VINCENTIO
108 Thus strangers may be hal'd and abus'd: O
109 monstrous villain!
Enter BIONDELLO, LUCENTIO
and BIANCA.
BIONDELLO
110 O! we are spoiled and—yonder he is: deny him,
111 forswear him, or else we are all undone.
LUCENTIO
112 Pardon, sweet father.
VINCENTIO
112 Lives my sweet son?
Exeunt Biondello, Tranio,
and Pedant, as fast as may be.
BIANCA
113 Pardon, dear father.
BAPTISTA
113 How hast thou offended?
114 Where is Lucentio?
LUCENTIO
114 Here's Lucentio,
115 Right son to the right Vincentio;
116 That have by marriage made thy daughter mine,
117 While counterfeit supposes blear'd thine eyne.
GREMIO
118 Here's packing, with a witness to deceive us
119 all!
VINCENTIO
120 Where is that damned villain Tranio,
121 That fac'd and braved me in this matter so?
BAPTISTA
122 Why, tell me, is not this my Cambio?
BIANCA
123 Cambio is changed into Lucentio.
LUCENTIO
124 Love wrought these miracles. Bianca's love
125 Made me exchange my state with Tranio,
126 While he did bear my countenance in the town;
127 And happily I have arrived at the last
128 Unto the wished haven of my bliss.
129 What Tranio did, myself enforced him to;
130 Then pardon him, sweet father, for my sake.
VINCENTIO
131 I'll slit the villain's nose, that would have sent
132 me to the gaol.
BAPTISTA
133 But do you hear, sir? have you married my daughter
134 without asking my good will?
VINCENTIO
135 Fear not, Baptista; we will content you, go to: but
136 I will in, to be revenged for this villany.
BAPTISTA
137 And I, to sound the depth of this knavery.
LUCENTIO
138 Look not pale, Bianca; thy father will not
139 frown.
GREMIO
140 My cake is dough; but I'll in among the rest,
141 Out of hope of all, but my share of the feast.
KATHARINA
142 Husband, let's follow, to see the end of this ado.
PETRUCHIO
143 First kiss me, Kate, and we will.
KATHARINA
144 What, in the midst of the street?
PETRUCHIO
145 What, art thou ashamed of me?
KATHARINA
146 No, sir, God forbid; but ashamed to kiss.
PETRUCHIO
147 Why, then let's home again. Come, sirrah, let's away.
KATHARINA
148 Nay, I will give thee a kiss: now pray thee, love, stay.
PETRUCHIO
149 Is not this well? Come, my sweet Kate:
150 Better once than never, for never too late.
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