Taming of the Shrew

[Guru]

GREMIO


I marvel Cambio comes not all this while.

Enter PETRUCHIO, KATHARINA, VINCENTIO, GRUMIO, with Attendants

 

[Guru]

PETRUCHIO


Sir, here's the door, this is Lucentio's house:
My father's bears more toward the market-place;
Thither must I, and here I leave you, sir.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


You shall not choose but drink before you go:
I think I shall command your welcome here,
And, by all likelihood, some cheer is toward.

Knocks

 

[Guru]

GREMIO


They're busy within; you were best knock louder.

Pedant looks out of the window

 

[Guru]

Pedant


What's he that knocks as he would beat down the gate?

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


Is Signior Lucentio within, sir?

 

[Guru]

Pedant


He's within, sir, but not to be spoken withal.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


What if a man bring him a hundred pound or two, to
make merry withal?

 

[Guru]

Pedant


Keep your hundred pounds to yourself: he shall
need none, so long as I live.

 

[Guru]

PETRUCHIO


Nay, I told you your son was well beloved in Padua.
Do you hear, sir? To leave frivolous circumstances,
I pray you, tell Signior Lucentio that his father is
come from Pisa, and is here at the door to speak with him.

 

[Guru]

Pedant


Thou liest: his father is come from Padua and here
looking out at the window.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


Art thou his father?

 

[Guru]

Pedant


Ay, sir; so his mother says, if I may believe her.

 

[Guru]

PETRUCHIO


[To VINCENTIO] Why, how now, gentleman! why, this
is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name.

 

[Guru]

Pedant


Lay hands on the villain: I believe a' means to
cozen somebody in this city under my countenance.

Re-enter BIONDELLO

 

[Guru]

BIONDELLO


I have seen them in the church together: God send
'em good shipping! But who is here? mine old
master Vincentio! now we are undone and brought to nothing.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


[Seeing BIONDELLO]
Come hither, crack-hemp.

 

[Guru]

BIONDELLO


Hope I may choose, sir.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


Come hither, you rogue. What, have you forgot me?

 

[Guru]

BIONDELLO


Forgot you! no, sir: I could not forget you, for I
never saw you before in all my life.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


What, you notorious villain, didst thou never see
thy master's father, Vincentio?

 

[Guru]

BIONDELLO


What, my old worshipful old master? yes, marry, sir:
see where he looks out of the window.

 

[Guru]

VINCENTIO


Is't so, indeed.

Beats BIONDELLO

 

[Guru]

BIONDELLO


Help, help, help! here's a madman will murder me.

Exit

 

[Guru]

Pedant


Help, son! help, Signior Baptista!

Exit from above