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SCENE I. Before an alehouse on a heath.

Enter Hostess and SLY

SCENE II. A bedchamber in the Lord's house.

Enter aloft SLY, with Attendants; some with apparel, others with basin and ewer and appurtenances; and Lord

I thank thee: thou shalt not lose by it.

Enter the Page as a lady, with attendants

ACT I

SCENE I. Padua. A public place.

Enter LUCENTIO and his man TRANIO

Master, some show to welcome us to town.

Enter BAPTISTA, KATHARINA, BIANCA, GREMIO, and HORTENSIO. LUCENTIO and TRANIO stand by

SCENE II. Padua. Before HORTENSIO'S house.

Enter PETRUCHIO and his man GRUMIO

I would I were as sure of a good dinner.

Enter TRANIO brave, and BIONDELLO

ACT II

SCENE I. Padua. A room in BAPTISTA'S house.

Enter KATHARINA and BIANCA

If that be jest, then all the rest was so.

Strikes her Enter BAPTISTA

Was ever gentleman thus grieved as I?

But who comes here?

Enter GREMIO, LUCENTIO in the habit of a mean man; PETRUCHIO, with HORTENSIO as a musician; and TRANIO, with BIONDELLO bearing a lute and books

That I'll try.

She strikes him

ACT III

SCENE I. Padua. BAPTISTA'S house.

Enter LUCENTIO, HORTENSIO, and BIANCA

Farewell, sweet masters both; I must be gone.

Exeunt BIANCA and Servant

SCENE II. Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.

Enter BAPTISTA, GREMIO, TRANIO, KATHARINA, BIANCA, LUCENTIO, and others, attendants

Would Katharina had never seen him though!

Exit weeping, followed by BIANCA and others

ACT IV

SCENE I. PETRUCHIO'S country house.

Enter GRUMIO

There.

Strikes him

Why, she comes to borrow nothing of them.

Enter four or five Serving-men

SCENE II. Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.

Enter TRANIO and HORTENSIO

SCENE III. A room in PETRUCHIO'S house.

Enter KATHARINA and GRUMIO

SCENE IV. Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.

Enter TRANIO, and the Pedant dressed like VINCENTIO

I follow you.

Exeunt TRANIO, Pedant, and BAPTISTA Re-enter BIONDELLO

SCENE V. A public road.

Enter PETRUCHIO, KATHARINA, HORTENSIO, and Servants

ACT V

SCENE I. Padua. Before LUCENTIO'S house.

GREMIO discovered. Enter behind BIONDELLO, LUCENTIO, and BIANCA

I marvel Cambio comes not all this while.

Enter PETRUCHIO, KATHARINA, VINCENTIO, GRUMIO, with Attendants

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

Pedant looks out of the window

Lives my sweet son?

Exeunt BIONDELLO, TRANIO, and Pedant, as fast as may be

Look not pale, Bianca; thy father will not frown.

Exeunt LUCENTIO and BIANCA

SCENE II. Padua. LUCENTIO'S house.

Enter BAPTISTA, VINCENTIO, GREMIO, the Pedant, LUCENTIO, BIANCA, PETRUCHIO, KATHARINA, HORTENSIO, and Widow, TRANIO, BIONDELLO, and GRUMIO the Serving-men with Tranio bringing in a banquet