PDF downloads of all 1699 LitCharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. KATHERINE enters with BIANCA, whose hands are tied. [Presenting LUCENTIO, disguised as CAMBIO]He has studied at the university in Rheims, and is as skilled in Greek, Latin, and other languages as that man is in music and mathematics. If she and I are happy, then what's it to you? Nay, then you jest, and now I well perceive. I find you passing gentle. You are very welcome, sir. You'll be billed after your free trial ends. That she shall still be curst in company. I am your neighbor, and was suitor first. I know him well by reputation. Provide the feast, father, and bid the guests. An old Italian fox is not so kind, my boy. Call you me daughter? . Moved, in good time. (Leading apes in hell refers to the lot of women who die old maids, unmarried.) I did but tell her she mistook her frets, And bowed her hand to teach her fingering, When, with a most impatient devilish spirit, 'Frets' call you these? quoth she. Tranio, confident of his ability to play the part of Lucentio, believes he can produce Lucentios father as well. [To himself]All my land together doesn't add up to that much!Well, from me she'll have all that, plus a merchant ship that's now docked in Marseilles harbor. You can view our. I'm also aware of your firm decision that your eldest daughter must marry first. In exchange, he offers a music instructor for her, the disguised Hortensio, whom he introduces as Litio. I'll offer all these to Bianca, and I'll double whatever you might offer next. And, in possession, twenty thousand crowns. Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn, For, by this light, whereby I see thy beauty, Thy beauty that doth make me like thee well, Thou must be married to no man but me. Oh, let me see thee walk! Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchants part,And venture madly on a desperate mart. He agrees also to present Hortensio, in disguise, to Baptista as a music teacher named Litio. 'Tis age that nourisheth. The Taming of the Shrew Jump to line Act 1, scene 2 Scene 2 Synopsis: Petruchio, with his servant Grumio, has just arrived in Padua. Where are you from? I have now boldly come as a guest to your house to try and see for myself all the things I've heard reported. By Saint George, I probably am too young for you. on 50-99 accounts. Why, that is nothing. Let's have contracts drawn up between us, so both of us will be sure to keep up our end of the agreement. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Now they'll either bring you a profit or be lost at sea. I swear by this light, which lets me see your beautyyour beauty that makes me love youthat you must be married to no man but me. Strangely, Kate remains silent after this remark, and when Petruchio again claims that they will marry on Sunday, she says nothing, and they both leave. Petruchio enthusiastically agrees. KATHERINE "He that is giddy thinks the world turns round" I pray you tell me what you meant by that. And as for the education of your daughters, I here contribute a simple instrument and this small pack of Greek and Latin books. [to LUCENTIO as CAMBIO]and you take the set of books. Ay, when the special thing is well obtained. Act 2 Scene 1 Baptista accepts the disguised Hortensio (Litio) and Lucentio (Cambio) as tutors, as well as Petruchio's offer to marry . Read more aboutPetruchio and Kates first meeting. A vengeance on your crafty withered hide! You do me wrong, Sir Gremio. Induction, Scene 2. Welcome, good, methinks you walk like a stranger. If she refuses to marry me, then I'll ask about the date for the announcement and the wedding. Bianca, stand aside.Poor girl, she weeps! [To BAPTISTA]Sir, listen to me: I am my father's heir and only son. Along with this, she'll get two thousand gold coins a year, which is what my land earns me. That talked of her have talked amiss of her. While I with self-same kindness welcome thine. Both daughters had arranged marriages by there father. And how are you, daughter Katherine? Pray, have you not a daughterCalled Katherina, fair and virtuous? He agrees also to present Hortensio, in disguise, to Baptista as a music teacher named Litio. What, with my tongue in your tail? She vied so fast, protesting oath on oath, A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew., Give me thy hand, Kate. I'll be the great gust to her fire, and she will yield to me, for I am rough and don't woo like a child. But as for my daughter Katherine, this much I know: she won't meet your expectationsand that's a pity for me. Be patient, gentlemen. Ay, when the special thing is well obtained,That is, her love, for that is all in all. Then, at my farm I have a hundred milch-kine to the pail, Six score fat oxen standing in my stalls, And all things answerable to this portion. A vengeance on your crafty withered hide! How but well? The Taming of the Shrew Act 2, scene 1 Synopsis: Baptista stops Katherine from abusing Bianca and receives a visit from Petruchio, who presents Hortensio (disguised as Litio, a music teacher); Gremio introduces Lucentio (disguised as Cambio, a teacher of languages). Petruchio enthusiastically You'd dare to call me daughter? If you consider that a joke, then the rest was too. Well, gentlemen, I have decided. Welcome, good Cambio. You must be jokingand now I can see that you've been joking with me this whole time. Not for bearing the likes of you, if you're talking about me. The group is composed of the gentlemen who were on their way to the pub at the end of the last scene: Gremio with Lucentio (dressed as a schoolmaster), Petruchio with Hortensio (likewise dressed as a schoolmaster), and Tranio (dressed as Lucentio) with Biondello (dressed as his servant). Gremio has been outbid. . Of whence, I pray? Those who talk about me call me Katherine. What a slanderous world! [To PETRUCHIO] You are too blunt. Oh, the kindest Kate! Tranio gives a lute and Latin books to woo Bianca; Katherina breaks a lute over Hortensio's head. Why, there's no crab apple here, so don't look sour. I will go sit and weep Till I can find occasion of revenge. Pray, have you not a daughter, You wrong me, Signior Gremio. Only deeds can determine the winner here. Chaos rules at Baptistas house the next morning as Katherine chases Bianca, cursing at her in a fury. Her widowhood, be it that she survive me. [To BAPTISTA] Sir, list to me: I am my fathers heir and only son. I see that your name is Lucentio. Even if you tried, you couldn't frown, glare scornfully, or bite your lip as angry women do, and you take no pleasure in arguments. Please accept his service. She's a quick learner and will be grateful for your help. Petruchio is my name, Antonios son,A man well known throughout all Italy. The Taming of the Shrew: Act 5, Scene 2 Summary & Analysis New! If she frowns, I'll say that she looks as cheerful as morning roses newly washed with dew. Instant PDF downloads. And on my side, if I die before she does, as her widow's inheritance she'll get all my lands and the rent from my property. Then let Kate be the chaste one, while Diana is my love. Her silence flouts me, and Ill be revenged. If you love him, sister, you can have him. For thou are pleasant, gamesome, passing courteous. Dont have an account? Kiss him for that, good widow. tapestry, my ivory chests are stuffed with gold. She is not for your turn, the more my grief. Proceed in your lessons with my younger daughter. I am a foreigner in this city, but I have come to make myself a suitor to your daughter, the fair and virtuous Bianca. and you take the set of books. Order your servants aroundnot me. PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. He's well known to me. Father, tis thus: yourself and all the world That talked of her have talked amiss of her. It's amazing to seeeven a cowardly wretch can tame the fiercest shrew when a man and a woman are left alone together.Give me your hand, Kate. That is everything. Nay, come again,Good Kate. Nor do they wonder why Kate chooses to maintain her behavior. Gremio presents his own schoolmaster, the disguised Lucentio, whom he calls Cambio, a master of classical languages. I see no reason why the pretend Lucentio shouldn't produce a father, called "pretend Vincentio"and that'll be a miracle. Are you a register for gentlemen, Kate? But in this case of wooing, a child will father a father, if my wits don't fail me. Read more about the theme of the effect of social rules on individual happiness. I do have a daughter named Katherina, sir. I see you do not mean to part with her, Or else you like not of my company. I am a gentleman of Verona, sir, who has heard of your daughter's beauty and wit, her friendliness and bashful modesty, her wondrous talents and mild behavior. Did you hear that, Petruchio? She's not fierce, but as mild as the morning. Now, Kate, I'm the only husband for you. Read our modern English translation of this scene. (2.1, L. 154-155) Teaching/breaking Katherine into an instrument (the lute) vs. Katherine smashing the lute over Hortensio's head Here, Kate appears to be frustrated by the fact that her biological clock is ticking, but she finds herself caught in a vicious circle: she hates the suitors because they do not want to marry her, and men will not marry her because she makes it so obvious that she hates them. I tell you, tis incredible to believe How much she loves me. Sirrah young gamester, your father were a fool. [As LUCENTIO]Gremio, it's well known that my father has no fewer than three great merchant ships, along with two large galleys and twelve smaller ones. Sunday is coming soon. Love and marriage are the concerns of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Full text, summaries, illustrations, guides for . I think she'd do better as a soldier. creating and saving your own notes as you read. Then, at my farm I have a hundred milk cows and a hundred and twenty fat oxen in my stables. [To TRANIO] What, have I choked you with an argosy? But now, Baptista, let's think about your younger daughter. I'll make sure my Katherine will be beautifully dressed. Ill attend her here And woo her with some spirit when she comes. What a witty mother! Deals are agreed on according to wealth and status, and Baptista uses Bianca as a bargaining chip to ensure a good deal for his eldest . having heard your modesty, virtue, and beauty praised in every town, though not as highly as you deserve, I have been moved to court you for my wife. His name is Litio, from Mantua. Why would you hurt her when she's never done you any harm? I know him well. What may I call your name? Hey there, inside! When did she cross thee with a bitter word? Hortensio jokingly asks Petruchio whether he would like a shrewish, yet rich, wife. [As LUCENTIO]Why, then she's mine alone, of all the men in the world, by your firm promise. When did she ever speak a single cruel word to you? Summary and Analysis Act I: Scene 2. Believe me, sister, out of all the men alive I've never yet seen that special face that I could love more than any other. [Bianca's hands are tied.] Kate is like a hazel-twig, straight and slender, her hair is as brown as hazelnuts, and she herself is sweeter than the hazelnut kernels. Let me go. And no doubt Petruchio will have a quiet catchno one's going to fight him for her. Signior Petruchio, will you go with us, Or shall I send my daughter Kate to you? Provide the feast, father, and bid the guests. In the same way, Petruchio treats her like she doesnt exist when telling the others of their wedding plans. On Sunday next, you know, Now, on the Sunday following, shall Bianca. And, to pay the price of my admission to your hospitality, I here present you with a servant of mine. All I told her was that she was using the wrong frets, and I bent her hand to teach her the right fingering. Is it for him you do envy me so? Youve successfully purchased a group discount. So why does the world report that Kate limps along? Calm down, gentlemen. [As LUCENTIO]Old graybeard, your love has frozen over. Twenty thousand crowns right away, and one half of my lands after my death. I will unto Venice. We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. [BIONDELLO brings the gifts forward]If you accept them, then they are valuable indeed. Two thousand gold coins a year from his land! I swear, you've certainly shown a father's tender care in trying to marry me off to a lunatic, a crazed villain and a swearing fool, who thinks that he can force his way through with enough cursing! Stand back, fickle boy. Now I'm not afraid of you anymore, boy. That covenants may be kept on either hand. Are you sad? Her silence mocks me, and I'll get my revenge on her. Here comes your father. BAPTISTA I know not what to say: but give me your hands; God send you joy, Petruchio! Whom thou lovest best. A thousand thanks, Sir Gremio. Why, no, for she hath broke the lute to me. Sir Baptista, I'm in a bit of a hurry with this business, and I can't come wooing every day. Flashcards. [as LUCENTIO] But youth in ladies' eyes that flourisheth. On the following Sunday, Bianca will marry youif you can make this guarantee. Holla, within! With gentle conference, soft and affable. Romeo! She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. O, how I long to have some chat with her! I speak but as I find.Whence are you, sir? As before, when Baptista is present, the men ignore Kate, talking about her, not to her. If she frowns, I'll say that she looks as cheerful as morning roses newly washed with dew. [To BIANCA] Go ply thy needle; meddle not with her. Please wait while we process your payment. Say that she rail; why then Ill tell her plain She sings as sweetly as a nightingale. Act 2 Scene 1 Save. Now is the day we long have lookd for. Talk not to me. Pardon me sir, for the boldness is all my own. If she is silent and won't say a word, then I'll praise. Let's have contracts drawn up between us, so both of us will be sure to keep up our end of the agreement. Accept him, or else risk offending me. To express the like kindness, myself, that have been more kindly beholding to you than any, freely give unto you this young scholar [presenting LUCENTIO , disguised as CAMBIO ] that hath been long studying at Rheims, as cunning in Greek, Latin, and other languages as the other in music and mathematics. You young gambler, your father would be a fool to give you everything and spend his declining years as a dependent in your house. Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan! Six score fat oxen standing in my stalls. Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 1 The Taming of the Shrew Scenes Overview Synopsis Characters Scenes Full Play Reviews Documents The Tamer Tamed Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 1 Jump to a scene A + Line - Line + Short names Hide Line Numbers Padua. If she and I be pleased, whats that to you? They engage in a lengthy verbal duel with elaborate puns, each one constructing a new metaphor from the others commentsKates puns generally insult or threaten, but Petruchio twists them into sexual innuendo. Abrasive as always, Katherine tears into Petruchio from the moment he sets foot in her room. And to conclude, we have 'greed so well together, That upon Sunday is the wedding day. Created by. An old Italian fox is never that kind, my boy. I was born to tame you, Kate, and change you from a wildcat Kate into a Kate as obedient as other domesticated Kates. Pray accept his service. Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! All my land together doesn't add up to that much!Well, from me she'll have all that, plus a merchant ship that's now docked in Marseilles harbor. Then she jumped up with impatience and said, "'Frets,' is that what you call them? TRANIO, disguised as LUCENTIO, enters with BIONDELLO, who carries a lute (stringed instrument) and books. A curse on your crafty withered hide! other languages as the other in music and mathematics. Yet I have faced it with a card of ten. Yours, if we're telling tall tales of tails. As Kate this chamber with her princely gait? Baptista says that whichever of the suitors can best ensure that Bianca will be provided for when she is a widowin other words, whichever has the greatest wealthmay have her hand. He arrives at his old friend Hortensio's house and fills Hortensio in on his financial situation. Give me leave.. Contact us If you accept them, then their worth is great. I tell you, father, I am as domineering as she is proud-minded, and when two raging fires come together, they cancel each other out. But for my daughter Katherine, this I know. Tranio (as Lucentio) If it be so, sir, that you are the man 231. For I tell you, father, I am as peremptory as she proud-minded; And where two raging fires meet together, They do consume the thing that feeds their fury. That thinks with oaths to face the matter out. The Taming of the Shrew is a comic play written by William Shakespeare around 1590 and first published in 1898. A little wind will make a little fire great, but a great gust will blow the fire out. The only profit I seek is a quiet, peaceful match. I will be sure my Katherine shall be fine. Here comes your father. The only complication is a 1594 quarto titled The Taming of A Shrew that is not ascribed to Shakespeare and which has an uncertain relationship to The Shrew.While there are plot similarities, much of A Shrew is different from The Shrew, including character . You wrong me, Signior Gremio. You lie, I swear, for you are called Kate, plain Kate, and pretty Kate, and sometimes Kate the shrew, but always Kate, the prettiest Kate in God's kingdom, Kate from Kate Hall, my delicious Katefor all delicacies are. Ill leave her houses three or four as good, Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.. Fathers usually father their children, not the other way around. Signior Baptista, my business asketh haste, And every day I cannot come to woo. No, I've offered everything I own. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. Back to the Play "my tongue in your tail!" Wordplay. that have been more kindly beholding to you than any, studying at Rheims, as cunning in Greek, Latin, and. And make sure you don't lie. Boy, you don't know how to love like I do. You plan the feast, father, and invite the guests. But yours will burn out. Exit Servant with LUCENTIO and HORTENSIO, BIONDELLO following. Was ever gentleman thus grieved as I?But who comes here? Oh, let me see you walk, Kate! You must be jokingand now I can see that you've been joking with me this whole time. Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchants part. [as LUCENTIO] And I am one that love Bianca moreThan words can witness or your thoughts can guess. And with that she struck me on the head, so that my head went right through the lute. I swear Ill cuff you if you strike again. 'tis a match. KATHERINE A very mean meaning. She threw her arms around my neck, giving me kiss after kiss and swearing vows of love, and in an instant she had won my heart. Provide the feast, father, and bid the guests; I will be sure my Katharina shall be fine. You lie, in faith, for you are called plain Kate. What, will my daughter prove a good musician? and like Beatrice is always making jokes and puns. But in this case of wooing, a child will father a father, if my wits don't fail me. Nay, hear you, Kate: in sooth you scape not so. They do consume the thing that feeds their fury. Where did you memorize all this witty talk? Act 1, scene 2. I'll make sure my Katherine will be beautifully dressed. And thou, Hortensio, with thy loving widow, 7. What, have I discouraged you, Sir Gremio? I could tell at once that you were a moveable. Refine any search. Father, it's like this: you and everyone else who've talked about her have all been wrong. Oh, I can't wait to talk to her! Say that she frown; Ill say she looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew. If she and I are happy, then what's it to you? No, not a whit. Kate is like a hazel-twig, straight and slender, her hair is as brown as hazelnuts, and she herself is sweeter than the hazelnut kernels. May God give you joy, Petruchio. [As LUCENTIO]That's a trivial objection: he is old, and I am young. The Taming of the Shrew Act 1, scene 2. Oh, you be Diana, then, and let Diana be Kate. I will be sure my Katherine shall be fine. But here she comesand now, Petruchio, speak. Test. her for being talkative, and say that she speaks with piercing eloquence. No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch. What a slanderous world! After my death, the one half of my lands. And with that she struck me on the head, so that my head went right through the lute. We'll go for a little walk in the garden, and then to dinner. You are pleasant, amusing, polite, not sharp-tongued, and as sweet as springtime flowers. I knew you at the first, For knowing thee to be but young and light. If her temper results from her frustration with the dim-witted qualities of the men around her, one easy explanation for her acceptance of Petruchio would be that he is her equal in wit and willpower. . Everything else I own is of a similar high value. [As LUCENTIO]Yes, but your goods were just gathering dust and annoying you. Never make denial. Signior Baptista, my business asketh haste. Nor hast thou pleasure to be cross in talk. Are you really jealous of me because of him? Petruchio. Give me thy hand, Kate: I will unto Venice, To buy apparel 'gainst the wedding-day. As the leader of the Minola family, he is in a precarious position. Did ever Dian so become a grove As Kate this chamber with her princely gait? And then let Kate be chaste and Dian sportful. O, the kindest Kate! Then, at my farm I have a hundred milk cows and a hundred and twenty fat oxen in my stables. Go to it orderly. If that be jest, then all the rest was so. Now listen, Kate: you won't escape like that. If I may have your daughter to my wife, Ill leave her houses three or four as good, Within rich Pisa walls, as any one Old Signior Gremio has in Padua, Besides two thousand ducats by the year Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure. What, have I pinched you, Signior Gremio? If you can't, then she'll marry Sir Gremio. Who doesn't know where a wasp wears its stinger? Really, you're too angry. Romeo, my cousin Romeo, Romeo! She hung about my neck, and kiss on kiss She vied so fast, protesting oath on oath, That in a twink she won me to her love. She has the patience of Griselda and the chastity of Rome's Lucrece. The Taming of the Shrew: Act 2, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis New! Father, and wife, and gentlemenfarewell. Bacare, you are marvelous forward. Ay, to the proof, as mountains are for winds. I'll only irritate you if I stay. What name should I call you? And therefore, setting all this chat aside. These are their tutors. The Taming of the Shrew Translation Act 2, Scene 1 Also check out our detailed summary & analysis of this scene Original Translation Enter KATHERINE and BIANCA, her hands bound KATHERINE enters with BIANCA, whose hands are tied. Who knows not where a wasp does wear his sting? Say she be mute and will not speak a word; If she do bid me pack, Ill give her thanks. Was there ever a man who suffered like I do? Father, tis thus: yourself and all the world. Accept of him, or else you do me wrong. [as LUCENTIO] Why, then the maid is mine from all the world,By your firm promise. Go, fool. Two thousand ducats by the year of land! Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Why dost thou wrong her that did ne'er wrong thee? To express my own gratitude, Iwho am more indebted to you than anyoneoffer you the services of this young scholar. Why, heres no crab, and therefore look not sour. Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. And through the instrument my pate made way. As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels. If I may have your daughter for my wife, I will leave her three or four houses in rich Pisa, all of them as good as anything old Sir Gremio has in Padua. Petruchio has come from Verona to Padua to seek his fortune. See thou dissemble not. HORTENSIO (as LITIO) enters with a cut on his head. Oh, pardon me, Signior Gremio, I would fain be doing. 20% We can see this in play in the very first exchange between Petruchio and Grumio in Act I scene 2, as Petrucio enters and asks his erstwhile servant to "knock" on the door of Hortensio's house. You are welcome for his sake. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% You are very welcome, sir. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Thou dost not halt. Mistake me not. But here she comesand now, Petruchio, speak. Call, good Mercutio. Of that report which I so oft have heard. He is wise. Why, no, for she hath broke the lute to me. Skipper, stand back. Did the goddess Diana ever grace a forest like Kate now graces this room with her queenly walk? I am thus resolved. Ha, it's nonsense! Feast with the best, and welcome to my house. Let me continue.I am a gentleman of Verona, sir, who has heard of your daughter's beauty and wit, her friendliness and bashful modesty, her wondrous talents and mild behavior. Definitions and examples of 136 literary terms and devices. Struggling with distance learning? I know him well. Nay, come again. Discount, Discount Code Want 100 or more? Oh, you are all just beginners! William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew explained with scene summaries in just a few minutes! I don't doubt it, sir, but you'll regret your wooing if it's successful. Where did you study all this goodly speech? Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides .