To the Original Play of The Taming of a Shrew, entered
on the Stationers' books in 1594, and printed in quarto in 1607.
A Lord, &c.
Sly.
A Tapster.
Page, Players, Huntsmen, &c.
ALPHONSUS, a Merchant of Athens.
JEROBEL, Duke of Cestus.
AURELIUS, his Son,
Suitors to the Daughters of FERANDO,
ALPHONSUS.
POLIDOR,
VALERIA, Servant to Aurelius.
SANDER, Servant to FERANDO.
Phylotus, a Merchant, who personates the Duke.
Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants to FERANDO and Al
SCENE, Athens; and sometimes FERANDO's Country
House.
A Lord,
CHRISTOPHER SLY, a drunken Tinker.
Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, Persons in the
and other Servants attending on the Induction.
Lord.
BAPTISTA, a rich Gentleman of Padua.
Vincentio, an old Gentleman of Pisa.
LUCENTIO, Son to Vincentio, in love with BLANCA.
PETRUCH10, a Gentleman of Verona, a Suitor to KA-
THARINA.
GREMIO,
Hortensio, } Suitors to Bianca.
TRANIO,
Servants to LUCENTIO.
BIONDELLO,
GRUM10,
Servants to PETRUCHIO.
Curtis,
Pedant, an old Fellow set up to personate Vincentio.
KATHARINA, the Shrew;
BIANCA, her Sister,
Widow.
Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptis
TA and PetRUCHIO.
SCENE, sometimes in Padua ; and sometimes in Pe
TRUCHIO's House in the Country.
SCENE I. — Before an Alehouse on a Heath.
Enter Hostess and SLY.
Sly. I'll pheese you, in faith.
Host. A pair of stocks, you rogue !
Sly. Y'are a baggage; the Slies are no rogues: Look in the chronicles, we came in with Richard Conqueror. Therefore, paucas pallabris; let the world slide: Sessa!
Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptis
TA and PETRUCHIO.
SCENE, sometimes in Padua ; and sometimes in Pe
TRUCHIO's House in the Country.
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