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... style " proves it to belong to Shakespeare's early period . " Collier maintains that " Shakespeare had little to do with any of the scenes in which Katherine 791 and Petruchio are not engaged . " Dr. Johnson , 3 PR2832.
... style " proves it to belong to Shakespeare's early period . " Collier maintains that " Shakespeare had little to do with any of the scenes in which Katherine 791 and Petruchio are not engaged . " Dr. Johnson , 3 PR2832.
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... scene in which Petruchio makes Katherin call the sun the moon . The joke of addressing an elderly gentleman as a ... scenes : to the last must be assigned the greater part of the love business between Bianca and her two suitors ; while ...
... scene in which Petruchio makes Katherin call the sun the moon . The joke of addressing an elderly gentleman as a ... scenes : to the last must be assigned the greater part of the love business between Bianca and her two suitors ; while ...
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... scenes , transposes other parts of the original , and converts the comedy into an efficient farce . An alteration of Garrick's piece , made and long used by Edwin Booth , who still frequently acts Petruchio , was published in 1878 ...
... scenes , transposes other parts of the original , and converts the comedy into an efficient farce . An alteration of Garrick's piece , made and long used by Edwin Booth , who still frequently acts Petruchio , was published in 1878 ...
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... scene of the Induction is Warwickshire ; that of the main action of he comedy at Padua , and at the country - house of Petruchio - who comes o Padua from Verona . The period indicated is the sixteenth century , bout the year 1535. The ...
... scene of the Induction is Warwickshire ; that of the main action of he comedy at Padua , and at the country - house of Petruchio - who comes o Padua from Verona . The period indicated is the sixteenth century , bout the year 1535. The ...
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... scene . It is neither necessary , desirable , nor usual to speak upon the stage every line of Shakespearean play : but this book will serve to show that in Mr. Daly's present revival of " The Taming of the Shrew " a careful and ...
... scene . It is neither necessary , desirable , nor usual to speak upon the stage every line of Shakespearean play : but this book will serve to show that in Mr. Daly's present revival of " The Taming of the Shrew " a careful and ...
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acted apparel AUGUSTIN DALY Bian Bion BIONDELLO bride comedy comes curst Curt Curtis Daly's Theatre daughter doth dream duty Edwin Booth English peasants Enter GRUMIO Enter KATHARINE Enter PETRUCHIO entreat Exeunt Exit fair father fool Garrick gentleman gown hath hear heard hither honor horse HORTENSIO HUNTSMAN husband Induction Kath kiss Kitty Clive knock lady Licio look lord LUCENTIO and BIANCA lute Madam maid marry master mistress moon Nath ne'er never Padua PEDANT piece Pisa play players pray Re-enter ready right Vincentio scene servant Shakespeare Shakspere's Shrew Signior Baptista signior Gremio signior Lucentio Sirrah Slie stay suitor sweet Kate Taming tell thee Thomas Hardy thou canst thou hast thou liest Tranio unto Verona villain Warwickshire wench What's wife wilt win my love
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Page 75 - Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign ; one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance : commits his body To painful labour, both by sea and land ; To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, While thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands, But love, fair looks, and true obedience, — Too little payment for so great a debt.
Page 75 - While thou liest warm at home, secure and safe, And craves no other tribute at thy hands, But love, fair looks, and true obedience; Too little payment for so great a debt. Such duty as the subject owes the prince, Even such, a woman oweth to her husband...
Page 75 - I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace, Or seek for rule, supremacy and sway, When they are bound to serve, love and obey.
Page 50 - I will be master of what is mine own : She is my goods, my chattels ; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing...