Taming of the Shrew.

A

COMEDY,

BY

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.

ACCURATELY PRINTED

FROM THE TEXT OF

MR. STEEVENS'S LAST EDITION.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

A Lord.

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Christopher Sly, a drunken tinker.
Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and
other servants attending on the Lord.

Persons in the
Induction.

Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua.
Vincentio, an old gentleman of Pisa.
Lucentio, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca.

Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katharina.

Gremio, }Suitors to Bianca.

Hortensio,

Tranio, } Servants to Lucentio.

Biondello,

Grumio,

} Servants to Petruchio.

Curtis,

Pedant, un old fellow set up to personate Vincentio.

Katharina, the Shrew;
Bianca, her sister,
Widow.

} Daughters to Baptista.

Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista and Petruchio.

SCENE, sometimes in Padua; and sometimes in Petruchio's House in the Country.

TAMING OF THE SHREW.

INDUCTION.

Sly. Madam wife, they say, that I have dream'd, and slept Above some fifteen year and more.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

A Lord.

Christopher Sly, a drunken tinker.
Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and
other servants attending on the Lord.

Persons in the
Induction.

Daughters to Baptista.

Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista and Petruchio.

SCENE, sometimes in Padua; and sometimes in Petruchio's House in the Country.