Tranio as Lucentio: And I am one that loves Bianca more than words can witness or your thoughts can guess. Ralph: Well, you don't waste any time, do you? Gremio: Well, now we can talk properly about Bianca. Ralph: You just want them to be happily married. Tranio as Lucentio: You're either going to hit the lottery or lose everything.īaptista: The only thing I'm hoping to gain is a quiet match. Ralph: Merchandise? Oh, you mean Katherine. Tranio as Lucentio: Well, that merchandise was starting to get a little old. I was just saying to Sofia, it feels like I'm entering into a very risky business deal. Gremio: Here's the man of the hour. Have you ever seen a marriage come together so quickly? I wonder what she's thinking.īaptista: So sorry I'm running late, gentlemen. And let's see- well, and Kate leaves without a word. Well, he says he can hardly believe it, but he takes their hands, wishes them joy, and calls it a match. He tells Baptista to prepare the wedding party and invite the guests. And then he says he's off to Venice to buy stuff for the wedding. He claims that he and Kate- he calls her Kate- they got along fantastically when they were alone, and as long as the two of them are happy, it shouldn't matter to all of you. Ralph: Well, so first, Petruchio sticks to his story. Gremio: How's Baptista reacting to all of this? Tranio as Lucentio: And Petruchio said it was going well. Gremio: Did Petruchio hear her say that she'd rather see him hanged? Gremio: This is getting very confusing, Ralph. Then Katherine says she'll see him hanged on Sunday before anything like a wedding could happen. I should look a little ahead in my notes here. And then- wow- and then he says they'll be getting married on Sunday. Gremio: Putting on a show? The most chaste and patient woman he's ever met? He claims that she's not really a shrew at all in private and that he finds her to be the most patient and chaste woman he's ever met. Ralph: But wait, then Petruchio claims that Katherine is just putting on a show when she acts like that. Ralph: Well, but then Katherine snaps at her dad to say that she can't believe her father would want her to marry a half lunatic like this guy. Petruchio claims that everything is going really well with Katherine. Ralph: Well, the next thing I do know about is when Baptista goes to check on Petruchio and Katherine. Until Bianca is able to receive suitors again, we're just killing time. Gremio: Ah, a bunch of idle chitchat, as far as I'm concerned. And I don't think I have any record of what you all talked about on that walk. So then the tutors go off to tutor, Kate gets sent off to talk to Petruchio, and the two of you go for a walk in the garden with Baptista. Gremio: If we could just move things along So you're not only surprised that this Petruchio guy could be interested in a woman like Katherine, you're also hoping that he'll marry her so that all of you can get back to wooing Bianca. But this guy says that won't bother him one bit. Now- and you two know this well, of course, but just to keep things clear for our audience- Baptista isn't letting any of the suitors near Bianca until his older daughter, Katherine, is married off first. She's a shrew, as you call her in these parts. Ralph: And perhaps even bigger news, since you both could stand to benefit from it, was the other new guy, Petruchio, who presented himself as a suitor to Kate, which is a big surprise to most people because everyone thinks Kate is so hard to be around.
Gremio: Should go back where he came from. Of course, you, Lucentio, presenting yourself as a new suitor to Bianca, having just shown up from out of town. The big news, of course, was the new guys on the scene.
Ralph: Well, anyway, gentlemen, we're just getting folks caught up here. But books and instruments, that's the easy part. I didn't see your tutor carrying any books. Tranio as Lucentio: Small, but necessary. Tranio as Lucentio: And I brought some books for his daughters to use. And Petruchio brought Baptista a tutor, as well- a music teacher, I believe it was. Gremio: Where I provided him with a private tutor for the fair Bianca, let's not forget. Just to remind our audience, we've just had the big meeting at the household of Baptista Minola. So gentlemen, thanks for coming back to chat.
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