Poetry Moment

THE TAMING OF THE SHREWby William Shakespeare1594Dramatis PersonaePersons in the InductionA LORDCHRISTOPHER SLY, a tinkerHOSTESSPAGEPLAYERSHUNTSMENSERVANTSBAPTISTA MINOLA, a gentleman of PaduaVINCENTIO, a Merchant of PisaLUCENTIO, son to Vincentio, in love with BiancaPETRUCHIO, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to KatherinaSuitors to BiancaGREMIOHORTENSIOServants to LucentioTRANIOBIONDELLOServants to PetruchioGRUMIOCURTISA PEDANTDaughters to BaptistaKATHERINA, the shrewBIANCAA WIDOWTailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista andPetruchioSCENE: Padua, and PETRUCHIO'S house in the countrySC_1INDUCTION. SCENE I.Before an alehouse on a heathEnter HOSTESS and SLYSLY. I'll pheeze you, in faith.HOSTESS. A pair of stocks, you rogue!SLY. Y'are a baggage; the Slys are no rogues. Look in thechronicles: we came in with Richard Conqueror. Therefore,paucaspallabris; let the world slide. Sessa!HOSTESS. You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?SLY. No, not a denier. Go by, Saint Jeronimy, go to thy coldbedan