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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]

Chapter 17: Scene II. Padua. Before Baptista's house.
By William Shakespeare
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A group of four stage plays ranges from uproarious comedy and romantic confusion to pastoral-fueled tragicomedy, exploring courtship, mistaken identities, social rivalry, marital strife, sudden jealousy, and the search for reconciliation. The dramas deploy disguise, role-playing, and framed performances to unsettle social hierarchies and produce comic complications, then shift into darker territory where jealousy and exile provoke remorse and miraculous recoveries. Settings alternate between lively urban environments and pastoral spaces, and the tone moves between witty banter, slapstick situations, and heartfelt scenes of repentance and reunion, culminating in resolutions that depend on recognition, forgiveness, or theatrical revelation.

[Act iii. Scene i.] Actus Tertia. F1 Q. Actus Tertius. F2 F3 F4. Act ii. Scene ii. Capell.

Baptista's house.] Theobald. Another room. Capell.

[4] But ... this is] Wrangling pedant, this Pope. She is a shrew, but, wrangling pedant, this is Theobald. But, wrangling pedant, know this lady is Hanmer. But, wrangling pedant, this lady is Malone conj. Tut, wrangling pedant, I avouch this is Collier (Collier MS.). See note (ix).

this is] this' S. Walker conj. ending lines 4-6 with patroness ... leave ... prerogative.

[14] while] when Capell (corrected in note).

[15] not] om. Q.

[19] 'pointed] Hanmer. pointed Ff Q.

[22] your] the Q.

play you the whiles] play you the while Pope. stay you a while Hanmer.

[24] [Hortensio retires. Pope. [To Bianca, taking up his lute. Capell.

[26] [Sitting to a table with Luc. Capell.

[27] [Shewing a book. Capell.

[28, 31, Hic] Ff Q. Hac Theobald.

41.] Sigeia] F3 F4. sigeria F1 Q. sigeia F2.

[30, 40.] Construe] F4. Conster F1 Q F2 F3.

[32] Sigeia] F2 F3 F4. Sigeria F1 Q.

[37] Hor.] Hor. [returning] Pope.

[38] [Hortensio plays. Capell.

[41] ibat] that F3 F4.

Sigeia] sigeia F2 F3 F4. sigeria F1 Q.

[42] steterat] F2 F3 F4. staterat F1 Q.

[44] [Hortensio plays. Edd. conj.

[46] How ... is!] Luc. How fiery and forward our pedant is, F1 Q F2. Luc. How ... froward ... is, F2 F3 F4 (is! F4). How fiery and froward our pedant is! Rowe (ed. 2). How fiery and how froward is our pedant! Pope. How fiery and how forward is our pedant! Capell.

[47] the] F1 Q. that F2 F3 F4.

[48] Pedascule] Pedascale Warburton. Didascule Harness conj.

[49] In ... mistrust] Continued to Luc. in Ff Q. Given to Bian. by Pope (ed. 2).

[Seeing Hor. listen. Capell.

[50] Luc.] Pope (ed. 2). Bian. Ff Q.

[52] Bian.] Pope (ed. 2). Hort. Ff Q.

[54] [rising. Capell.

[55] masters] Rowe (ed. 2). master Ff Q.

[57] Hor.] Hort. F1 Q. Bian. F2 F3 F4.

[59-61] [Aside. Johnson.

[60] [Aside] Edd.

[65] gamut] Rowe. gamoth Ff Q.

[69, 70, gamut] Rowe. gamouth

71, 77.] F1 Q. gamoth F2 F3 F4.

[72] A re] Q. Are Ff.

[73] B mi] Pope. B eme Ff Q.

[74] C fa ut] Q. Cfavt F1 F2. Cfaut F3 F4.

loves] loves thee Hanmer.

[75] clef] cliffe F1 Q F2 F3 cliff F4.

two] but two Pope. not two Capell.

[76] show] show me Hanmer.

[78] I am] I'm Pope.

[79] change]F2 F3 F4. charge F1 Q.

true ... ola] Ff Q. true ... new Rowe (ed. 2). true ... odd Theobald. old ... new Long conj. MS. new ... old Malone conj.

Enter a Servant.] Rowe. Enter a Messenger. Ff Q.

[80] Serv.] Rowe. Nicke. F1 Q F2. Nick. F3 F4. See note (iv).

[83] [Exeunt B. and S.] Capell. Ex. Rowe. Exit. Pope.

[84] [Exit.] Rowe.

[86] were] was Q.

[89] that] who Pope.

Scene II. Padua. Before Baptista's house.

Enter Baptista, Gremio, Tranio, Katharina, Bianca, Lucentio, and others, attendants.