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“bring mine action”
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Act 3,
Scene 2
Lines 227-232

An explanation of the phrase “bring mine action” in Act 3, Scene 2 of myShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Petruchio

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;
And here she stands, touch her whoever dare.
I'll bring mine action on the proudest he    
That stops my way in Padua. Grumio,    

In keeping with his deranged behavior, Petruchio pretends that he and Grumio are saving Katherina from the others. Petruchio says that he’ll take action—physical or legal—against whoever tries to stop him leaving with Katherina.