[Petruchio’s home outside Verona. The weather is cold. Petruchio’s rascally servant Grumio has just arrived, having been sent ahead to ensure that everything is in order for the arrival of Petruchio and his new wife Katherina. It will help to appreciate the humor in this scene if you imagine that the actor playing Grumio is rather small, which was the case at Shakespeare’s Globe Theater.]
Grumio
[Enter Curtis, the head of the household staff]
Curtis
Grumio
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Grumio
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Grumio
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Grumio
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Grumio
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Grumio
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Grumio
Curtis
Grumio
Curtis
Grumio
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Grumio
Curtis
Grumio
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Curtis
[Calling offstage]
Grumio
Curtis
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Grumio
[Enter four or five Servants]
Nathaniel
Philip
Joseph
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Grumio
Nathaniel
Grumio
[Enter Petruchio and Katherina]
Petruchio
All Servants
Petruchio
Grumio
Petruchio
Grumio
Petruchio
[Exit Servants]
[Re-enter Servants with supper]
[He kicks the Servant]
[Strikes him]
[Enter servant with water]
[Strikes him]
Katherina
Petruchio
First Servant
Petruchio
Peter
Petruchio
[Throws the meat and cups about the stage]
[Exit Servants]
Katherina
Petruchio
[Exit Petruchio and Katherina. Re-enter Servants]
Nathaniel
Peter
[Re-enter Curtis]
Grumio
Curtis
[Exit servants. Re-enter Petruchio alone, speaking out loud to himself.]
Petruchio
[Exit]