Samuel Johnson [1778], The plays of William Shakspeare. In ten volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The second edition, Revised and Augmented (Printed for C. Bathurst [and] W. Strahan [etc.], London) [word count] [S10901].
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Characters in the Induction.
A Lord, before whom the Play is supposed to be play'd.
Christopher Sly, a drunken Tinker.
Hostess.
Page, Players, Huntsmen, and other Servants attending on the Lord.
[Messenger], [Huntsman], [Huntsman 2], [Huntsman 1], [Servant], [Player], [Player 2], [Sincklo], [Servant 1], [Servant 2], [Servant 3], [Lady]
Persons Represented.
Baptista, Father to Katharina and Bianca; very rich.
Vincentio, an old Gentleman of Pisa.
Lucentio, Son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca.
Petruchio, a Gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katharina.
Gremio, Pretender to Bianca.
Hortensio, Pretender to Bianca.
Tranio, Servant to Lucentio.
Biondello, Servant to Lucentio.
Grumio, Servant to Petruchio.
Pedant, an old Fellow set up to personate Vincentio.
Katharina [Katherina], the Shrew.
Bianca, her Sister.
Widow
Taylor [Tailor], Haberdasher; with Servants attending on Baptista, and Petruchio.
[Servant], [Curtis], [Nathaniel], [Philip], [Joseph], [Nicholas], [Servant 1], [Peter]
SCENE, sometimes in Padua; and sometimes in Petruchio's House in the Country.
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Samuel Johnson [1778], The plays of William Shakspeare. In ten volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The second edition, Revised and Augmented (Printed for C. Bathurst [and] W. Strahan [etc.], London) [word count] [S10901].
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