The reading of the present text appears to the left of the square bracket. The earliest sources of readings not in F, the First Folio text (upon which this edition is based), are indicated as follows: Q is The Taming of a Shrew 1594; F2 is the Second Folio of 1632; F3 is the Third Folio of 1663–64; F4 is the Fourth Folio of 1685. Ed. is an earlier editor of Shakespeare, beginning with Rowe in 1709. No sources are given for emendations of punctuation or for corrections of obvious typographical errors, like turned letters that produce no known word. SD means stage direction; SP means speech prefix; uncorr. means the first or uncorrected state of the First Folio; corr. means the second or corrected state of the First Folio; ~ stands in place of a word already quoted before the square bracket; ^ indicates the omission of a punctuation mark.
Ind.1
Ind.1] Ed.; Actus primus. Scæna Prima. F
0. SD Enter Begger and Hostes, Christophero Sly. F
1. SP SLY] Ed.; Begger F
3 and hereafter. SP SLY] Ed.; Beg. F
9. Saint] Ed.; S. F
17. Breathe] Ed.; Brach F
22, 30. SP FIRST HUNTSMAN] Ed.; Hunts. F
44. SP THIRD HUNTSMAN] This ed.; 1. Hun. F
72. SP THIRD HUNTSMAN] This ed.; 1. Hunts. F
83. SD 1 line earlier in F
87. SP FIRST PLAYER] Ed.; 2. Player. F
93. SP SECOND PLAYER] Ed.; Sincklo. (the name of an actor in Shakespeare’s company) F
105. SP FIRST PLAYER] Ed.; Plai. F
Ind.2
18. Sly’s] Ed.; Sies F
26 and hereafter. SP SERVINGMAN] Ed.; Man. (man., M.) F
94. Greete] Ed.; Greece F
100. SD 1 line earlier in F
111. Alice] Alce F
139–40. I will. Let them play it. Is not] I will let them play, it is not F
144. a] a a F
1.1
0. SD Tranio] Triano F
13. Vincentio] Ed.; Vincentio’s F
14. brought] brough F
17–18. study^ / Virtue] Ed.; ~, / ~ F
25. Mi perdonato] Ed.; Me Pardonato F
33. Ovid^] ~; F
45. SD 2 lines later in F
45. SD suitors] This ed.; sister F; suitor F2
92. resolved] resould F
147. SD Gremio . . . onstage.] Exeunt ambo. Manet Tranio and Lucentio F
164. captum] F2; captam F
213. colored] Conlord F
242. Ay, sir] Ed.; I sir F
254. your] F2; you F
258. SD speak] Ed.; speakes F
1.2
26. Con tutto il cuore ben trovato] Ed.; Contutti le core bene trobatto F
27. ben] Ed.; bene F
27. molto] Ed.; multo F
28. honorato] Ed.; honorata F
28. signor] Ed.; signior F
47. ’twixt] twixr F
53. grows. But . . . few,] ~^ ~ . . . ~. F
74. me, were] ~. ~ F
74. she as] Ed.; she is as F
122. me and other] Ed.; me. Other F
140. SD 2 lines earlier in F
140. SD disguised] disgused F
174. me] Ed.; one F
186. dowry] F (corr.); dowric F (uncorr.)
192. Antonio’s] Butonios F
221. SD disguised as Lucentio] Ed.; braue F
229. sir] F (corr.); fir F (ucorr.)
237. streets] streers F
260. The] F (corr.); Tne F (uncorr.)
269. first] F (corr.); sirst F (uncorr.)
273. feat] Ed.; seeke F
288. ben] F2; Been F
2.1
8. thee] F2; omit F
21. SD 1 line earlier in F
79–80. wooing. Neighbor, this] Ed.; wooing neighbors: this F
83. you] Ed.; omit F
95. a suitor] as utor F
109. Pisa. By] Ed.; ~^ ~ F
176. SD 1 line earlier in F
262. askance] Ed.; a sconce F
270. than] rhen F
293. SD 3 lines earlier in F
293. SD Tranio] Trayno F
320. goodnight] godnight F
349. in] Ed.; me F
422. SD 1 line earlier in F
3.1
30. hic] hie F
30, 35, 45. Sigeia] F2; sigeria F
46. steterat] F2; staterat F
51. How] Ed.; Luc. How F
54. SP BIANCA In] Ed.; In F
55. SP LUCENTIO] Ed.; Bian. F
57. SP BIANCA] Ed.; Hort. F
77. A re] Q; Are F
78. B mi] Ed.; Beeme F
79. C fa ut] Q; C favt F
84. change] F2; charge F
84. odd] Ed.; old F
84. SD Servant] Ed.; Messenger F
85. SP SERVANT] Ed.; Nicke. F
3.2
14. man,] ~; F
29. thy] F2; omit F
30. old] Ed.; omit F
33. hear] Q; heard F
54. swayed] Ed.; Waid F
129. SD Exit. F
130. to] Ed.; omit F
132. I] F2; omit F
155. grumbling] grumlling F
184. SD 1 line later in F
202. SP GREMIO] F2; Gra. F
4.1
24. SP CURTIS] Q; Gru. F
45. their] F3; the F
98. SD 1 line earlier in F
110. SP GRUMIO] F3; Gre. F
180. SD Enter Curtis] Enter Curtis a Seruant. F, 1 line later
4.2
4. SP HORTENSIO] F2; Luc. F
6. SP LUCENTIO] F2; Hor. F
7. you? First . . . that.] Ed.; ~^ ~, . . . ~? F
8. SP LUCENTIO] F2; Hor. F
8. profess,] ~^ F
10. prove] ptoue F
13. none] Ed.; me F
31. her] F3; them F
35. forsworn!] ~^ F
68. countenance] eountenance F
72. Minola^] ~. F
74. Take] F2; Par. Take F
74. in] Ed.; me F
74. SD and hereafter. Merchant] Ed.; Pedant F (Ped. in SPs)
4.3
4.3. Ed.; Actus Quartus, Scena Prima. F
65. SD 1 line earlier in F
67. SP HABERDASHER] Ed.; Fel. F
86. a] Q; omit F
93. a] Q; omit F
115. yard,] ~^ F
187. account’st] Ed.; accountedst F
195. And] Aud F
4.4
0. SD booted, and] F at
line 19 SD repeats the Pedant-Merchant’s entrance: “Enter . . . Pedant booted and bare headed.”
1. Sir] Ed.; Sirs F
4. Genoa,] ~. F
5. Where] Ed.; Tra. Where F
8. SD 1 line earlier in F
18. SD 1 line later in F
19. SD See note to
4.4.0 SD.
67. SD Exit. F 1 line later
69. SD Enter Peter. F
73. SD Enter Lucentio.] Ed.; Enter Lucentio and Biondello. F
92. except] F2; expect F
97. for] fot F
4.5
21. is] Q; in F
42. where] F2; whether F
45. Allots] Q; A lots F
83. be] F2; omit F
5.1
0. SD Bianca] Bianea F
4. SD Exit. F
6. master’s] Ed.; mistris F
14. SD He knocks.] Ed.; Knock. F
46. brought] brough F
54. master’s] F2; Mistris F
67. doublet] doubtlet F
85. Tranio] Tronio F
110. SD 2 lines earlier in F
110. SD Bianca] Biancu F
125. SP BAPTISTA] Bvp. F
143. dough, but] doug, hbut F
150. No] Mo F
156. never,] ueuer, F
5.2
5.2. Ed.; Actus Quintus F
0. SD Enter Baptista, Vincentio, Gremio, the Pedant, Lucentio, and Bianca. Tranio, Biondello Grumio, and Widdow: The Seruingmen with Tranio bringing in a Banquet. F
2. done] Ed.; come F
39. thee] F (the)
42. butt!] ~ ^ F
47. bitter] Ed.; better F
54. SP TRANIO] Tri. F
64. two] F (too)
67. for] F2; sir F
100. SD 1/2 line earlier in F
142. a] Ed.; fiue F
147. you’re] F3; your F
152. threat’ning] thretaning F
164. maintenance^] ~. F
200. we’ll] weee’le F