Act 1 SCENE I. Padua. A public place. LUCENTIO sits before a miniature trapeze set, a see-saw, a merry-go-round, a ferris wheel and a tightrope. Two shrews wander about, sniffing and leaving droppings. LUCENTIO rises from his seat and spreads his arms wide in dramatic fashion. LUCENTIO Grasp thy paws firmly upon the tethered bars [...]

Under the sheet that covers me, White as the snow but black as night, I beg all visitors that be, “Close the door and turn off the light.” In the grip of ambivalence I’ve often winced and cried aloud. Asked to bestow but a few pence I’ve hid within this bedding shroud. Beyond this place [...]