The Taming of the Shrew, Induction, Scene 1 summary
Induction, Scene 1 of 14 · 6 min to read the scene
In Induction, Scene 1, Sly refuses to pay for broken glasses and falls asleep outside an alehouse, where a returning lord finds him and plans to pass him off as a nobleman. The lord orders luxurious surroundings, recruits visiting actors, and instructs his page to impersonate Sly’s wife, making deception a carefully managed performance.
What happens
- Sly refuses the hostess’s demand for payment, and she leaves to fetch the constable while he falls asleep.
- A lord returns from hunting, discusses his hounds, and discovers the sleeping Sly.
- The lord orders his men to carry Sly to a fine bedroom and convince him that he is a nobleman.
- Visiting actors offer to perform, and the lord asks them to avoid laughing at their unusual spectator.
- The lord sends instructions for Barthol’mew to dress as Sly’s wife and pretend to celebrate his recovery from madness.
- The lord goes inside to supervise his men and keep their amusement under control.
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