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Study Guide
THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ENGLISH THEATRE
PROGRAMME FOR STUDENT AUDIENCES
2009-2010 SEASON
Peter Hinton
Artistic Director, English Theatre
This Study Guide was written and researched by Jane Moore for the National Arts Centre, English
Theatre, December 2009. It may be used solely for educational purposes .
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The National Arts Centre English Theatre values the feedback of teachers on the content and format of
its Study Guides. We would appreciate your comments on past Study Guides, on this current one, or
suggestions on ways to improve future Study Guides. Comments may be directed to Martina Kuska
either by email at mk uska@nac-cna. ca or by fax at (613) 943-1401.
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[Enter DROMIO of Ephesus]
[Enter ADRIANA and LUCIANA]
ADRIANA
ADRIANA:
Say, is your tardy master now at hand?
Neither my husband nor the slave return'd.
Sure, Luciana, it is two o'clock. DROMIO OF EPHESUS
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Why, mistress, sure my master is horn-mad. Go back again, and be new beaten home?
For God's sake, send some other
messenger.
ADRIANA
ADRIANA
Horn-mad, thou villain!
Back, slave, or I will break thy pate across.
I mean not cuckold-mad; And he will bless that cross with other
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When I desired him to come home to Between you I shall have a holy head.
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He ask'd me for a thousand marks in gold: ADRIANA
''Tis dinner-time,” quoth I; “My gold!” quoth
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quoth he:
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villain?” That like a football you do spurn me thus?
“The pig,” quoth I, “is burn'd;” “My gold!”
You spurn me hence, and he will spurn me
quoth he: hither:
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mistress! leather.
I know not thy mistress; out on thy
mistress!”
[Exit]
LUCIANA
LUCIANA
Fie, how impatience loureth in your face!
Quoth who?
DROMIO OF EPHESUS
Quoth my master:
“I know,” quoth he, “no house, no wife, no
mistress.”
So that my errand, due unto my tongue,
I thank him, I bare home upon my
shoulders;
For, in conclusion, he did beat me there.
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