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Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

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Cell #19. <strong>Taming</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Shrew</strong>. Act 2, Scene 1. “<strong>The</strong> one with <strong>the</strong> best<strong>of</strong>fer.”“GremioNay, I have <strong>of</strong>fer’d all, I have no more;And she can have no more than all I have:If you like me, she shall have me and mine.TranioWhy, than <strong>the</strong> maid is mine from all <strong>the</strong> world,By your firm promise: Gremio is out-vied.BaptistaI must confess your <strong>of</strong>fer is <strong>the</strong> best;And, let your fa<strong>the</strong>r make her <strong>the</strong> assurance,She is your own; else, you must pardon me,If you should die be<strong>for</strong>e him, where’s her dower?”Gremio realized that what he had was much less than what Tranio<strong>of</strong>fered, and so Tranio (<strong>the</strong> ‘supposed Lucentio’) would be <strong>the</strong> onemarrying Bianca. However, Baptista says that he must confirm about<strong>the</strong> dower with “Lucentio’s” fa<strong>the</strong>r. He also asks Tranio what wouldhappen if Tranio dies be<strong>for</strong>e his fa<strong>the</strong>r does.According to Baptista, who is going to be <strong>the</strong> one to marry Bianca atthis point?In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word nay most nearly means:

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