All 28 Uses of
therefore
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- Therefore, paucas pallabris; let the world slide.†
Scene 0.1 *therefore = for that reason
- Ay, it stands so that I may hardly tarry so long; but I would be loath to fall into my dreams again: I will therefore tarry, in despite of the flesh and the blood.†
Scene 0.2
- Your honour's players, hearing your amendment, Are come to play a pleasant comedy; For so your doctors hold it very meet, Seeing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood, And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy: Therefore they thought it good you hear a play, And frame your mind to mirth and merriment, Which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.†
Scene 0.2
- Vincentio's son, brought up in Florence, It shall become to serve all hopes conceiv'd, To deck his fortune with his virtuous deeds: And therefore, Tranio, for the time I study, Virtue and that part of philosophy Will I apply that treats of happiness By virtue specially to be achiev'd.†
Scene 1.1
- Thus it stands: Her elder sister is so curst and shrewd, That till the father rid his hands of her, Master, your love must live a maid at home; And therefore has he closely mew'd her up, Because she will not be annoy'd with suitors.†
Scene 1.1
- Sirrah, come hither: 'tis no time to jest, And therefore frame your manners to the time.†
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- Signior Hortensio, 'twixt such friends as we Few words suffice; and therefore, if thou know One rich enough to be Petruchio's wife, As wealth is burden of my wooing dance, Be she as foul as was Florentius' love, As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd As Socrates' Xanthippe or a worse, She moves me not, or not removes, at least, Affection's edge in me, were she as rough As are the swelling Adriatic seas: I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua.†
Scene 1.2
- I will not sleep, Hortensio, till I see her; And therefore let me be thus bold with you, To give you over at this first encounter, Unless you will accompany me thither.†
Scene 1.2
- Tarry, Petruchio, I must go with thee, For in Baptista's keep my treasure is: He hath the jewel of my life in hold, His youngest daughter, beautiful Bianca, And her withholds from me and other more, Suitors to her and rivals in my love; Supposing it a thing impossible, For those defects I have before rehears'd, That ever Katherina will be woo'd: Therefore this order hath Baptista ta'en, That none shall have access unto Bianca Till Katherine the curst have got a husband.†
Scene 1.2
- Let specialities be therefore drawn between us, That covenants may be kept on either hand.†
Scene 2.1
- You lie, in faith, for you are call'd plain Kate, And bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst; But, Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom, Kate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty Kate, For dainties are all cates: and therefore, Kate, Take this of me, Kate of my consolation; Hearing thy mildness prais'd in every town, Thy virtues spoke of, and thy beauty sounded,— Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs,— Myself am mov'd to woo thee for my wife.†
Scene 2.1
- Why, here's no crab, and therefore look not sour.†
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- Marry, so I mean, sweet Katherine, in thy bed; And therefore, setting all this chat aside, Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented That you shall be my wife your dowry 'greed on; And will you, nill you, I will marry you.†
Scene 2.1
- Good sooth, even thus; therefore ha' done with words; To me she's married, not unto my clothes.†
Scene 3.2
- Gentlemen and friends, I thank you for your pains: I know you think to dine with me to-day, And have prepar'd great store of wedding cheer But so it is —my haste doth call me hence, And therefore here I mean to take my leave.†
Scene 3.2
- Curtis, ay; and therefore fire, fire; cast on no water.†
Scene 4.1
- A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine; and therefore fire.†
Scene 4.1
- There's fire ready; and therefore, good Grumio, the news?†
Scene 4.1
- Why, therefore, fire; for I have caught extreme cold.†
Scene 4.1
- All ready; and therefore, I pray thee, news?†
Scene 4.1
- And therefore 'tis called a sensible tale; and this cuff was but to knock at your car and beseech listening.†
Scene 4.1
- E'en at hand, alighted by this; and therefore be not,— Cock's passion, silence!†
Scene 4.1
- If thou account'st it shame, lay it on me; And therefore frolic; we will hence forthwith, To feast and sport us at thy father's house.†
Scene 4.3
- Right true it is your son Lucentio here Doth love my daughter, and she loveth him, Or both dissemble deeply their affections; And therefore, if you say no more than this, That like a father you will deal with him, And pass my daughter a sufficient dower, The match is made, and all is done: Your son shall have my daughter with consent.†
Scene 4.4
- I fly, Biondello; but they may chance to need the at home, therefore leave us.†
Scene 5.1
- Ay, but not frighted me; therefore I'll sleep again.†
Scene 5.2
- Here, Signior Tranio; This bird you aim'd at, though you hit her not: Therefore a health to all that shot and miss'd.†
Scene 5.2
- Well, I say no; and therefore, for assurance, Let's each one send unto his wife, And he whose wife is most obedient, To come at first when he doth send for her, Shall win the wager which we will propose.†
Scene 5.2
Definition:
for that reason (what follows is so because of what was just said)