The Taming of the Shrew 4.2 Performance: Tranio and Merchant, Lines 72a-82

The transcript features a dialogue where a traveler is welcomed and discusses his travel plans to Rome and Tripoli. The conversation shifts to the dangers of traveling from Mantua to Padua due to a decree that makes it punishable by death. The dialogue concludes with an explanation of political tensions between the Dukes of Mantua and Venice, which have led to travel restrictions.

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