The Taming of the Shrew Christopher Sly Quotes

Christopher Sly

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SLY
For God's sake, a pot of small ale. (Induction.2.1)

There are plenty of class jokes in the Induction, most of which revolve around the fact that Christopher Sly is a beggar and has no "class." Here, he demands a pot of cheap, light ale, drawing attention to the fact that even when he's hanging out in an estate where more expensive options are preferred, Sly doesn't really know any better.