Seeing too much sadness hath congealed your blood,
And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy....
so saith the introduction to the Taming of the Shrew, this follows
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.
There was an excellent BBC adaption of the Taming of the Shrew starring Rufus Sewell and Shirley Henderson, very entertaining if you can find it, here is an excerpt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr53BBScS98
