taming of the shrew 4

"That 'only' came well in. Sir, list to me.
I am my father's heir and only son.
If I may have your daughter to my wife,
I'll leave her houses three or four as good,
Within rich Pisa walls, as any one
Old Signior Gremio has in Padua,
Besides two thousand ducats by the year
Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.
What, have I pinched you, Signior Gremio?"

This quote is spoken by Tranio while he is impersonating Lucentio in a ploy to gain access to Baptistas' daughter Bianca. Tranio speaks of how he has gained a great inheritance and will take care of Bianca so much better than Gremio will. This demonstrates the mood of this part of the play, as the suitors are all vying for both Bianca's affection and Baptista's permission to marry her, and they are all sniping at each other during their individual courtships.