Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

Cell #7No shame but mine: I must forsooth, be forced to give my handopposed against my heart, unto a mad-brain rudesby full of spleen;Who woo’d in haste and means to wed at leisure. I told you, I, he wasa frantic fool, hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior: and to be notedfor a merry man, he’ll woo a thousand, ‘point the day of marriage.Katharina says it’s her own fault to give her hand to someone shedoesn’t even love. She thinks Petruchio is a very uncivil fool.What is one thing Katharina describes Petruchio to be?In the quote above, the word rudesby most closely means:a.) an uncivil fellowb.) someone who is well manneredc.) a mad scientistd.) a merchantIf your soon-to-be husband/wife was late for your wedding, whatthoughts would run through your mind?Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of thechoices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:“The more fool you, for laying on my duty.a.) You’re an idiot. For trying to put up against my work.b.) You’re an idiot: for trying to put up against my work.c.) You’re an idiot, for trying to put up against my work.d.) You’re an idiot for trying to put up against my work.