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

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Cell 5: Katharina Realizing SomethingQuote:Katharina:I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet:<strong>The</strong> meat was well, if you were so contented.Summary:Katharina realizes that this was <strong>the</strong> way she acted previously in <strong>the</strong>play and felt piteous. She tries to persuade Petruchio not to be soharsh at <strong>the</strong> servants.Reading Comprehension Question:How did Katharina feel?Vocabulary Question:In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word contented most closely meansA. unhappyB. sadC. stupidD. satisfiedDiscussion Question:Why do you think Katharina had to see o<strong>the</strong>rs act <strong>the</strong> way she hadacted be<strong>for</strong>e to realize that she was wrong?Parapharse:Consider <strong>the</strong> following sentence from <strong>the</strong> text and decide which <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>choices below is <strong>the</strong> best contemporary paraphrase:Out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir saddles into <strong>the</strong> dirt; and <strong>the</strong>re<strong>by</strong> hangs a tale.A. <strong>The</strong>y ate some dirt and <strong>the</strong>y were hung <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir tail.B. <strong>The</strong>y ran though mountains and stepped on a dog’s tale.C. <strong>The</strong>y slept on <strong>the</strong> floor and nothing else happened.D. <strong>The</strong>y fell <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong>ir horse and <strong>the</strong>re is a story to it.

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