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

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Cell 7: Which Side?Quote:Curtis:In her chamber, making a sermon <strong>of</strong> continency to her;And rails, and swears, and rates, so she, poor soul,Knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,And sits as one new-risen from a dream.Away, away! <strong>for</strong> he is coming hi<strong>the</strong>r.Summary:Curtis is saying that Petruchio is making a harsh speech to Katharinathat she does not know which side to argue <strong>for</strong>.Reading Comprehension Question:What is Petruchio telling Katharina to do?Vocabulary Question:In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word rails most closely meansA. steel barsB. laughC. sleepsD. criticizesDiscussion Question:Do you think it is right <strong>for</strong> Petruchio to tell Katharina what to do?Paraphrase: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:Patience, I pray you; ‘twas a fault unwilling.A. Patience is <strong>the</strong> answer to all <strong>of</strong> life’s questions.B. Patience, I beg you. It was an accident.C. I patiently prayed to <strong>the</strong> gods to remove all my sins.

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