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

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Cell 18 – Impressing <strong>the</strong> shrewQuote: To dress thy meat myself and bring it <strong>the</strong>e:I am sure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.Summary: Petruchio is speaking here, telling Katharina that if hemade her a sandwich and brought it to her, she shouldthank him.Reading Comprehension Question: What does Petruchio think shouldmerit thanks?Vocabulary Question: In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word merits mostclosely means:a) deservesb) does not deservec) cancels outd) makes me happyDiscussion Question: If you were Petruchio, would you tell Katharinawhat to do like that?Paraphrase Question: Consider <strong>the</strong> following sentence from <strong>the</strong> textand decide which <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> choices below is <strong>the</strong> best contemporaryparaphrase – “What, not a word? Nay, <strong>the</strong>n thou lovest it not;”a) You’re not saying anything? Fine, <strong>the</strong>n you don’t care.b) What? No words? No. <strong>The</strong>n I love it not.c) Where are <strong>the</strong> words? Nat thou lovest <strong>the</strong>n it not.d) I’m hungry.

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