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

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Cell 19 – Tame <strong>the</strong> shrew!Quote: When you are gentle, you shall have one too,And not till <strong>the</strong>n.Summary: Petruchio is speaking here, telling Katharina that she canhave a gown when she is gentle.Reading Comprehension Question: Why can’t Katharina have a gown?Vocabulary Question: In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word gentle most closelymeans:a) To be less harshb) To be <strong>of</strong> good birth or relatively high station.c) To raise to <strong>the</strong> status <strong>of</strong> a nobled) GreenDiscussion Question: Will Katharina listen to Petruchio?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 – “That will not be in haste.”a) That won’t happen anytime soon.b) That will not be in haste.c) That? Will? Haste be in not!d) That will happen very quickly!

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