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

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Cell 8: Act V; Scene IIIM NOTBAD!• KATHARINA'He that is giddy thinks <strong>the</strong> world turns round:'I pray you, tell me what you meant <strong>by</strong> that.WidowYour husband, being troubled with a shrew,Measures my husband's sorrow <strong>by</strong> his woe:And now you know my meaning,KATHARINAA very mean meaning.WidowRight, I mean you.KATHARINAAnd I am mean indeed, respecting you.• Widow insults Katharina <strong>by</strong> saying that her husband is troubled withher because she is a shrew. Katharina responds <strong>by</strong> saying that whatshe has just said is really mean and Widow responds <strong>by</strong> saying that<strong>by</strong> mean she means her, Katharina.• In <strong>the</strong> following line, when Bianca says “Am I your bird?,” showsa) simileb) metaphorc) personificationd) antiphrasis• What does Widow say to Katharina that molests her?• In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word shrew most closely meansa) a scolding and violent womanb) a cruel and vicious animalc) a threatening weapond) a mentally-ill person

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