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

Cell 12- Petruchio and Hortensio talk –Act V, Scene II• Petruchio: “O ho! Entreat her! Nay, then she must needs come.”Hortensio: “ I am afraid sir, do what you can, yours will not beentreated.”• Petruchio told Biondello to beg Bianca to come. Hortensio repliesby saying that Petruchio’s wife won’t come either.• Who is Petruchio talking about?• In the quote above, the word entreat most closely means…a. request c. killb. treat well d. punch• Do you think it is right for these men to be betting onwhich one of their wives will come when they call for them?• Find the best contemporary paraphrase- “She says youhave some goodly jest in hand”a. She says you have some prank you’re going to play on her.b. She says you are holding a good jest in you hand.c. She says you have some weird jest at hand.d. She says you have something good in your hand.