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

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Cell 14- Katharina appears – Act V, Scene II• Baptista: “Now, <strong>by</strong> my holidame, here comes Katharina!Katharina: “What is your will, sir, that you send <strong>for</strong> me?”Petruchio: “Where is you sister, and Hortensio’s wife?Katharina: “<strong>The</strong>y sit conferring <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> parlor fire.”Petruchio: “Go fetch <strong>the</strong>m hi<strong>the</strong>r: if <strong>the</strong>y deny to come, swinge me<strong>the</strong>m soundly <strong>for</strong>th unto <strong>the</strong>ir husbands: away, I say, and bring<strong>the</strong>m hi<strong>the</strong>r straight.”• Katharina came at once after being called. Petruchio told her to getBianca and <strong>the</strong> widow and if <strong>the</strong>y refused to come, to beat <strong>the</strong>m.• Who is Katharina’s sister? Who is Hortensio’s wife?• In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word swinge most closely means…a. swing c. scoldb. sing d. beat• Do you think it is right <strong>for</strong> Petruchio to be orderingKatharina around?• Find <strong>the</strong> best contemporary paraphrase- “Here is awonder, if you talk <strong>of</strong> a wonder.”a. Wonder is here if you talk <strong>of</strong> her.b. A wonder is here, if you speak <strong>of</strong> one.c. Well <strong>the</strong>re’s a surprise, if you’re talking about surprises!d. Here is a surprise <strong>for</strong> you if you were talking about one!

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