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

Cell IVHortensio: Petruchio, since we are stepp'd thus far in,I will continue that I broach'd jest.I can, Petruchio, help thee to a wifeWith wealth enough and young and beauteous,Brought up as best becomes a gentlewoman:Her only fault, and that is faults enough,Is that she is intolerable curstAnd shrewd and forward, so beyond all measureThat, were my state far worser than it is,I would not wed her for a mine of gold.Hortensio mentions a woman who is wealthy enough for Petruchio butdoes not have a good personality. Hortensio says that her personalityis enough to ruin everything and that he would not marry her for anyamount of money.Does Hortensio want to marry a woman who is like Katharina?In the quote above, the word forward most nearly means?A) AnnoyingB) DisobedientC) IrritableD) Aggressive