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

Act I. Scene II. Padua. Before Hortensio's house..Cell # 9 - “KNOCK! =)"PetruchioVerona, for a while I take myleave,To see my friends in Padua, but ofallMy best beloved and approvedfriend,Hortensio; and I trow this is hishouse.Here, sirrah Grumio; knock, I say.GrumioKnock, sir! Whom should I knock?is there man hasrebused your worship?PetruchioVillain, I say, knock me heresoundly.GrumioKnock you here, sir! why, sir, whatam I, sir, thatI should knock you here, sir?PetruchioVillain, I say, knock me at this gateAnd rap me well, or I’ll knock your knave's pate.Petruchio and Grumio are arguing because Petruchio wants Grumio toknock on Hortenio's door, but Grumio keeps asking why should heknock. Petruchio starts getting at Gremio.Describe the "knocking" situation.“And rap me well, or I’ll knock your knave's pate.”In the quote, pate most closely means:A) legB) kneeC) headD) armWhat do you think Petruchio mean by the statement “and rap me well,or I’ll knock your knave’s pate”?