Taming of the shrew quotes Flashcards
(3 cards)
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Quote: “My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, and till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, for then she never looks upon her lure.”
-Petruchio, Act 4, Scene 1.
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Meaning: Petruchio likens Katherina to a bird, cage imagery. He is going to starve her into submission.
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“For I am he am born to tame you, Kate; and bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate conformable as other household Kates.”
-Petruchio, Act 2, Scene 1.
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3
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Quote: “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thee, and for thy maintenance commits his body to painful labour both by sea and land”
Katherina, Act 5 Scene 2
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