Does Katherine want to leave Petruchio?
Katherine asks him to stay at the feast out of love for her, but Petruchio shows that, for him, marriage is more about power than love. Katherine says she will not go with Petruchio, but rather will enjoy the feast without him.
Could I repair what she will wear in me?
To me she’s married, not unto my clothes. Could I repair what she will wear in me, As I can change these poor accoutrements, ‘Twere well for Kate and better for myself.
Why are Kate and Petruchio’s plans to feast at her father’s house ruined?
Why are Kate and Petruchio’s plans to feast at her father’s house ruined? It is to late in the day and they will not make it.
Who picks a fight with Petruchio at dinner?
By William Shakespeare Grumio complains that he has been traveling from Padua with Petruchio and Kate and has been sent ahead to start a fire before they arrive. Curtis begs for news and gossip about the newly married couple, but Grumio picks a fight with Curtis and slaps him around a bit.
What does grumio give to Kate for breakfast?
morsel
What does Kate’s opening monologue reveal about her condition?
What does Kate’s opening monologue reveal about her condition? She is exhausted and hungry. She doesn’t understand why Petruchio is doing this to her. He claims it is all out of love, but the more she suffers, the more he makes her suffer.
What is the message of Kate’s final monologue?
In the speech, Kate reprimands them for their angry dispositions, saying that it does not become a woman to behave this way, especially toward her husband. A wife’s duty to her husband, she says, mimics the duty that “the subject owes the prince,” because the husband endures great pain and labor for her benefit (V. ii.
Why does Baptista give Petruchio another 200000 crowns?
Baptista thought his manner was somewhat blunt for a lover; but, being glad to get Katharine married, he answered that he would give her twenty thousand crowns for her dowry, and half his estate at his death.
Who will the merchant pretend to be?
Vincentio
How does Petruchio convince Kate to kiss him in the street?
How does Petruchio convince Kate to kiss him in the street? When Kate says she would be ashamed to be seen kissing in “the midst of the street,” Petruchio says “Why, then, let’s home again.” Because she wants to stay, she agrees to kiss him. Finally, after Kate kisses him, their behavior toward each other is tender.
Who is pretending to be vincentio?
Meanwhile, a pedant (traveling scholar for hire) pretends to be Vincentio. All this to help the real Lucentio become the husband to a girl of his fancy.