Katherina's speech

At the end of Act V, scene ii, Katherina makes a famous speech about the relationship husbands and wives should have. What three (3) lines did you find particularly interesting [especially since you have read about Katherina's transformation]? What is noteworthy about what she DOES NOT mention in her speech?

one line that o thought showed her transformation was,

To wound thy lord, thy king, thy governor. which means, This disrespectful stance toward the man who is your lord, your king, your governor tarnishes your beauty the way the frosts of winter blights the land.

another is,

A woman moved is like a fountain troubled,Muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty,And while it is so, none so dry or thirstyWill deign to sip or touch one drop of it.Which means,An angry woman is like an agitated fountain—muddy, unpleasant, lacking in beauty. 

and the last ,

Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper

Taming of the SHrew 1

1. What is "blank verse"? Give an example of it from your book.

    no meter / rhyme, pattern iambic pentameter

2. Interpret these Shakespearean lines using your Shakespeare Packet: Reading Shakespeare's English:

a. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?" [R&J]

      Wait! What time is it?

b. "Thou art more lovely and more temperate." [Sonnets XVIII]

      You're hot!

c. "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well." [Macbeth]

     if it's done then it's done so ill talk to you later

d. "Who wooed in haste, and means to wed in leisure." [Taming of the Shrew]

      they were trying to impress me and fast.