Taming of the Shrew 5

Petruchio
"Thus have I politicly begun my reign,
And 'tis my hope to end euccessfully.
My falocon now is sharp and passing empty...
To make her come and know her keeper's call:
That is, to watch her, as we watche these kites
That bate and beat and will not be obedient
She ate not meat today , nor none shall eat..."
Act 4 Scene 1

Petruchio's speech in this scene is very important to the story. First of all, there was a good amount of rhyming words which means foreshadowing. The diction was also a bit harsh. Since Petruchio states in his speech that he is "training" Kate like a puppy, and talks about how fed up he is with her there are hard "b" sounds and "s" sounds. Between the harsh diction and the rhyming words, I thought that this was a very important passage to the play. I can predict that maybe Kate does become Petruchio's trained dog in the end.

=]Sarah