You know the famous insults, but can you tell Petruchio’s bluster from Katherina’s sharp-tongued rebuttals without peeking at the script? This The Taming Of The Shrew Quotes Quiz is for those who only skimmed the dialogue for the most iconic lines. If you really know who said what, jump down to the first question.
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The Taming Of The Shrew Quotes Quiz Questions
- “Thou hast hit it: come, sit on me.”
- “I am ashamed that women are so simple.”
- “For I am he born to tame you, Kate.”
- “No profit grows where is no pleasure ta’en.”
- “I come to wive it wealthily in Padua.”
- “Why came I hither but to that intent?”
- “If I be waspish, best beware my sting.”
- “Thus have I politicly begun my reign.”
- “She is my goods, my chattels.”
- “Old fashions please me best; I am not so nice.”
- “Forward, I pray, since we have come so far.”
- “I see a woman may be made a fool.”
- “I’ll not be tied to hours nor ‘pointed times.”
- “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper.”
- “We will have rings and things and fine array.”
- “Better once than never, for never too late.”
- “I tell thee, ’tis incredible to believe how much she loves me.”
- “No stooping here! She took the staff and broke it underfoot.”
- “I can, Petruchio, help thee to a wife.”
- “I am content to be Lucentio.”
- “Tut, I have it: I am Lucentio’s father.”
- “Now let him never speak—‘less he say thank you.”
- “To me she’s married, not unto my clothes.”
- “My cake is dough, but I’ll in among the rest.”
- “I see no reason but supposed Lucentio must get a father.”
- “This is the way to kill a wife with kindness.”
- “Now by my mother’s son, and that’s myself, it shall be moon, or star, or what I list.”
- “Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.”
- “If he be merry, I’ll be merry too.”
- “’Tis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tamed so.”