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I need help to paraphrase Katherine's speech that she says in The Taming of the Shrew! It's the one near the end of the play that starts off like "Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow,
And dart not scornful glances from those eyes,
To wound thy lord, thy king, thy governor:" but Im just having trouble with this part onward..
"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,
To watch the night in storms, the day in cold,
Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe;
And craves no other tribute at thy hands
But love, fair looks and true obedience;
Too little payment for so great a debt.
Such duty as the subject owes the prince"

please help!! im having the hardest time figuring this out. THANKS A BUNCH!

2007-05-09 10:34:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Quotations

4 answers

i cant help but try sparknotes.com
they have a whole section of translated novels and whatnot

2007-05-09 10:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by Brew Crew 3 · 0 0

with the eyebrows part I am assuming the women talking said something that other women didn't want to hear so she wrinkled her eyebrows in disagreement.

I dont know what fie means, so i'll just say this.

Oh, oh! put away that threatening glance, and dont look at me with those dosagreeable eyes.

your husband is your lord, your life, your keeper,
the head of you, the highly esteemed, he cares for you.
and to take care of you, he gives his body
to work hard by sea and by land
he watches outside in storms and day in cold
while you lay at home rested in warmth, safe and secure
and craves no appeciation from you
all he wants is love, that you look good and are true and obedient
this is very little compared to what he does for you
at least give him this, he is a prince.

2007-05-09 17:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by A Gabbi 4 · 0 0

it is some appreciation for her husband who is her king, the one who cares for her the most and would sacrifice himself for her too. he keeps her safe from the perils that could come by sea or land, and protects her through stormy nights and cold days, so that she can have the comforts at her home. all he asks of her is love and respect. this is a petty thing that he asks of her just as the duty that a common man owes to a prince...

2007-05-10 14:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by aRp!! 1 · 0 0

The bit that starts: And craves no other tribute. . obedience" means that :
"He desires nothing more than your love, sweet looks from you and fervent obedience.
You owe him a lot and these previous suggestions will not pay that debt.
A 'prince' expects this kind of gesture from his 'subjects'. (ie, the wife (the subject, or citizen) should give the 'prince' (the husband) that kind of adoration.

2007-05-09 19:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0 0

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