Monologue Overview
Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 4, scene1
Time & Place
Petruchio's Country House
Length
Long
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
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Context
Petruchio and Kate are now married and have been
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Start: Thus have I politicly begun my reign,
And 'tis my hope to end successfully.
My falcon now is sharp and passing empty;
And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,
For then she never looks upon her lure.
Another way I have
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