Discourteous_Or_Well-bred---truly_A_Mystery

Discourteous Or Well-bred---truly A Mystery The boastful, selfish, and proud Petruchio is one of the difficult characters to understand in The Taming of the Shrew. In this book, one of the major themes the characters perform is disguising themselves. Although Petruchio does not disguise himself literally, he does not show his real personality either. In the beginning of the play, he acts as a very insatiable person who wants nothing more than money. Even in the most important decision of his life, which is to come across a soul mate, he shows signs of greediness. He tells Signior Horsentio, “’twist such friends as we Few words suffice; and therefore if thou know One rich is enough to be Petruchio’s wife— As wealth is burthen of my wooing dance— Be as foul as was Florentius’ love, As old as Sibyl and as curst and shrewd As Socrates’ Xanthippe or a worse, She moves me not, or not removes me, at least, Affection’s edge in me, were she as rough/ As are the swelling Adriatic seas. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua;/ If wealthily, then happily in Padua.” Petruchio is not in desperate need of money because his father was rich. He is just out in the world petruchio, kate, one, very, because, tells, says, rich, person, much, marriage, man, makes, appearance, words, wife, wealthily, understands, takes, take, signs, shows, sake, qualities, play, petruchio’s, personality, money, marry, make, love, knows, keeps, katharine’s, katharine, interest