Rhyming = Magic!

Petruchio has some pretty awesome zingers in this play. Besides all the fun, (often dirty) banter that he gets to have with Kate, he has such a wide array of speech patterns that it gives me so much to play with! It also really shows the depths of this character. I have to admit: it’s been a little daunting… but if I can just look at all the language clues that Shakespeare created, then already, so much of the work has been done for me. Sure he’s playful and a jokester and dude’s dude, but he also sneaks so many moments of truth and earnestness into what he says. And thus the treasure hunt begins for all these golden moments, or phrases at least…. Rhyming = magic!