I say, a devil. Think’st thou, Hortensio, though her father be very rich, any man is so very a fool to be married to hell?
-Gremio
The Taming Of The Shrew Act I, Scene i, Line 125
So being married to Katharina, the titular shrew, would be
akin to being married to hell. That’s a pretty strong statement, isn’t it? Gremio
is not calling Katarina a devil. He’s saying that they don’t need to find a husband
for her; they need to find a devil for her, because she is pure hell, and only a devil wants
to be married to hell. So that’s nice. At least they’re not calling her the
devil. They’re only calling her hell. Ahh lighten up; it’s a comedy.
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