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English: William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, Scene III. Petruchio, in an effort to get his new wife to submit to his will, finds fault with all the gifts he bought for her, and sends them away.
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English: The Taming of the Shrew, by C. R. Leslie

This is the scene with the cap and gown in Act IV, Scene III. The scene is a bit complicated, so here's a quote from a little earlier in the play, where Petruchio is planning how he will tame the shrew. (Act IV, Scene I)

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 to man my haggard,
To make her come and know her keeper's call,
That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites
That bate and beat and will not be obedient.
She eat no meat to-day, nor none shall eat;
Last night she slept not, nor to-night she shall not;
As with the meat, some undeserved fault
I'll find about the making of the bed;
And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,
This way the coverlet, another way the sheets:
Ay, and amid this hurly I intend
That all is done in reverend care of her;
And in conclusion she shall watch all night:
And if she chance to nod I'll rail and brawl
And with the clamour keep her still awake.
This is a way to kill a wife with kindness;
And thus I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour.
He that knows better how to tame a shrew,
Now let him speak: 'tis charity to show.

This image shows events from a bit later: Petruchio has just rejected a cap he had ordered for Kate (seen on the ground) over her wishes, because it was not good enough for her, and is now analysing and finding fault with a gown he had ordered for her. It too will soon be rejected, despite Kate's liking for it, until she learns to obey her husband's will. By the end of it, he'll literally have her agreeing the sun is the moon, if he says so.

Date
Source Illustrated London News, Nov. 3, 1886 - p. 429
Author William Luson Thomas (1830–1900), after the original by C. R. Leslie (1794-1859) in the South Kensington Museum
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current18:01, 18 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 18:01, 18 August 20085,340 × 3,828 (16.82 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)Fix another blemish on Petruchio's cheek - minor scanner error
15:48, 8 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 15:48, 8 August 20085,340 × 3,828 (16.82 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)Minor blemish removed
01:13, 8 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 01:13, 8 August 20085,340 × 3,828 (16.82 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=The Taming of the Shrew, by C. R. Leslie |Source=Illustrated London News, Nov. 3, 1886 - p. 429 |Date=November 3, 1886 |Author=W. Thomas, after the original by C. R. Leslie in the South Kensington Museum |Permission={{PD-Old}} |
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