▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁Pet ru chio ▁when ▁he ▁stands ▁on ▁her ▁foot ▁and ▁her ▁sc ream ▁is ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁priest ▁as ▁consent , ▁when ▁she ▁falls ▁in ▁the ▁mud ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Pet ru chio ' s ▁house , ▁he ▁offers ▁to ▁help ▁but ▁she ▁ref uses , ▁she ▁reject s ▁meat ▁at ▁the ▁dinner ▁table ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁tempt ed ▁by ▁it . ▁Most ▁significantly , ▁when ▁Pet ru chio ▁out lines ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁t ame ▁her ▁" with ▁kind ness " ▁( 4 . 1 . 1 9 5 ), ▁which ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁sol ilo qu y , ▁K ather ina ▁he ars ▁him . ▁She ▁then ▁proceed s ▁to ▁' out - t ame ' ▁him ; ▁when ▁he ▁mess es ▁up ▁the ▁bed ▁clothes , ▁she ▁over turn s ▁the ▁entire ▁mat tr ess , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁one - up mans hip ▁which ▁ends ▁when ▁she ▁fl ings ▁a ▁st ool ▁at ▁him ▁and ▁knock s ▁him ▁out . ▁The ▁conversation ▁about ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁moon , ▁so ▁often ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁t aming ▁is ▁then ▁delivered ▁with ▁a ▁bef ud d led ▁Pet ru chio ▁apparently ▁genu in ely ▁uns ure ▁whether ▁he ▁is ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁sun ▁or ▁the ▁moon , ▁and ▁a ▁wor ried ▁K ather ina ▁trying ▁to ▁pla c ate ▁him . ▁This ▁is ▁immediately ▁followed ▁by ▁her ▁' sub mission ' ▁speech , ▁and ▁her ▁w ink .