▁doubt ful ▁hab its ▁to ▁calm ▁her ▁down ." ▁Act ress ▁Sarah ▁Bad el ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁psych ology ▁behind ▁the ▁production . ▁She ▁constructed ▁an ▁" im ag inary ▁bi ography " ▁for ▁K ather ina , ▁arg uing ▁" She ' s ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁such ▁passion ▁[...] ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁such ▁enorm ous ▁capacity ▁for ▁love ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁she ▁could ▁be ▁happy ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁equal ▁capacity . ▁Therefore ▁she ' s ▁mad ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁love ▁[...] ▁he ▁fe ign s ▁mad ness , ▁she ▁is ▁te eter ing ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁it . ▁Pet ru chio ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁man ▁who ▁shows ▁her ▁what ▁she ' s ▁like ." ▁In ▁this ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁the ▁production ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁based ▁on ▁Miller ' s ▁own ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Ch ich ester ▁Festival ▁stage ▁production ▁st arring ▁Joan ▁P low right ▁and ▁Anthony ▁Hop kins . ▁ ▁Miller ▁was ▁determined ▁the ▁production ▁not ▁become ▁a ▁far ce , ▁and ▁in ▁that ▁ve in , ▁two ▁keys ▁texts ▁were ▁Lawrence ▁Stone ' s ▁The ▁Family , ▁Sex ▁and ▁Mar riage ▁in ▁England : ▁ 1 5 0 0 - 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁Michael ▁Wal zer ' s ▁The ▁Revolution ▁of ▁the ▁Sain ts , ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁ground ▁his ▁interpretation ▁in ▁recogn is ably ▁Renaissance - es que ▁soci etal ▁terms ; ▁Pet ru chio ' s ▁actions ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁accepted