In the first 23 lines of Act 2 Scene 1, Katherina shows her brutality. Bianca says "Unbind my hands" implying that Katherina has tied her hands up. Katherina says "Minion, thou liest" accusing her sister of being a lying spoilt brat. The text says that 'Katherina srikes her', her violence being shown.
On page 59, Pretuchio talks to Baptista about Katherina. He says "hearing of her beauty and her wit, her affibility and bashful modesty, her wonderous qualities and mild behaviour" claiming that she is beautiful, witty, pleasant, shy and well behaved. He also says "in those sciences, whereof I know she is not ignorant" implying that Katherina is an achademic girl.
Petruchio offers Baptista all his father's 'lands and goods'. Baptista's condition is that Pretuchio loves Katherina and she him, as that is what matters in tne end.
Petruchio says that, when he meets Katherina, he is planning to 'woo her with some spirit', tell her that all she does is beautiful and magnificent when it's not and "If she deny to wed, i'll crave the day When I shall ask the banns, and when be married" meaning that he would imply that she said yes if she denies him of being his bride.
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