“you wasp”WordplayAct 2,Scene 1Lines 206-208An explanation of Petruchio’s calling Katherina a “wasp” in Act 2, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Petruchio O slow-winged turtle, shall a buzzard take thee? Katherina Ay, for a turtle, as he takes a buzzard. Petruchio Come, come, you wasp, i' faith, you are too angry. To paraphrase Petruchio, “You’re the insect, not me, and a wasp judging by your waspish (irritating) personality.”
