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“She’s apt … and thankful for good turns”
Wordplay
Act 2,
Scene 1
Lines 160-162

An explanation of Baptista’s sexual innuendo in Act 2, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

 

Baptista

Well, go with me and be not so discomfited.    
Proceed in practice with my younger daughter;    
She's apt to learn and thankful for good turns.    

Shakespeare’s audience would have appreciated the sexual innuendo in this line. “She’s apt” could be interpreted as Bianca is eager for sex, while “thankful for good turns” could mean that she appreciates a good roll in the hay.