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"Katharine the curst!
A title for a maid of all titles the worst."

This quote, spoken by Petrucio's manservant, Grumio, basically sums up the first part of the first act, which I have read. The main character, Petrucio, has decided to take on the daunting task of wooing a violent, shrewish woman, Katharine, who the men of the town call Katharine the curst. The humor in this is that Grumio is able to see that this is a task that may be beyond the talents of his master. The irony is that though Petrucio is the master, his servant is the wiser and shrewder of the two.