Thus have I politicly begun my reign, And ‘tis my hope to end successfully. My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, And, till she stoop, she must not be full-gorged, For then she never looks upon her lure. Another way I have to man my haggard, To make her come and know her keeper's call.

Explain

Quoted from Act IV scene i of the play "The Taming of the Shrew", the words are spoken by Petruchio about how he planned to tame Kate, comparing her to a falcon.

Explanation:

The given quote is said my Petruchio in William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". Quoted from Act IV scene i of the play, Petruchio is seen comparing Katherina to a falcon, who needed to be trained or "tamed".

In the speech, Petruchio puts a comparison between taming Kate and training a falcon. He uses the dangerous hunting bird to be used as a comparison for Kate for both have an authoritative power, dangerous predators who need to be trained to obey the orders of their handlers. And for that, he knew exactly what he will do to train his wife perfectly, "to make her come and know her keeper's call".

Considering the title of the play, the taming of the "shrew" Katherine did allow Petruchio to win over the other two men in whose wife obeys their men best. Not only that, but the play also ends with Kate lecturing the other women about their need to be submissive to their husbands and be obedient to them.