Richard has barely removed his sword from the body of Kate's father when he pops back in to interrupt her mourning and her peace with a tactfully timed marriage proposal. Battling out their power struggle through a sparring of words and swords both, Kate agrees to leave with Richard to be his bride, though still unbridled. This ten-minute play in Early Modern verse explores something like what might have happened if Richard had instead arrived to woo Katherine Minola, the Shrew, and had ended up a bit tamed himself. Inspired by Richard III Act II scene i between Gloucester and Lady Anne.