| MND III.ii.323 | [Helena to Demetrius and Lysander, of Hermia] when she is angry she is keen and shrewd |
| TS I.i.177 | [Tranio to Lucentio, of Bianca] Her elder sister is so curst and shrewd |
| TS I.ii.59 | [Hortensio to Petruchio] shall I ... wish thee to a shrewd ill-favoured wife? |
| TS I.ii.69 | [Petruchio to Hortensio, of wishing to marry a rich wife] Be she ... as curst and shrewd / As Socrates' Xanthippe |
| TS I.ii.89 | [Hortensio to Petruchio, of Katherina] she is ... shrewd and froward |