* Her wealth: Katherine is the wealthiest heiress in Padua, and Petruchio is eager to marry her so that he can inherit her fortune.
* Her beauty: Katherine is also very beautiful, and Petruchio is physically attracted to her.
* Her challenge: Katherine is known to be a shrew, and Petruchio sees her as a challenge that he is eager to overcome.
Petruchio is confident that he can change Katherine's ways and make her into a docile and obedient wife, and he is determined to win her over so that he can gain everything that she has to offer.