Plot Placing
Who do Grumio and Hortensio find as a suiter to Katherine
Petruchio
What form of figuaritive language is “To comb your noodle with a three-legged stool, and to paint your face and use you like a fool” (Katherine Act I Scene i 65-66)?
This is a couplet
What was Queen Elizabeth Also Known As, and why?
The Virgin Queen and because she never married
The men.
What's the name of the town that The Taming of the Shrew takes place in
Padua
Who says “Katherine the curst, A title for a maid, of all titles the worst”
Grumio
What did Antigone's belief's lead her to?
Her ultimate demise
Who controls a Katherine's inheritance?
Baptista and Katherine's future husband
What is Lucentio's fathers job
He's a merchant
When or Why does Shakespeare switch to Prose?
When a character plots against another character
Why was Queen Elizabeth Underestimated?
Because she ruled alone and due to her dad many people considered her illegitimate.
Who is first in royal succession?
The eldest male
Why is this act the exposition of The Taming of the Shrew
In the characterization of Kathrine what's the difference between the literal read and modern read?
Literal Read: Woman's Role
Modern Read: Feminist
What are King Creon's nasty characteristics?
He's prideful, narcissistic, and self-righteous
How does Baptista show his power during act I scene i?
He states that Katherine has to get married before Bianca.
What type of teacher does Lucentio become to get closer to Bianca
A Latin teacher
In which scene and lines does Shakespeare switch to prose?
In Scene 1 and Lines 107-147
What actions lead to Queen Elizabeth becoming the most notable Tutor?
She defeated the Spanish Armada saving England from invasion, she restored Protestantism within England, and she maintained peace and prosperity inside her previous divided country.
Why do the men dislike Katherine? Give textual evidence.
Katherine does not listen to the men and rebels against gender roles.