Shakespeare Translated
(Kate)
Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen,
Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure.
this fancy con artist who was in such a hurry to get engaged. He has no intention of marrying me
How is Petruchio dressed as he arrives to the wedding?
Crazy attire/out of the ordinary
Speaks his/her mind
Rich
Katherine
(Tranio)He hath some meaning in his mad attire.
We will persuade him, be it possible,
To put on better ere he go to church.
He must be wearing this crazy outfit for some reason. I’ll try to persuade him to put on something more appropriate before going to the church, if it’s at all possible
How is Grumio dressed when he arrives with Petruchio?
Dressed very similar to him, crazy out of the norm attire.
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(Gremio)
...He calls for wine. “A health!” quoth he, as if
He had been aboard,
... he called for wine. “A health!” he shouted, like some sailor aboard ship ...
What is Baptista's reaction to Petruchio's outfit, what does he tell him?
He is angry, and demands he change his outfit before going to church
Comes to Padua to visit Hortensio, wants to marry rich.
Petruchio
(Petruchio)
To me she’s married, not unto my clothes.
Could I repair what she will wear in me
As I can change these poor accoutrements,
'Twere well for Kate and better for myself.
It’s me she’s marrying and not my clothes. Though I expect she’ll wear me out more quickly than I’ll wear out what I’m wearing—which will be good for her and even better for me!
Do Petruchio and Kate stay for the after wedding feast? Why or why not?
No, he tells the guests that they must leave immediately after the wedding is over and head to Petruchio's hometown.
Who said this line... Would Katherine had never seen him, though!
*Bonus 20pts if you translate it*
Kate
Maybe, but I wish I’d never laid eyes on him.
(Biondello)
...with an old mothy saddle and stirrups of no kindred, besides possessed with the glanders and like to mose in the chine, troubled with the lampass, infected with the fashions, full of wingdalls...
...old horse with a moth-eaten saddle, stirrups from two different sets, a bad hip, swollen glands, lockjaw, leg ulcers, bedsores, arthritis, jaundice, a hernia, hives, worms, cancer, a mossy overbite, and post-nasal drip.
Who is pretending to be who in this Act?
Tranio is disguised as Lucentio
Lucentio is disguised as Gambio
He is fascinated by Petruchio's wild attire and manner on his wedding day, and rushes to tell Baptista of it.
Biondello