Sonnets
What is a Volta?
It is the turning point or change
Who loves the attention she receives from men?
Bianca
What animal does Petruchio use to describe Kate?
A falcon
Who becomes the shrew at the end of the play?
Bianca
“What intelligence had been shown was traceable“ to which character?
Piggy
What is the rhyme scene for the Spenserian sonnets?
ABAB, BCBC, CDCD, EE
Which richer, older suitor does Bianca offer to Kate?
Gremio
What does Kate ask Petruchio to grant her?
Her words; to speak freely
What word does Kate use to call Petruchio, this word suggests that her heart may be opening up to him?
She refers to him as love.
What does Simon reveal to the boys that is the main theme about human nature when speaking to the Lord of the Flies?
“There is a beast within all of us“
Explain a Spenserian sonnet.
A 14 line poem, usually in iambic pentameter, with a carefully patterned rhyme scheme. These poems tend to be about love.
Why does Baptista want a husband to be found for Kate before Bianca is to be married?
He wants to get rid of the obstacle to Bianca’s happiness and advancement.
What is ironic about the teachers in this play?
None have credentials; they are all trying to trick instead of teach.
What does Kate mean when she states this, “A women moved is like a fountain troubled, I muddy, ill- seeming , thick, bereft of beauty.”?
A women should remain calm and be pleasing so more people will be inclined to like her.
What rule does Ralph establish?
The conch is where meetings are held. This rule applies to the entire island.
Explain an Italian sonnet.
It is a iambic pentamete, includes one 8 octave kind,followed by one six line sestet. These tend to be more flexible.
Who disguises himself as the Latin tutor Cambio?
Lucentio
Which suitor decides not to court Bianca but is the one to potentially see past her facade?
Hortensio
Has Petruchio been transformed by the end of 5.1?
Yes, he has become more gentle and eager to please Kate; he is less boastful and loud.
How is Ralph’s hiding place betrayed?
Samneric rat him out.
Explain an English sonnet.
It is a three four line quatrains, followed by a two line couple. Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, and Michael Drayton all used the form of English sonnets.
What is the main lesson Petruchio wants Kate to learn?
Life is a stage and if one knows how to play his or her part in the game, all will benefit.
What is foreshadowed when Bianca takes Kate’s place at the table?
She will be the next to be married.
Describe Bianca and Lucentio’s relationship.
Their relationship is week because they are only in love with the façades they haven’t created for one another; neither of them know their partner personally.
Who is described as someone with “brute-force”?
Ralph