Characters
The shrew of the play.
Alluding to historical and mythological figures (God)
What is an Allusion?
"Till I can find some occasion of revenge."
What is Act II Scene 1?
Katherine goes from shrew to tamed.
What is transformation?
The husbands start a bet about their wives.
What is Act V?
Was tricked into thinking he was a nobleman.
Who is Christopher Sly
The audience knows things the characters don't know.
What is dramatic irony?
Katherine is tamed by her husband.
What are gender roles?
What is the induction?
Creates issues with everything provided to him after he is married.
Who is Petruchio?
Katherine is compared to a shrew.
What is a metaphor?
"...the moon changes even as your mind"
What is Act IV Scene 5?
Sly is convinced he is a nobleman.
What is class structure?
Petruchio and Katherine meet and fight for the first time.
What is Act II?
Servants to Lucentio.
Who are Tranio and Biondello?
Used to describe objects such as objects and clothing.
What is imagery?
"He knows better to tame a shrew. Now let him speak."
What is Act IV Scene 2?
Bianca and Lucentio do this near the end of the play.
What is marriage?
The exposition occurs during this Act.
What is Act I?
Wanted by most men in Padua.
Who is Bianca?
A play within a play.
What is a metadrama?
Bianca and Katherine are Baptista's daughters.
What is family?
Katherine lectures the other wives about being faithful to their husbands.
What is Act V?