Plot Placing
Shakespeare's use of language
Historical context
Concept inquiry
100

Who do Grumio and Hortensio find as a suiter to Katherine

Petruchio

100

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

100

What was Queen Elizabeth Also Known As, and why?

The Virgin Queen and because she never married

100
Who holds the power?

The men.

200

What's the name of the town that The Taming of the Shrew takes place in

Padua

200

Who says “Katherine the curst, A title for a maid, of all titles the worst” 

Grumio

200

What did Antigone's belief's lead her to?

Her ultimate demise

200

Who controls a Katherine's inheritance? 

Baptista and Katherine's future husband

300

What is Lucentio's fathers job

He's a merchant

300

When or Why does Shakespeare switch to Prose?

When a character plots against another character

300

Why was Queen Elizabeth Underestimated?

Because she ruled alone and due to her dad many people considered her illegitimate.

300

Who is first in royal succession?

The eldest male

400

Why is this act the exposition of The Taming of the Shrew

Because It sets up the characters and the setting of the play
400

In the characterization of Kathrine what's the difference between the literal read and modern read?

Literal Read: Woman's Role

Modern Read: Feminist

400

What are King Creon's nasty characteristics?

He's prideful, narcissistic, and self-righteous  

400

How does Baptista show his power during act I scene i?

He states that Katherine has to get married before Bianca.

500

What type of teacher does Lucentio become to get closer to Bianca

A Latin teacher

500

In which scene and lines does Shakespeare switch to prose?

In Scene 1 and Lines 107-147

500

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.

500

Why do the men dislike Katherine? Give textual evidence.

Katherine does not listen to the men and rebels against gender roles. 

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