Who Said It?
“Love wrought these miracles. Bianca’s love / made me exchange my state with Tranio.”
Lucentio
Who convinced a merchant to pretend to be Vincentio?
Tranio
"A woman who does not obey others"
There isn’t a single woman in the play who “comes out on top.” All women suffer by the resolution of The Taming of the Shrew.
False
What is the meter pattern of Iamb?
Unstressed/Stressed
“I a lord, and have I such a lady? / Or do I dream? Or have I dreamed till now?”
Sly
What is a resolution?
The conclusion of the story’s plot. It’s where any unanswered questions are answered.
Describe Kate at the beginning of the play
Answers may vary.
Frustrated, angry, neglected, unhappy... etc
The story line of Christopher Sly is never fully closed in The Taming of the Shrew.
True
How many feet are in a Pentameter?
Five (5)
“Then God be blest, it [is] the blessed sun. / But sun it is not, when you say it is not, / And the moon changes even as your mind. / What you will have it named, even that it is / And so it shall be so...”
The title The Taming of the Shrew uses what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Why does Hortensio decide to abandon pursuing Bianca and marry a widow instead?
He decides to settle for comfort over beauty
Petruchio plans to tame Kate in the manner that one would tame an animal, namely a falcon.
True
Unstressed/Unstressed/Stressed
“This done, he took the bride about the neck / And kiss’d her lips with such a clamoroussmack / That at the parting all the church did echo.”
Gremio
What is the climax of the subplot of the Katherine and Petruchio story line and possibly the whole play?
When Katherine marries (or submits) to Petruchio.
What theme does Shakespeare assert in the Induction and again in Act 1 with the motif of illusion vs. reality?
Clothes do not really change a person; however, these illusions foolishly convince some.
Money was not factored into marriages in Shakespeare’s era.
False
What is the meter pattern of Trochee?
Stressed/Unstressed
"He kills her in her own humor."
Peter
In Act 1 Scene 1 Kate says she will do what to a husband to "keep him in line"? (Say one of 3 things)
Hit him with a Stool, Scratch his face, Treat him like a fool.
Petruchio breaks and tames Katherine through physical abuse by violently hitting her.
False
How many feet are in a Tetrameter?
Four