Characters
Who is the shrew?
Katherina
Name two of the three things Petruchio did at his wedding.
Punched the priest, kissed Katherina, and shouted at the guests
What is a "shrew" (human version)?
An angry person who likes to fight.
Who is the nicer sister?
Bianca.
What is the social expectation of a women during this time?
Gentle, ready to be wife and mother
He is the bewildered father of Bianca and Katherine.
Baptista
What was the bet at the end of the play?
Who wrote Taming of the Shrew?
William Shakespeare
How much was the bet worth?
100 crowns
What is Kat's social role at the beginning of the play and at the end of the play?
In the beginning, she is a lonely shrew who did not accept her role as a wealthy woman. At the end, her role is a wife. When she accepts that role, she is happy.
Who marries Bianca?
Lucentio
Name three of the four things Petruchio did to "tame" Katherina.
Starved her, didn't let her sleep, made her think the sun was the moon, and made her think a man was a woman.
What type of literature is Taming of the Shrew?
A play.
What message did Bianca send back to Lucentio during the bet?
She was too busy
Petruchio was someone who believed "marriage is an economic institution" Explain what this means.
People get married for money, not love.
What is Lucentio's job?
Tutor
What did Katherina do at the end of the story?
Told women they should obey men.
What genre is the Taming of the Shrew?
Comedy
Who was the old man?
Lucentio's father
What does Kat eventually learn from being tortured by Petruchio?
It's better to obey if she wants peace
What is a shrew (animal version)?
Mouse like creature
What was Baptista's rule?
Bianca could not marry until Katherina did.
Who is Hortensio?
A friend of Lucentio who was newly married and a guest at their wedding
Where was the old man going and why?
To Baptista's house for Lucentio + Bianca's wedding
Shakespeare wrote his plays to be ______________, not read.
performed and watched