The Play
He is the bewildered father of Bianca and Katherine.
Who is Baptista?
Tranio impersonates this character to gain Baptista's approval.
Who is Lucentio?
Shakespeare lived and wrote during this century.
What are the 1600s? What is the 17th century?
If I be waspish, best beware my sting.
Who is Kate (or Katherine)?
The reason Kate ties up Bianca and hits her?
What is to find out which man Bianca prefers?
This character is visiting from Verona, but stays in Padua when he falls in love.
Who is Lucentio?
Lucentio disguises himself as this amorous tutor.
Who is Cambio?
This theater was built with funding from Shakespeare's players.
What is the Globe Theater?
Say that she rail, why then I'll tell her plain
She sings as sweetly as a nightingale:
Who is Petruchio?
He has a lute broken over his head.
Who is Hortensio/Litio?
This unfortunate traveler is asked to "play" Lucentio's father.
Who is the merchant
Hortensio disguises himself as this inept tutor.
Who is Litio?
Shakespeare's plays can be categorized into these three types.
What are comedies, tragedies, and histories?
Faith, gentlemen, now I play a merchant's part
And venture madly on a desperate mart.
Who is Baptista?
Petruchio's response when Kate's donkey falls in the mud?
What is beat Grumio?
The reason Katherine and Petruchio return to Padua.
What is Bianca's wedding to Lucentio
This character brings "Lucentio" to spy on Bianca.
Who is Hortensio?
Who ruled England during Shakespeare's lifetime?
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
I promised we would be contributors
And bear his charging of wooing whatsoever.
Who is Hortensio?
Baptista says he will bless Petruchio's pursuit of Kate if Petruchio can get this.
What is Kate's love?
This character is often the target of Petruchio's vicious temper.
Who is Grumio?
This character has more power than meets the eye.
Who is Bianca?
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew has this many plots running simultaneously.
What is two? Bianca's suitors and Kate's marriage.
Why, gentlemen, you do me double wrong
To strive for that which resteth in my choice.
I am no breeching scholar in the schools.
I'll not be tied to hours nor 'pointed times,
But learn my lessons as I please myself.
Who is Bianca?
This hunting metaphor is used by Petruchio to describe how he will tame Katherine.
What is hawking?