Passage Analysis
Passage Analysis 2
Plot
Quote ID
Characterization
100
In I, i Tranio says Her elder sister is so curst and shrewd That till the father rid his hands of her, Master your love must live a maid at home, And therefore has he closely mewed her up, Because she will not be annoyed with suitors.
A negative image of Katherine is revealed.
100
Act 1, Scene 2: Signor Hortensio, ‘twixt such friends as we Few words suffice; and therefore, if thou know One rich enough to be Petruchio’s wife— As wealth is burden of my wooing dance— Be she as foul as was Florentius’ love, As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd As Socrates’ Xanthippe or a worse, She moves me not—or not removes at least Affection’s edge in me, were she as rough As are the swelling Adriatic seas. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua.
Petruchio says to Hortensia that he wants to find a new bride in Padua, marrying for money. As long as the woman that he finds has wealth, he doesn't care about her other qualities. This speech also shows that he is brutally honest about his selfishness.
100
He says in Act IV, scene ii that he will stop wooing Bianca and woo a wealthy widow.
Who is Hortensio?
100
"You will be schoolmaster And undertake the teaching of the maid: That's your device"
What is Tranio? Lucentio is planning how to woo Bianca. This shows Lucentio's love for Bianca as well as Tranio's loyalty to Lucentio.
100
The quote said by Katherine in Act I scene i shows what characteristic? "To comb your noddle with a three-legged stool. And paint your face and use you like a fool."
What is shrewish or devilish?
200
Hic ibat, as I told you before, Simois, I am Lucentio, hic est, son unto Vincentio of Pisa, Sigeia tellus, disguised thus to get your love, Hic steterat, and that 'Lucentio' that comes a-wooing, Priami, is my man Tranio, regia, bearing my port, celsa senis, that we might beguile the old pantaloon.
In this passage, Lucentio declares his love for Bianca through Latin. This shows that Lucentio wants to keep his love a secret because if his father found out then he would be punished.
200
Act 2, scene 1. PETRUCHIO: Come, come, you wasp, i’faith you are too angry. KATHERINE: If I be waspish, best beware my sting. PETRUCHIO: My remedy is then to pluck it out. KATHERINE: Ay, if the fool could find where it lies. PETRUCHIO: Who knows not where a wasp does wear his sting? In his tail. KATHERINE: In his tongue. PETRUCHIO: Whose tongue? KATHERINE: Yours, if you talk of tales, and so farewell. PETRUCHIO: What, with my tongue in your tail?
This is when Petruchio and Katherine first meet. Petruchio calls her a wasp, which starts an argument between them. Katherine says that he should beware of her sting, which he says that he will pluck out. This excerpt also shows how Petruchio describes Katherine as a wild animal that he will tame, and it demonstrates the fierce conflict going on between the two characters, along with the fact that they are attracted to each other.
200
The real Vincentio arriving in Padua in V, i is this part of the plot.
What is the climax?
200
Then God be blessed, 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 still for ____________.
Who is Katherine? Katherine and Petruchio are on the way to Bianca's wedding feast. This quote shows a sign of Katherine losing her shrewish personality.
200
The quote by Bianca shows what characteristic?, "Unbind my hands, I’ll pull them off myself, Yea, all my raiment to my petticoat, Or what you will command me will I do, So well I know my duty to my elders."
What is innocence or obedience?
300
Katherine says "I' faith, sir, you shall never need to fear. I wis it is not halfway to her heart. But if it were, doubt not her care should be To comb your noddle with a three-legged stool And paint your face and use you like a fool."
In this scene, She is being wooed by suitors. This reveals that she is not interested in marriage. Also this quote backs up the fact that she is shrewish. This quote also gives an insight of the personality of a shrew.
300
Act 2, scene 1. Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented That you shall be my wife, your dowry ‘greed on, And will you, nill you, I will marry you. Now Kate, I am a husband for your turn, For by this light, whereby I see thy beauty— Thy beauty that doth make me like thee well— Thou must be married to no man but me, For I am he am born to tame you, Kate, And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate Conformable as other household Kates. Here comes your father. Never make denial. I must and will have Katherine to my wife.
Petruchio states that he will marry her whether she likes it not not, and that he was born to tame her (he calls her wild Kate).
300
He tells the Merchant that there is a war between the Dukes of Padua and Mantua.
Who is Tranio?
300
Here is my hand, and here I firmly vow Never to woo her more, but do forswear her As one unworthy all the former favors That I have fondly flattered her withal.
Who is Hortensio? He had revealed his true identity since he discovered that Bianca has no interest in him. Since Bianca was kissing "Cambio" a lower class man, this suggests that Hortensio only likes rich women.
300
The actions of this character shows that he/she is very dramatic. (I, i 150-158) "Tranio, I burn, I pine! I perish, Tranio, If I achieve not this young modest girl.”
Who is Lucentio?
400
Baptista says Gentlemen, importune me no farther, For how I firmly am resolved you know— That is, not to bestow my youngest daughter Before I have a husband for the elder. If either of you both love Katherina, Because I know you well and love you well Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
Baptista's quote sets up the play. This quote reveals that the Katherine has to be married before Bianca. This is a conflict for the suitors (Hortensio, Gremio, Lucentio) because they want to marry Bianca. So they have to figure out a way for Katherine to get married. This quote also results Lucentio going into disguise to secretly woo Bianca.
400
Act 4, scene 6. Then God be blessed, 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 still for Katherine.
Petruchio had tried to get Katherine to say that the sun is actually the moon. This is an effort for her to let Petruchio define her future reality, which she ends up letting him doing. Thus, her taming is almost complete.
400
He tells a story to Curtis about Petruchio and Katherine's wedding.
Who is Grumio?
400
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? Bianca is getting a lesson from Litio and Cambio. In this quote, Bianca asserts her control over the her education. This also suggests that she is possibly like her sister.
400
This quality trait of Petruchio is shown when he says that he has been through even more stuff that just talking to a shrew. He says he is not afraid of anything and he is the best.
What is narcissistic, self-confident?
500
Act 5, scene 2. Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign, one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful labour both by sea and land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe, And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks, and true obedience, Too little payment for so great a debt.
This excerpt is a speech by Kate near the end of the play in which she gives her opinion on marriage and men. Katherine refers to a woman's husband as someone who protects her and supports her, carrying all responsibilities and fulfilling all duties while the woman is safe, secure, and happy at home. This surprises all because at the beginning of the play, Katherine was against marriage, but now it seems like she is all for it.
500
Act 5, scene 2. My mind hath been as big as one of yours, My heart as great, my reason haply more, To bandy word for word and frown for frown; But now I see our lances are but straws, Our strength as weak, our weakness past compare, That seeming to be most which we indeed least are. Then vail your stomachs, for it is no boot, And place your hands below your husband’s foot, In token of which duty, if he please, My hand is ready, may it do him ease.
In this excerpt, Katherine says that women should submit to their husbands because they are soft and weak. She says that a woman should be prepared to do anything for their husband, which shows just how much she has changed throughout the play. This excerpt also shows how the play demonstrates marital harmony (where the husband provides a safe, comfortable environment to their wives in exchange for their loyalty).
500
They kiss in public at the end of play and go to bed.
Who is Katherine and Petruchio?
500
"For I am he am born to tame you, Kate, And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate Conformable as other household Kates."
Who is Petruchio? Petruchio and Katherine are arguing. Petruchio reveals his objective to tame Katherine. He takes it as a challenge which reveals his self-confidence.
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