Plot
Characters
Setting
Freytag's Pyramid
Shakespeare
100

Signior Baptiste states that no one may court his youngest daughter until this event occurs.

His eldest daughter is married. 

100

Found Drunk on the street, this "tinker" is convinced that he is a wealthy lord by the servants and pageboy of a real lord.

Christopher Sly

100

Like many of Shakespeare's plays, like "Romeo and Juliet," and "The Merchant of Venice," "The Taming of the Shrew" takes place in this European Country.

Italy

100

This Stage of Freytag's Pyramid is most closely associated with the end of a play

Resolution

100

Of his more than Thirty plays, only Thirteen take place in this famous country

Italy

200

Petruchio has arrived in Padua after the passing of his father to find this.

A wife

200

With lines such as "If I be waspish, Best beware my sting." this character is known for her witty comebacks.

Katharina Minola

200

Petruchio travels from his home to this Italian city to find himself a wife.

Padua

200

This stage of the Pyramid is known for happening at the height if the story.

Climax

200

Throughout out his career Shakespeare wrote 154 of these

Sonnets

300

To gain access to Bianca, Hortensio and Lucentio have the idea to dress as this.

Schoolmasters

300

20,000 Crowns and half of his land is the dowry offered to this character by Signior Baptiste.

Petruchio

300

Though a majority of the play takes place in Padua, the Induction is set in this country, homeland of the author.

England

300

This stage is thought to be the most important, as it sets the stage for the rest of the story.

Exposition

300

This is the city in which Shakespeare was born

Stratford-Upon-Avon

400

This character disguises herself as a man to instruct her elder sister on how to be a proper wife?

Bianca

400

Hired by Gremio, this "Schoolmaster" uses his proximity to Bianca to court her.

Luncentio

400

This city, where Petruchio's country home resides, is where most of the "Taming" occurs.

Verona

400

This stage can also be called "Fallout" as it follows the consequences of the Climax

Falling Action

400

Many of Shakespeares most famous plays were performed at this famous British Theatre.

The Globe

500

This scene concludes the play, showcasing the culmination of Petruchio "Taming" when he challenges the other husbands to bring their wives and demonstrate obedience

The Banquent Scene

500

This character goes by the name Lucentio and has a servant Biondello, but he is not who he appears to be.

Tranio

500

This location is where Petruchio and Grumio first learn of Katharina.

Hortensio's Home

500

This stage can also be called the "Build-up" which occurs in a story before the Climax

Rising Action

500

The wife of William Shakespeare shares a name with this famous actress.

Anne Hathaway

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