Characters
The 2 people who are new to Padua.
Who are Lucentio and Tranio?
This is how Hortensio, Gremio, and eventually Tranio/Lucentio plan to "thank" Petruchio.
What is: they are going to pay him to marry Katharina?
In the Induction, this is what Sly refuses to do.
What is pay for his drinks?
In Act I, Baptista makes this decree.
What is: Bianca, his youngest daughter, may not marry until Katharina has been married?
This is how Hortensio (Litio) reacts when he sees Bianca and Lucentio (Cambio) having a private discussion.
What is: He is disappointed, so he swears that if Bianca loves another, he will find someone else to love, too?
This is how the gentlemen suitors feel about Katharina. (2 things)
What is: They think she is beautiful, but they wouldn't wish her temper on their worst enemy?
This is why Bianca says that she will obey any command that Katharina gives.
What is: She wants to respect her elders?
This is how long the servants tell Sly that he has been asleep.
What is 15 years?
This is the only type of gentleman that Baptista will allow in his house.
What is: a teacher?
Petruchio does these 2 outrageious things during the wedding.
What are: He boxes the priest's ears and he throws wine in the face of the sexton?
This is the way Katharina thinks about marriage.
What is: She is repulsed by it. She has no desire to get married.
This is how Bianca offends Katharina.
What is: by being silent?
The induction is this kind of story.
What is a frame story?
This is how Petruchio tries to woo Katharina.
What is by using reverse psychology?
This is how Katharina replies to Petruchio when he says that they must leave directly after the wedding.
What is: She tells him if he loves her, he will stay?
This is Lucentio's plan to get Bianca. (2)
What is: He plans to dress as a teacher and woo Bianca and Tranio is going to present himself as Lucentio?
This is why Petruchio thinks that he and Katharina will make a suitable match.
What is: They both have fiery tempers.
This is the reason the Page is to call Sly "Lord" as well ass "husband."
What is: She says that women are supposed to show obedience to their husbands; therefore, she also calls him Lord.
This is how Baptista decides who will be the best man to marry Bianca.
What is: He picks the man who can best provide for his daughter?
This is how Katharina reacts when Petruchio beats his servant, Grumio.
What is: She tries to abate Petruchio's anger and help out the servant?
This is why Petruchio came to Padua.
What is to find a wife?
This is why Katharina breaks a lute over Hortensio's head.
What is: He was critiquing her and she didn't like his comments?
The Lord wonders this about Sly.
What is: would he act differently if he had a wife and money?
This is why Bianca has a disagreement with her teachers.
What is: She doesn't like that they are arguing amongst themselves. She wants to choose what to learn and when to learn it?
This is why Petruchio tells Kate it is bad to eat burnt meat.
What is: He says that eating burnt meat will excite their tempers, and since they are both known to be mean-tempered, this would only make matters worse.