Humor
Humorous use of a word to suggest two or more meanings
What is a pun
He had this many children
Three
She is the Shrew
Who is Kate or Katherine
Tranio pretends to be this person.
Who is Lucentio
"Happily to wive and thrive, as best I may"
Petruchio
Physical action such as slapping, falling, pies in the face, etc...
What is slapstick
This is his wife's name.
Anne Hathaway
Why has Lucentio come to Padua?
What is to go to college
Why does Petruchio come to Padua?
What is to "wive and thrive" or marry a rich lady
"Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish"
Lucentio
An exchange of playful, teasing remarks. A battle of wits
What is banter
This is the name of his theatre
The Globe Theatre
In what country does the play within a play, "The Taming of the Shrew", take place?
Italy
This is the only time Kate cries.
She thinks she is being stood up at the alter
"I can, Petruchio, help thee to a wife"
Hortensio
This type of comedy uses humorous plot developments that create a confusing situation
What is situational comedy
He willed this piece of furniture to his wife
His second best bed
Petruchio will know that Kate is "tamed" when she does this.
What is agrees with everything he says
This is what Baptista offers Petruchio to marry Kate
What is 20,000 crowns and half his land
"I know you not, I trust you not, ...despair not"
Bianca
An expression capable of two meanings with one being risque.
What is a double entendre
This is the name of the book that contains the original copies of his plays
The First Folio
Petruchio plans to "tame" Kate the same way one trains this animal.
What is a falcon, or hawk.
Not counting the Introduction, this is how many characters are in disguise or pretending to be someone else.
4 (Lucentio, Tranio, Hortensio, and the Merchant)
"Knock you here sir? Why sir, what am I sir, that I should knock you here sir?"
Grumio