But What Happened?
Who does Lucentio pretend to be and why?
Cambio, Bianca's Latin tutor to make her fall in love with him/ court her
Who's the "shrew" that needs taming?
Katherine
Disguise is a big theme in this play. Give an example of at least 2 characters that use disguises throughout the play.
Lucentio (Cambio), Hortensio (Litio), Tranio (Lucentio), Bartholomew (the page disguised as Sly’s wife)
"What, with my tongue in your tail? Nay, come again,
Good Kate. I am a gentleman."
Petruchio
Where does the play take place?
Padua, Italy
From the time Petruchio meets Baptista Minola until the day of the wedding, how much time passes?
1 week
Who are the 3 men in love with Bianca?
Lucentio, Hortensio, Gremio
What animal does Petruchio use when he says how he will tame Katherine?
A falcon
"The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
What, did he marry me to famish me?
Beggars that come unto my father's door
Upon entreaty have a present alms;
If not, elsewhere they meet with charity;
But I, who never knew how to entreat,
Nor never needed that I should entreat,
Am starv'd for meat, giddy for lack of sleep"
Katherine
What methods does Petruchio use to tame Katherine?
starves her, deprives her of sleep, humiliates her by showing up to the wedding late and dressed absurdly
How does Petruchio starve Katherine after their marriage?
He says the food isn't good enough for her to eat.
Who is Petruchio's servant?
Grumio
What does the cap and gown that Petruchio denies Katherine symbolize?
His power and dominance over her
"Good sister, wrong me not, nor wrong yourself,
To make a bondmaid and a slave of me.
That I disdain. But for these other goods—
Unbind my hands, I'll pull them off myself."
Bianca
What genre is this play considered?
A comedy
What ended up being ironic about the marriages in the end?
Katherine ended up being a tamed, obedient wife; while Bianca turned into the shrew
Which 2 male characters and which 2 female characters are opposites or FOILs of each other?
Petruchio and Lucentio; Bianca and Katherine
How is a 'shrew' defined based on the context of the play?
A shrew is basically any quick-tempered; sharp-tongued disobedient woman who stepped out of her "role as a female"
"Now fair befall thee, good Petruchio!
The wager thou hast won, and I will add
Unto their losses twenty thousand crowns,
Another dowry to another daughter,
For she is changed, as she had never been."
Baptista
What is Christopher Sly's profession?
A tinker
What is Katherine's final monologue at the end of the play about?
Of her suitors, who does Bianca prefer?
Lucentio
What themes are present throughout this play and brought to light through the marriages between characters?
Gender roles, gender inequality, economic and social status
"There's small choice in rotten apples."
Hortensio (Act 1 Scene 1)
Who convinces Bianca and Lucentio to elope?
Biondello