Characters
Plot
Themes
Fun Facts
100

Who is the shrew in the Story?

Katherina/Kate

100

Why cant Bianca get married first?

There father wants Kate to get married first.

100

What is the main topic of the play?

Marriage 
100

Who won the bet of the best wife?

Petruchio

200

Who wants to marry Bianca?

Lucentio & Hortensio

200

Who does Hortensio pretend to be?

A music teacher

200

What is the point of all the disguises?

To trick people to get what they want

200

Why is Kate always mad in the beginning of the play?

People treat her like she is a bad person or problem

300

Why does Petruchio want to marry Kate?

For the money

300

What does Petruchio do at the wedding?

He wears bad clothes and acts out of order and drunk

300
What is Petruchio's goal with Kate?

To tame her and make her obedient

300

What is the problem between Kate and Bianca?

Kate thinks that Bianca is spoiled

400

Who is Kate and Bianca's father?

The Baptista

400

What does Petruchio do Kate at his house?

Doesn't let her eat or sleep


400

What did Kates speech show the audience?

That she is truly tamed

400

What was wrong with Petruchio's house when they get there?

It is dirty, unready, and all over the place

500

What or who does Lucentio pretend to be?

A tutor : Cambio

500

What does Kate do at the end of the play?

She gives a speech about being an obedient wife

500
What does the play say about wives and women?

They should listen and be obedient to their husbands

500

What is ironic about the end of the play?

The shrew became the most tamed wife