Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare
Cell I: Drunk Sly has broken Drinking Glasses
Illustration:
Quote(s):
Hostess
You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?
SLY
No, not a denier. Go by, Jeronimy: go to thy cold
bed, and warm thee.
Hostess
I know my remedy; I must go fetch the
third–borough.
Summary: Sly and Hostess are arguing over the glasses he has broken
because he is drunk.
Reading Comp: Who’s arguing?
Grammar Question: “No, not a denier. Go by, Jeronimy: go to thy cold
bed, and warm thee.”
a.) No, not a denier. Go by Jeronimy: go to thy cold
bed and warm thee.
b.) No, not a denier. Go by, Jeronimy go to thy cold
bed, and warm thee.
c.) No, not a denier. Go by, Jeronimy: go to thy warm
bed, and warm thee.
d.)Correct as is
Vocabulary: In the quote above, the word third-borough most closely
means:
a.) constable
b.) fortified house
c.) bee hive
d.) security guard
Discussion question: Would you run or wait for the cop?
Cell II: Lord finds Sly
Illustration:
Quote(s):
Lord
What's here? one dead, or drunk? See, doth he breathe?
Second Huntsman
He breathes, my lord. Were he not warm'd with ale,
This were a bed but cold to sleep so soundly.
Lord
O monstrous beast! how like a swine he lies!
Grim death, how foul and loathsome is thine image!
Sirs, I will practise on this drunken man.
What think you, if he were convey'd to bed,
Wrapp'd in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
A most delicious banquet by his bed,
And brave attendants near him when he wakes,
Would not the beggar then forget himself?
Summary: A huntsman (Lord) enters the pub with some hunters. Hey
see Sly lying on the floor and are checking to see if he is drunk.
Reading Comp: Is Sly dead or drunk?
Grammar question: “Sarah, go see what trumpet is it that sounds”
a.)
Sarah, go see what horn is it that sounds
b.)
Sirrah, check what trumpet is it that sounds
c.)
Sarah, goose what trumpet is it that sounds
d.)
Sirrah , go see what trumpet ‘tis that sounds
e.)
Correct as is
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word loathsome most
closely means:
a.)
filthy
b.)
clean
c.)
hateful
d.)
logical
Discussion question: Would you care about a drunken man on the
floor?
Cell III: Servants Attend Sly
Illustration:
Quote:
Sly
For God’s sake, a pot of small ale
First Servant
Will’t please your lordship drink a cup of sack?
Second Servant
Will’t please your honour taste these conserves?
Third Servant
What raiment will your honour wear today?
Sly
I am Christophero Sly; call me not ‘honour’ nor ‘lordship’:I ne’er
drank a cup of sack in my life; and if you give me any conserves, let
them be conserves of beef: ne’er ask me what raiment I’ll wear; for I
have no more doublets than backs, no more stockings than legs, no
more shoes than feet; nay, sometimes more feet than shoes, or such
shoes as my toes look through the over-leather
Summary: Servants ask Sly if it would please him to have some
alcohol, or some food. Another servant asks him what he would like to
wear. He tells them that he has never heard of the alcohol they offer
him and that he wants beef. He says never to ask him what to wear
because nothing ever fits him.
Reading Comp: Why doesn’t Sly want anybody to ask him what he’s
going to wear?
Grammar Question: “Heaven stop this idle humor in your honour!”
a.)
Heaven cease this idle humor in your honour!
b.)
Heaven stop this idle humor in your honour
c.)
Sky stop this idle humor in your honour!
d.)
Heaven stop this idle funnyness in your honour!
Vocabulary: In the quote above, the word sack most closely means:
a.)
High class brandy
b.)
Dry, strong wine
c.)
Foamy beer
d.)
Expensive cognac
Discussion Question: If you were offered drinks, food and clothes,
would you take it? Why or why not?
Cell IV: Sly, Servant and Lord Talking
Illustration:
Quote:
Lord
Thou art a lord, and nothing but a lord:
Thou hast a lady far more beautiful
Than any woman in this waning age.
First Servant
And till the tears that she hath shed for thee
Like envious floods o'er-run her lovely face,
She was the fairest creature in the world;
And yet she is inferior to none.
SLY
Am I a lord? and have I such a lady?
Or do I dream? or have I dream'd till now?
I do not sleep: I see, I hear, I speak;
I smell sweet savours and I feel soft things:
Upon my life, I am a lord indeed
And not a tinker nor Christophero Sly.
Well, bring our lady hither to our sight;
And once again, a pot o' the smallest ale.
Summary: Lord, Sly and Servant are talking about a beautiful woman.
Reading Comp: What are the men talking about?
Grammar Question: “Now, men, you’re welcome.”
a.)
Now, men, you are forbidden
b.)
Now, fellows, you’re welcome
c.)
Later women, you’re sorry
d.)
Correct as is
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above the word fairest most closely
means:
a.)
most delicate
b.)
most beautiful
c.)
most bootylicious
d.)
most hideous
Discussion Question: Do you dream of having the most beautiful
woman/man all to yourself? Be honest ☺ you know you do.
Cell V: Sly beckoning Page to bed
Illustration:
Quote(s):
SLY
Madam wife, they say that I have dream'd
And slept above some fifteen year or more.
Page
Ay, and the time seems thirty unto me,
Being all this time abandon'd from your bed.
SLY
Tis much. Servants, leave me and her alone.
Madam, undress you and come now to bed.
Summary: Sly tells Page (his wife) that they’ve told him that he has
been sleeping for more than 15 years. Page tells him that it seems like
its been longer with such a lonely bed.
Grammar Question: “These fifteen years! By my faith a godly nap. But
I ever speak of all that time?”
a.)
These fifteen years! By fay a goodly nap. But I ever speak of
all that time?
b.)
These fifteen years! By my faith a goodly nap. But I ever
spoke of all that time?”
c.)
These fifteen years! by my fay a goodly nap. But I ever speak
of all that time?”
d.)
Correct as Is
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word abandoned most
closely means:
a.)
gone
b.)
unfaithful
c.)
lonely
d.)
imprisoned
Discussion Question: How would you feel if you awoke after a 15 year
nap?
Cell 1: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.
“Gentlemen, importune me no farther, For how I firmly am resolved
you know; That is, not bestow my youngest daughter Before I have a
husband for the elder: If either of you both love Katharina, Because I
know you well and love you well, Leave shall you have to court her at
your pleasure.”
Baptista tells Hortensio and Gremio that Bianca, his youngest
daughter, cannot get married until his oldest daughter, Katharina,
finds a husband. Baptista offers both men permission to court
Katharina, but they don’t accept. Hortensio and Gremio and
disappointed because they are both after Bianca.
Who is Baptista’s oldest daughter?
In the quote above the word bestow most closely means__________.
a) to give honor to
c) to compliment
b) to deny
d) to go after
How would you react if you’re father set this rule upon you?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below the best contemporary paraphrase is: “Sister, content
you in my discontent.”
a) Im happy my sisters happy.
b) I unhappy because my sister is too unhappy.
c) Sister, you are happy because I’m unhappy.
d) I happy that my sister is happy.
Cell 2: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.
“Sister, content you in my discontent. Sir, to your pleasure humbly I
subscribe: My books and instruments shall be my company, On them
to look and practise by myself.”
Bianca tells Katharina that it is her fault that she can’t get married yet,
and that she must dedicate her time to her books and instruments.
What must Bianca dedicate her time to?
In the quote above the word humbly most closely means________.
a) glumly
c) boldly
b) arrogantly
d) modestly
How do you think Katharina feels now after hearing what her sister
told her?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:”And for I know
she taketh most delight In music, instruments, and poetry,”
a) I know that she will someday like music, instruments, and poetry.
b) I know that she hates music, instruments, and poetry.
c) I know that she enjoys music, instruments and poetry.
d) I enjoy lots of music, instruments and poetry.
Cell 3: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.
“Gentlemen, content ye; I am resolved: Go in, Bianca:
And for I know she taketh most delight In music, instruments, and
poetry, Schoolmasters will I keep within my house, Fit to instruct her
youth. If you, Hortensio, Or Signior Gremio, you know any such, Prefer
them hither; for to cunning men I will be very kind, and liberal”
Before Baptista leaves, he asks Hortensio and Gremio to find a tutor
for Bianca. Then men agree to do so.
What does Baptista ask the men to do?
In the quote above the word cunning most closely means______.
a) smart
c) active
b) crafty
d) dumb
What do you think Hortensio and Gremio will do next?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “There be a good
fellows in the world, an a man could light on them, would take her
with all faults, and money enough.”
a) Any man in need of fortune will marry Katharina for her large
dowry.
b) For her large dowry, any man in need of fortune will marry
Katharina.
c) Katharina large in dowry will marry any man in need of fortune.
d) Large in dowry in need of fortune any man will marry Katharina.
Cell 4: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.
“Faith, as you say, there’s small choice in rotten apples. But come;
since this bar in law makes us friends, it shall be so far forth friendly
maintained all by helping Baptista’s eldest daughter to a husband we
set his youngest free for a husband, and then have to’t a fresh. Sweet
Bianca! Happy man be his dole! He that runs fastest gets the ring.
How say you, Signior Gremio?”
Hortensio and Gremio decide to find a suitor for Katharina, so one of
them is able to marry Bianca. Gremio thinks it is hopeless, but
Hortensio believes it can be done.
Who thinks the plan is hopeless?
In the quote above the word eldest most closely means_____.
a) heaviest
c) tallest
b) lightest
d) oldest
Do you think their plan will work?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “I pray, sir, tell
me, is it possible That love should of a sudden take such hold?”
a) At frist sight is it possible to fal in love?
b) I don’t think its possible to fall in love at first sight. Do you?
c) Yo, it ain’t really possible to fall in love at first sight. Or is it?
d) Sir, is it really possible for one to fall in love at first sight?
Cell 5: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.
“O Tranio, till I found it to be true, I never thought it possible or likely;
But see, while idly I stood looking on, I found the effect of love in
idleness: And now in plainness do confess to thee, That art to me as
secret as dear As Anna to the queen of Carthage was, Tranio, I burn, I
pine, I perish, Tranio, If I achieve not this young modest girl. Counsel
me, Tranio, for I know thou canst; Assist me, Tranio, for I know thou
wilt.”
Lucentio sees Bianca. He sees how beautiful she is and falls in love
with her immediately.
Who is Lucentio talking to?
In the quote above the word idly most closely means______.
a) foolishly
c) brightly
b) slowly
d) sincerely
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “That till the
father rid his hands of her”
a) Until her father rid gets of her.
b) Until her father gets rid of her.
c) Until the father gets rid of his hands.
d) Until her father get rids of his hands.
Cell 6: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.
Tranio
You will be schoolmaster
And undertake the teaching of the maid:
That’s your device.
Lucentio
It is: may it be done?
Tranio
Not possible; for who shall bear your part,
And be in Padua here Vincentio’s son,
Keep house and ply his book, welcome his friends,
Visit his countrymen and banquet them?
Lucentio decides to pose as a tutor and offer his services to Bianca so
he can be near her and get to know her better. Tranio is asking
Lucentio who will take his place.
What will Lucentio pose as? Why?
In the quote above the word device most closely means______.
a) a plan
c) a weapon
b) an idea
d) a machine
Who do you think will take Lucentio’s place?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Thou shalt be
master, Tranio, in my stead,”
a) He will take mi place as mastir, Tranio.
b) He will take my plase as master, Tranio.
c) You, Tranio, will take my place as master.
d) You, Tranio, willl tace my place as master.
Cell I
Hortensio: Petruchio, patience; I am Grumio's pledge:
Why, this's a heavy chance 'twixt him and you,
Your ancient, trusty, pleasant servant Grumio.
And tell me now, sweet friend, what happy gale
Blows you to Padua from old Verona?
Petruchio knocks on Hortensio's door and Hortensio's friend answers it.
Grumio, his friend, asks what brings Petruchio to Padua from Verona.
Where has Petruchio "blown" from?
In the quote above, the word gale most nearly means?
A) Reason
B) Wind
C) Air
D) News
Is it polite for Grumio to ask why Petruchio has come to visit?
Now knock when I bid you sirrah, villain!
A) Now, knock when I bid you, sirrah villain!
B) Now knock when I bid you, sirrah villain!
C) Now, knock when I bid you sirrah villain.
D) Now knock when I bid you sirrah villain!
E) Correct as is
Cell II
Petruchio: Such wind as scatters young men through the world,
To seek their fortunes farther than at home
Where small experience grows. But in a few,
Signior Hortensio, thus is stands with me:
Antonio, my father, is deceased;
And I have thrust myself into this maze,
Haply to wive and thrive as best I may:
Crowns in my purse I have and goods at home,
And so I am come abroad to see the world.
Petruchio has come to Padua to wed a lady and also his dad has died,
so he decides to marry anyway. He also thinks that you can only
experience so much at home, so he has come to learn abroad.
Does Petruchio come to look for a wife as his main purpose, or haply?
In the quote above, the word haply most nearly means?
A) Only if you will kill someone soon
B) By chance
C) In case one dies
D) Just for fun
If your father or mother had just died, would you search for someone
to marry immediately?
Sirrah, be gone, or talk not, I advise you.
A) Sir, leave now or don't talk to me anymore, it's best for you.
B) Mister, you have to leave now and stop bothering me, or I'll do
something I'll
soon regret
C) You better leave, man, or I'll bust a cap in your butt.
D) I can't believe you won't shut up, I'm going to kill you!
Cell III
Petruchio: Signior Hortensio, 'twixt such friends as we
Few days suffice; and therefore if thou know
One rich enough to be Petruchio's wife,
As well a burden of my wooing dance,
Be she as foul as Florentius' love,
As old as Sibyl and as curst and shrew
As Socrates' Xanthippe, or a worse,
She moves me not, or no removes, at least,
Affection's edge in me, were she as rough
As are the swelling Adriatic seas:
I come to wive it wealthy in Padua;
If wealthily, then happily in Padua.
Petruchio asks Hortensio if there are any ladies in Padua that are
wealthy. Petruchio adds that they don't have to be beautiful of have a
great personality, just to be wealthy. He remarks that if he weds a rich
woman in Padua, he can live happily in Padua.
Does it matter that the wife Petruchio will marry has to have a
beautiful face or negative personality to him?
In the quote above, the word suffice most nearly means?
A) Satisfy
B) Disagree
C) Dissatisfy
D) Argue
Would it matter to you if the person you would marry were to have a
great personality or one that you like?
I bade the rascal knock upon your gate and could not get him for my
heart to do it.
A) I bid the rascal knock upon your gate and could not get him for my
heart to do it.
B) I bade the rascal to knock upon your gate and could not get him for
my heart to do it.
C) I bid Rascal knock upon your gate and could not get him for my
heart to do it.
D) I bade the rascal, knock upon your gate, and could not get him for
my heart to do it.
E) Correct as is
Cell IV
Hortensio: Petruchio, since we are stepp'd thus far in,
I will continue that I broach'd jest.
I can, Petruchio, help thee to a wife
With wealth enough and young and beauteous,
Brought up as best becomes a gentlewoman:
Her only fault, and that is faults enough,
Is that she is intolerable curst
And shrewd and forward, so beyond all measure
That, were my state far worser than it is,
I would not wed her for a mine of gold.
Hortensio mentions a woman who is wealthy enough for Petruchio but
does not have a good personality. Hortensio says that her personality
is enough to ruin everything and that he would not marry her for any
amount of money.
Does Hortensio want to marry a woman who is like Katharina?
In the quote above, the word forward most nearly means?
A) Annoying
B) Disobedient
C) Irritable
D) Aggressive
Would you be swayed by other people's opinions about the woman you
would be married to?
How now! What's the matter?
A) Now what's the matter?
B) How is it going, how have you been?
C) Hey! What is going on?
D) Oh gosh, what is it?
Cell V
Hortensio: Her father is Baptista Minola,
An affable and courteous gentlemen:
Her name is Katharina Minola,
Renoun'd in Padua for her scolding tongue.
Petruchio is listening to Hortensio tell him about a possible wife for
him. Her name is Katharina Minola and she is known for being
intolerable. He learns that her father's name is Baptista Minola.
What is the last name of the family Petruchio will soon enter?
In the quote above, the word affable most nearly means?
A) Agreeable
B) Humble
C) Pleasant
D) Polite
Do you think Katharina will appreciate the thought of being married
just for her wealth?
Petruchio, shall I then come roundly to thee and wish thee to a shrewd
ill-favoured wife?
A) Okay Petruchio I'll say hello to your ugly wife.
B) If that is your final decision, go ahead and marry her.
C) Fine Petruchio, I'll wish you and your yucky wife good luck.
D) You got your way, I'll let you marry that rotten lady.
Cell VI
Hortensio: Tarry, Petruchio, I must go with thee,
For in Baptista's keep my treasure is:
He hath the jewel of my life in hold,
His youngest daughter, beautiful Bianca,
And her withholds from me and other more,
Suitors to her and rivals in my love,
Supposing it a thing of impossible,
For those defects I have before rehearsed,
That ever Katharina will be woo'd;
Therefore this order hath Baptista ta'en,
That none shall have access unto Bianca
Till Katharina the curst have got a husband.
Hortensio would like to accompany Petruchio to Baptista Minola's
house in the hopes that Bianca will love him and help Petruchio out
too. For if Katharina is not married, Bianca will never get married as
well.
Why does Hortensio want to go along with Petruchio?
In the quote above, the word curst most nearly means?
A) Go
B) Walk
C) Run
D) Wait
Why do you think Baptista Minola has made it so that Katharina must
get married before Bianca?
I know her father though I know not her; and he knew my deceased
father well.
A) I know her father, though I know not her and he knew my deceased
father well.
B) I know her father though I know not her and he knew my deceased
father well.
C) I know her father, though I know not her; and he knew my
deceased father well.
D) I know her father, though I know not he, and he knew my
deceased father well.
E) Correct as is
Cell VII
Hortensio: Now shall my friend Petruchio do me grace,
And offer me disguised in sober robes
To old Baptista as a schoolmaster
Well seen in music, to instruct Bianca;
That so I may, by this device, at least
Have leave and leisure to make love to her by herself.
Hortensio has a plan to dress up as a music teacher to teach Bianca.
There, he is going to try and talk to her and make her love him,
without the suitors around. He wants to accompany Petruchio for that
reason.
What will Hortensio be disguised as when he reaches the Minola's?
In the quote above, the word sober most nearly means?
A) Not drunk
B) Funny
C) Boring
D) Serious
Will Bianca be infuriated when she finds out that her music teacher is a
lie, would you be?
I will not sleep, Hortensio, till I see her; and therefore let me be thus
bold with you to give you over at this encounter, unless you will
accompany me thither.
A) I refuse to get rest until I see her. You must go and show me her.
B) I will not get to sleep until I get to see with my own two eyeballs.
C) You have to bring me to her so I can get some rest.
D) In order to get a good night's sleep, I must be allowed to see her.
Cell VIII
Gremio: O, very well; I have perused the note.
Hark you, sir: I'll have them fairly bound:
All books of love, see that at any hand;
And see you read no other lectures to her:
You understand me: over and beside her
Signior Baptista's liberality,
I'll mend it with a largess. Take you paper too,
And let me have them very well perfumed
For she is sweeter than perfume itself
To whom they go to. What will you read to her?
Gremio, Hortensio's servant, is going to fix up a letter Hortensio wrote
to Bianca. Gremio is also going to fix up his letter to Bianca because
he has fallen in love with her too.
Who is going to fix up Hortensio's letter, and with what?
In the quote above, the word largess most nearly means?
A) A peace offering
B) A generous gift
C) A rotten gift
D) A stinky fish
If Gremio is in love with Bianca, why do you think he is willing to
deliver a love letter from his very own friend to her?
This gentleman is happily arrived, my mind presumes, for his own
good and ours.
A) This gentleman is happily arrived my mind presumes for his own
good and ours.
B) This gentleman is happily arrived, my mind presumes for his own
good and ours.
C) This gentleman is happily arrived my mind presumes, for his own
good and ours.
D) This gentleman is happily arrived; my mind presumes, for his own
good and ours.
E) Correct as is
Cell IX
Petruchio: Born in Verona, old Antonio's son:
My father dead, my fortune lives for me;
And I do hope good days and long to see.
O sir, such a life, with such a wife, were strange!
Gremio: But if you have a stomach, to't I' God's name:
You shall have me assisting you in all.
But will you woo this wild-cat?
Petruchio is telling Hortensio again that he has come to Padua to wed
the wealthy and marrying Katharina will do the trick. Gremio is asking
Petruchio if he is sure he wants to marry an intolerable woman like
her.
What is Gremio's reaction to Petruchio's to-be-marriage to Katharina?
In the quote above, the word wild-cat most nearly means?
A) Referring to a person to be polite
B) Referring to a person to be warm blooded creature
C) Referring to a person to be a mammal
D) Referring to a person to be untamable
Would you wish Petruchio the best of luck or ask Petruchio if he is sure
about his decision like Gremio had done?
But will you woo her?
A) But will you wed this woman?
B) Are you sure you want to marry this feisty lady?
C) Can this woman be loved?
D) Can you handle this kind of woman?
The taming of the Shrew Scene 1
Cell #1
SLY
I'll pheeze you, in faith.
Hostess
A pair of stocks, you rogue!
SLY
Ye are a baggage: the Slys are no rogues; look
in the chronicles; we came in with Richard
Conqueror. Therefore paucas pallabris; let the world slide:
sessa!
Hostess
You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?
Sly and the Hostess are arguing.
In the following line, when Sly says “Ye are
baggage: the Slys are no rogues” this shows
that Sly is
a) defending his family
b) agreeing with hostess
c) making fun of himself
d) making fun of hostess
What are Sly and the Hostess doing?
In the quote above the word baggage most
closely means
a) A very intelligent Person
b) An impudent girl or woman.
c) A person who knows nothing
d) A bag of trash
Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the
best contemporary paraphrase:
“We thank your Honour” .
a) We thank you but,
b) We thank you very much, your Honour
c) We don’t like you
d) We honour thank you
The taming of the Shrew Scene 1 Cell 2
SLY
No, not a denier. Go by, Jeronimy: go to thy cold
bed, and warm thee.
Hostess
I know my remedy; I must go fetch the
third--borough.
SLY
Third, or fourth, or fifth borough, I'll answer him
by law: I'll not budge an inch, boy: let him come,
and kindly.
Sly and Hostess are still arguing because sly is
telling Hostess to got to bed because he is sick,
and Hostess says that he doesn’t need to go to
bed because he has his remedy in the third
borough.
In the following line when Sly says “I'll not budge
an inch, boy: let him come, and kindly.” He is
saying
a) I will not do him any favors unless he asks
kindly.
b) I shall do anything he wants
c) He’s crazy if he thinks I’m gonna listen to him
d) I will do any favors
Now what are sly and hostess arguing about?
In the quote above the word fetch most closely
means
a) to go get something and bring it back
b) to go and play
c) to sleep
d) to rest
Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the
best contemporary paraphrase:
“Take him up gently and to bed with him”
a) take him up and hit until he has a concusion
b) Take him up carefully and let him sleep
c) Take him up to the bathroom
d) Let him go up alone.
The taming of the shrew Scene 2
Cell 3
Second Servant
Dost thou love pictures? we will fetch thee straight
Adonis painted by a running brook,
And Cytherea all in sedges hid,
Which seem to move and wanton with her breath,
Even as the waving sedges play with wind.
The second servant is asking the lord if he loves pictures
In the following sentence, when the second servant says “Dost thou
love pictures,” this shows that the servant is
a) saying he hates pictures
b) asking if the lord likes pictures
c) wants to take pictures of himself
d) wants to paint
What is the servant doing?
In the quote above the word sedges most closely means
a) flowering trees
b) tree-like flowers
c) grasslike plants
d) plantish animals
Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the
best contemporary paraphrase:
How fares my noble lord?
a) how are you doing my lord?
b) Where is my noble lord?
c) Is my lord gone?
d) I am the lord
The taming of the Shrew Scene 2
Cell 4
Lord
Thou art a lord, and nothing but a lord:
Thou hast a lady far more beautiful
Than any woman in this waning age.
The lord is saying that he is a lord and nothing else and that he has a
wife more beautiful than any other woman her age.
In the following sentence, when the , lord says “Thou hast a lady far
more beautiful” this shows that
a) his wife is very beautiful
b) his wife is ugly
c) he doesn’t love his wife
d) he hates everyone
What is the Lord saying?
In
a)
b)
c)
d)
the quote above the word hast most closely means
have
had
don’t have
will have
Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the
best contemporary paraphrase:
I thank thee: thou shalt not lose by it.
a) I thank you, you will not lose
b) I should thank you but I’m not going to
c) I will be leaving now
d) I thee thank: thou shalt lose
The taming of the shrew Scene 2
Cell 5
“Marry, I fare well for her is cheer enough.
Where is my wife?”
The lord says he is doing fine and is asking where his wife is at.
In the following sentence, when the lord says
“Where is my wife?” he is asking
a) what happened to his wife?
b) Where is his wife?
c) Did his wife leave?
d) If his wife is asleep
What is the lord asking?
In the quote above the word fare well most closely means
a) I am doing good
b) It is a bad day today
c) I am very sick
d) I am bored
Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the
best contemporary paraphrase:.
My husband and my lord, my lord and husband;
I am your wife in all obedience.
a) you are my husband and my lord, I will not listen to anything
you say
b) you are my husband and my lord, I will be your wife always
c) you are my lord
d) I hate you
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 1 - “A ‘Fruitful’ Arrival”
Lucentio
“Tranio, since for the great desire I
had
To see fair Padua, nursery of arts;
I am arrived for the fruitful
Lombardy,
The pleasant garden of great Italy;
And by my father’s love and leave
am arm’d
With his good will and thy good
company,
My trusty servant, well approved in
all,
Here let us breathe and haply
institute
A course of learning and ingenious
studies.”
Lucentio, a young student from Verona, and his manservant Tranio
arrives in Padua to further his studies at a famous university.
Where do Lucentio and Tranio arrive at? Why have they arrived at this
town?
“Fruitful Lombardy” is an example of ________.
A) Connotation
B) Denotation
C) Alliteration
D) Personification
“A course of learning and ingenious studies.”
In the quote, ingenious studies means:
A) Clever, intelligent
B) Insipid, stale
C) Foolish, idiotic
D) Preposterous, irrational
What kind of person is Lucentio from his speech?
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 2 - “Marry one, Marry Both”
BAPTISTA
“Gentlemen, importune me no
farther,
For how I firmly am resolved you
know;
That is, not bestow my youngest
daughter
Before I have a husband for the
elder:
If either of you both love
Katharina,
Because I know you well and love
you well,
Leave shall you have to court her
at your pleasure.’
Baptista stated that Katharina, his eldest daughter, must be married in
order for Bianca, his youngest daughter, to be married.
What did Baptista state?
“That is, not bestow my youngest daughter”
In the quote, bestow means:
A) To give to
B) To give in
C) To give into
D) To give away
Why should Bianca have to wait until her sister is married?
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 3 - “Two hands are better than one.”
Gremio
“You may go to the devil’s damn:
your gifts are so
Good, here’s none will hold you.
Their Love is not
So great, Hortensio, but we may
blow our nails
Together, and fast it fairly out: our
cakes dough on
Both sides. Farewell: yet for the love
I bear my
Sweet Bianca, if I can by any means
light on a fit
Man to teach her that wherein she
delights, I will
Wish him to her father.”
Gremio said to Hortensio that they must work together to find a
husband for Katharina. Gremio wants to find a teacher and refer him
to Baptista for Bianca.
“Blow our nails together” is an example of _______.
A) Allusion
B) Simile
C) allegory
D) synecdoche
What does Gremio plan to do in order to win Bianca?
“...man to teach her that wherein she delights, I will...“
In the quote, the word delights most closely mean:
A) Irritates in teases
B) Displeases in discontentment
C) engages in joy
D) tantalizes in frustration
From Gremio’s plan, what kind of person is Gremio?
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 4 - “Only a devil would marry her.”
Hortensio
Marry, sir, to get a husband for
her sister.
Gremio
A husband! A devil.
Hortensio
I say, a husband.
Gremio
I say, a devil. Thinkest thou,
Hortensio, though
Her father be very rich, any man
is so very a fool
To be married to hell?
Hortensio says to Gremio that they must find a husband for Katharina
and Gremio says that only a devil and a fool would marry hell
(Katharina). Hortensio and
Gremio described a husband for Katharina is like a devil is an example
of ________.
A) Simile
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) apostrophe
Who is "hell" and only who, would marry "hell"?
“I say, a devil. Thinkest thou, Hortensio, though”
In the quote, Thinkest means:
A) To think
B) To drink
C) to link
D) to wink
Compare and contrast a husband and a devil.
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 5 - “Wretched Sister!"
Lucentio
Tranio, I saw her coral lips to
move
And with her breath she did
perfume the air:
Sacred and sweet was all I
saw in her.
Tranio
Nay, then, 'tis time to stir him
from his trance.
I pray, awake sir: if you love
the maid,
Bend thoughts and wits to
achieve her. Thus it stands:
Her eldest sister is so curst
and shrewd
That till the father rid his
hands of her,
Master, your love must live a
maid at home;
And therefore has he closely mew'd her up,
Because she will not be annoy'd with suitors.
Lucentio tells Tranio about Bianca and her "sweetness". Tranio tells
him that only if Katharina is to be married, shall then Bianca be able to
be married also.
According to Tranio, what kind of person is Katharina?
“Her eldest sister is so curst and shrewd”
In the quote, shrewd most closely mean:
A) Sincere, open
B) Bad-tempered, mad
C) evil, wicked
D) foxy, slick
What would you have done in a situation like Lucentio’s?
“For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl.”
A) I love you no less my girl.
B) I don’t love you no less my girl.
C) I don’t love you any less my girl.
D) I love you less my girl.
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 6 - “Switcheroo"
Lucentio
"Basta; content thee, for I
have it full.
We have not yet been seen in
any house,
Nor can we lie distinguish'd by
our faces
For man or master; then it
follows thus;
Thou shalt be master, tranio,
in my stead...”
Lucentio suggests for him and Tranio to switch places so Lucentio will
be able to be near Bianca.
What does Lucentio plan to do? Why?
“Nor can we lie distinguish'd by our faces”
In the quote, distinguish'd most closely mean:
A) Unknown
B) Well-known
C) unidentified
D) unimportant
Will Lucentio’s plan work out? Why or why not?
“Hortensio, but we may blow our nails
together”
A) Hortensio, we must work together.
B) Hortensio, we must cut our nails together.
C) Hortensio, we may not work together.
D) Work together.
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 7 - “'Tis an honor to be you."
Tranio
"So had you need.
In brief, sir, sith it your pleasure
is,
And I am tied to be obedient;
For so your father charged me
at our parting,
'Be serviceable to my son,
'quoth he,
Although I think 'twas in
another sense;
I am content to be lucentio,
Because so well I love Lucentio.
Tranio tells Lucentio that it would be an honor to be Lucentio because
he loves him.
What does Tranio mean by the statement “And I am tied to be
obedient”?
“For so your father charged me at our parting,”
In the quote, parting means:
A) Separation
B) Reunion
C) coalition
D) unification
Why does Tranio love Lucentio?
“He that runs fastest gets the ring.”
A) He run fast man!
B) The fastest shall win the ring.
C) The fattest shall win the ring.
D) The fastest run the ring.
Act I. Scene I. Padua. A public place.
Cell # 8 - “I killed a man."
Lucentio
Sirrah, come hither: 'tis no time to
jest,
And therefore frame your manners
to the time.
Your fellow Tranio here, to save my
life,
Puts my apparel and my
countenance on,
And I for my escape have put on his;
For in a quarrel since I came ashore
I kill'd a man and fear I was
descried:
Wait you on him, I charge you, as
becomes,
While I make way from hence to
save my life:
You understand me?
Biondello
I, sir! ne'er a whit
Lucentio tells Biondello that he had killed a man and now Tranio is
covering for him. Biondello agrees not to tell anyone.
What is Lucentio's plan? What does Biondello say about it?
“Puts my apparel and my countenance on,”
In the quote, countenance most closely mean:
A) voice of Sam
B) facial expression
C) clothes of a transient
D) speech of a cow
What do you think would happen if Biondello did not believe Lucentio?
Why?
“Her eldest sister is so curst and shrewd
That till the father rid his hands of her.”
A) She is wicked and evil so her father wants to get rid of her.
B) Her father is giving his eldest his hands.
C) Her father cannot give his eldest away.
D) Her oldest sister is so evil that her father wants to get rid of her.
Act I. Scene II. Padua. Before Hortensio's house..
Cell # 9 - “KNOCK! =)"
Petruchio
Verona, for a while I take my
leave,
To see my friends in Padua, but of
all
My best beloved and approved
friend,
Hortensio; and I trow this is his
house.
Here, sirrah Grumio; knock, I say.
Grumio
Knock, sir! Whom should I knock?
is there man has
rebused your worship?
Petruchio
Villain, I say, knock me here
soundly.
Grumio
Knock you here, sir! why, sir, what
am I, sir, that
I should knock you here, sir?
Petruchio
Villain, I say, knock me at this gate
And rap me well, or I’ll knock your knave's pate.
Petruchio and Grumio are arguing because Petruchio wants Grumio to
knock on Hortenio's door, but Grumio keeps asking why should he
knock. Petruchio starts getting at Gremio.
Describe the "knocking" situation.
“And rap me well, or I’ll knock your knave's pate.”
In the quote, pate most closely means:
A) leg
B) knee
C) head
D) arm
What do you think Petruchio mean by the statement “and rap me well,
or I’ll knock your knave’s pate”?
“And I am tied to be obedient;”
A) I am tied to a rope of obedient
B) I am loyal.
C) I am tied like a dog to you.
D) I am an obedient man who is tied up in a lease.
Act I. Scene ii
“Petruchio pulls Grumio’s ear”
Quote: Grumio- “Help, my masters, help! My master is mad.”
Petruchio-“Now knock when I bid you, sirrah villain!”
Summary: Petruchio ordered Grumio to knock at the gate and then
when Grumio refused, Petruchio got Grumio by the ear. Grumio yells
for help.
RCQ: How does Grumio act in this scene?
VQ: From the quote above, the word sirrah most closely means,
a.) high class person
b.) ugly little man
c.) person of the lower class
d.) smelly little brother
DQ: How do you think Grumio feels right about this moment in the
scene?
GQ: Petruchio- “… Good Hortensio, I bade the rascal knock upon the
gate And could not get him for my heart to do it.”
a.) I bid to knock at the gate but I just make him do it.
b.) I would want to knock it myself but I have no heart
c.) I want him to knock the gate that fool.
d.) I told him to knock the gate, I couldn’t get him to do it.
Act I. Scene ii
“Argument”
Quote: Grumio- “Knock at the gate! O heavens! Spake you not these
words plain, ‘Sirrah, knock me here, rap me here, knock me well, and
knock me soundly’? And come you now with, knocking at the gate’?”
Petruchio- “Sirrah, be gone, or talk not I advise you.”
Summary: In this scene, Grumio and Petruchio continue to argue.
Grumio just makes it harder for them to get what they want. Petruchio
tells Grumio to stop talking.
RCQ: What are Grumio and Petruchio still doing?
VQ: In the quote above, the word spake most closely means,
a.) tried
b.) stopped
c.) spoke
d.) wondered
DQ: Why do you think Grumio doesn’t want to knock the gate?
GQ: Petruchio- “Such winds as scatters young men through the world,
To seek their fortunes farther than at home Where small experience
grows.”
a.) “Young men scatter. They also. They seek fortune far away.”
b.) “We need to find those men that are scattered for the
fortune.”
c.) “Experience grows on trees.”
d.) “Men are thrown around to experience things in the world.”
Act I. Scene ii
“Petruchio knows her father but not her”
Quote:
Hortensio- “Her father is Baptista Minola, An affable and
courteous gentleman: Her name is Katharina Minola, Renown’d
in Padua for her scoulding tongue.”
Petruchio- “ I know her father, though I know not he… I will not
sleep, Hortensio, 'til I see her; And therefore let me be thus bold
with you to give you over at this first encounter, Unless you will
accompany me thither.”
Summary: Petruchio says that he doesn’t really know the fair lady,
Katharina, but does know her father, Baptista Minola.
LDQ: From the quote above, I will not sleep, Hortensio, till I see her
this shows how much:
a.) money he has
b.) he wants to meet this fair lady
c.) how important the event is
d.) he needs glasses
RCQ: According to the quote above, who knows whom?
VQ: In the quote above, the word affable most closely means,
a.) Greedy
b.) Sneaky
c.) Friendly
d.) Unpleasant
DQ: Why do you think Petruchio still wants to marry the fair lady and
doesn’t even know her yet?
GQ: Hortensio- Tarry, Petruchio, I must go with thee, For in Baptista’s
keep my treasure is: He hath the jewel of my life in hold…”
a.) “Petruchio, I will go with you so that Baptista can take my
taxes.
b.) I will go with thee, for Baptista has my treasure.
c.) Tarry and Petruchio will go with me because Baptista won’t
give me my treasure.
d.) My treasure will be given to me when I go to with Petruchio.
Act I. Scene ii
“Plan”
Quote: Gremio- “O, very well; I have pursued the note. Hark you, sir:
I’ll have them very bound: All books of love, see that in any hand…
Signior Baptista’s liberality, I’ll mend it wit a largess. Take your paper
too, and let me have them very well perfumed For she is sweeter than
perfume itself To whom they go to…”
Summary: Gremio handles everything for Lucentio. He plans to give
some love storybooks and a note with perfume.
RCQ: What has Gremio planned?
VQ: In the quote above, the word largess most closely means,
a.) Generosity
b.) Harmlessness
c.) Large in size
d.) Love
DQ: Why is Gremio the one doing the sneaky work in this scene?
GQ: Gremio- “And by good fortune I have lighted well on this young
man, for learning and behavior Fit for her turn, well read in poetry…”
a.) They match.
b.) I am lucky to have found the right tutor for thee lady.
Because she fits just right in poetry.
c.) This young man needs learning and so does the lady
d.) This man will help the fair lady learn to write poetry.
Act I. Scene ii “She needs to be married before the youngest daughter
is to be wed…”
Quote: Petruchio- “… The younges’t daughter whom you hearken for
Her father keeps from all access of suitors, And will not promise her to
any man Until her elder sister first be wed: The younger then is free
and not before.””
Tranio- “If it be so, sir, that you are the man Must stead us all and me
amongst the rest, And if you break the ice and do this feat, Achieve
the elder, set up the younger free For our access…”
Summary- Petruchio explains the fact that the eldest sister has to be
married for the younger sister to be allegeable to be married. Tranio
tells Petruchio to find a way to get the eldest sister to be married with
someone and therefore giving a way for Tranio or someone to have a
chance to ask the younger sister in the hand of marriage.
RCQ: What needs to be done for Katharina to be wed?
VQ: In the quote above, the word hearken most closely means,
a.) sing
b.) beg
c.) listen to
d.) suck up to
DQ: What do you think will happen when Petruchio and Tranio keep on
talking together about what will be happening?
GQ: Hortensio- “You must, as we do, gratify this gentleman, to whom
we all rest generally beholding.”
a.) You have to do as you are told or else … (evil grin)
b.) Hold on to this ride and gratify this man.
c.) You have to do as we say, or else everything will be very
difficult for you.
d.) Please this man for he will do you good.
Taming Of The Shrew Act 2, Scene 1
Cell 1: The Fight About Who Keeps Who
“BIANCA
Believe me, sister, of all the men alive
I never yet beheld that special face
Which I could fancy more than any other.
KATHARINA
Minion, thou liest. Is't not Hortensio?
BIANCA
If you affect him, sister, here I swear
I'll plead for you myself, but you shall have
him.
KATHARINA
O then, belike, you fancy riches more:
You will have Gremio to keep you fair.”
Bianca thinks Katharina like Hortensio. Katharina agrees and Bianca
will have Gremio to make things fair.
Who does Katharina like?
In the quote above the word Minion most closely means…
a) Follower
b) Freak
c) Witch
d) Little brat
Do you think things will go well for Bianca and Katharina?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Minion, thou
liest. Is't not Hortensio?”
a) Your such a liar. Is it Hortensio?
b) Your lying. It is Hortensio.
c) Is it Hortensio you liar?
d) You don’t like Hortensio?
Cell 2: Katharina Knows
“BAPTISTA
Why, how now, dame! whence grows this insolence?
Bianca, stand aside. Poor girl! she weeps.
Go ply thy needle; meddle not with her.
For shame, thou helding of a devilish spirit,
Why dost thou wrong her that did ne'er wrong thee?
When did she cross thee with a bitter word?
KATHARINA
Her silence flouts me, and I'll be revenged.
Flies after BIANCA
BAPTISTA
What, in my sight? Bianca, get thee in.
Exit BIANCA
KATHARINA
What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I see
She is your treasure, she must have a husband;
I must dance bare-foot on her wedding day
And for your love to her lead apes in hell.
Talk not to me: I will go sit and weep
Till I can find occasion of revenge.”
Katherine tells her father that she knows that Bianca is his favorite
and that she will become an old maid because of him.
What does Katharina know?
In the quote above the word insolence most closely means…
a) hatred
b) disrespectfulness
c) love
d) kindness
Do you think your parents love your brother or sister better than you?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “What, in my
sight? Bianca, get thee in.”
a) Bianca, get in her I need to see you.
b) Bianca, get in there and get out of my sight.
c) What’s this I see? Bianca, got in there.
d) I see Bianca. Bianca, get in here!
Cell 3: Patricia Enters
“PETRUCHIO
You wrong me, Signior Gremio: give me leave.
I am a gentleman of Verona, sir,
That, hearing of her beauty and her wit,
Her affability and bashful modesty,
Her wondrous qualities and mild behavior,
Am bold to show myself a forward guest
Within your house, to make mine eye the witness
Of that report which I so oft have heard.
And, for an entrance to my entertainment,
I do present you with a man of mine….”
Petruchio basically tells Baptista where he came from and that he had
heard of a lady named Katharina. He then introduces his
“entertainment.”
Where is Petruchio from?
In the quote above the word affability most closely means…
a) Evilness
b) Craziness
c) Friendliness
d) Meanness
What kind of “entertainment” do you think Patricia brought with him?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Am bold to show
myself a forward guest….”
a) I present myself as a guest..
b) I am bold and I am forward to be your guest..
c) Straight forward I am your guest..
d) Boldly there stands a guest forwardly..
Cell 4: What’s your name Again?
“BAPTISTA
Mistake me not; I speak but as I find.
Whence are you, sir? what may I call your name?
PETRUCHIO
Patricia is my name; Antonio's son,
A man well known throughout all Italy.
BAPTISTA
I know him well: you are welcome for his sake.”
Baptista asks what was Petruchio’s name again. Then after finding out
Petruchio was the son of Antonio Baptista welcomed him.
Why is Petruchio welcomed only now?
In the quote above the word Whence most closely means…
a) to where
b) From here
c) to there
d) From where
Do you think Baptista likes Petruchio? Why or Why not?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Whence are you,
sir? what may I call your name?”
a) Where are you sir? What kind of name is that?
b) Where are you from? What was you name again?
c) Where did you go sir? What is your name?
d) When were you born? What is your name?
Cell 5: Tranio Introduces Himself as...
“BAPTISTA
A thousand thanks, Signior Gremio.
Welcome, good Cambio.
To TRANIO
But, gentle sir, methinks you walk like a stranger:
may I be so bold to know the cause of your coming?
TRANIO
Pardon me, sir, the boldness is mine own,
That, being a stranger in this city here,
Do make myself a suitor to your daughter,
Unto Bianca, fair and virtuous.
Nor is your firm resolve unknown to me,
In the preferment of the eldest sister.
This liberty is all that I request,
That, upon knowledge of my parentage,
I may have welcome 'mongst the rest that woo
And free access and favour as the rest:
And, toward the education of your daughters,
I here bestow a simple instrument,
And this small packet of Greek and Latin books:
If you accept them, then their worth is great.
BAPTISTA
Lucentio is your name; of whence, I pray?
TRANIO
Of Pisa, sir; son to Vincentio.
BAPTISTA
A mighty man of Pisa; by report
I know him well: you are very welcome, sir,
Take you the lute, and you the set of books;
You shall go see your pupils presently.
Holla, within!”
Tranio, disguised as Lucentio, declares himself Bianca’s suitor; he is
welcomed by Baptista, for he knows Lucentio’s father.
Who is Tranio disguised as?
In the quote above the word bestow most closely means…
a) present
b) give
c) keep
d) place
What will Baptista do next?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Pardon me, sir,
the boldness is mine own..”
a) Excuse me, sir, it’s my turn..
b) Excuse me, sir, I have the power now..
c) Um, it’s my turn to speak…
d) Now that I have my turn now..
Cell #6. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1- “I’ll woo her”
“I will attend her here,
And woo her with some spirit when she comes.
Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain
She sings as sweetly as a nightingale:
Say that she frown, I'll say she looks as clear
As morning roses newly wash'd with dew:
Say she be mute and will not speak a word;
Then I'll commend her volubility,
And say she uttereth piercing eloquence:
If she do bid me pack, I'll give her thanks,
As though she bid me stay by her a week:
If she deny to wed, I'll crave the day
When I shall ask the banns and when be married.
But here she comes; and now, Petruchio, speak.”
Petruchio is telling himself that he will woo Katharina.
Why does Petruchio want to woo Katharina?
In the quote above the word rail most closely means
i) to talk softly
ii) to talk harshly
iii) to talk happily
iv) to talk to yourself
Do you think that Katharina will be easily wooed?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “And say she
uttereth piercing eloquence”.
a) I’ll say her words are piercing.
b) I’ll tell her she has an annoying voice.
c) I’ll say she speaks beautifully.
d) I’ll yell at her.
Cell #7. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1- “I knew you were a
moveable”
“Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear.
KATHARINA
Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing:
They call me Katharina that do talk of me.
PETRUCHIO
You lie, in faith; for you are call'd plain Kate,
And bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst;
But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom
Kate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty Kate,
For dainties are all Kates, and therefore, Kate,
Take this of me, Kate of my consolation;
Hearing thy mildness praised in every town,
Thy virtues spoke of, and thy beauty sounded,
Yet not so deeply as to thee belongs,
Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife.
KATHARINA
Moved! in good time: let him that moved you hither
Remove you hence: I knew you at the first
You were a moveable.”
Petruchio is trying to sweet-talk Katharina and she is making fun of
him.
How is Katharina making fun of him?
In the quote above the word mildness most closely means
i) evilness, atrociousness
ii) sadness, unhappiness
iii) gentleness, kindness
iv) strictness, vindictiveness
Why do you think Katharina is being so difficult to woo?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Hearing thy
mildness praised in every town...”
a)Everybody talks about how much they hate you.
b)They have never even heard of you in other towns.
c)Everybody talks about how nice you are.
d)Everybody talks about how nice I am.
Cell #8. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1- “No you are”
“PETRUCHIO
Why, what's a moveable?
KATHARINA
A join'd-stool.
PETRUCHIO
Thou hast hit it: come, sit on me.
KATHARINA
Asses are made to bear, and so are you.
PETRUCHIO
Women are made to bear, and so are you.”
They are each saying that they will be the one to have to bear being
with the other.
What are they saying?
In the quote above the word bear most closely means
i)to tolerate
ii)an animal
iii)to show
iv)a snore
Who do you think will have to bear the other?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Thou hast hit it”.
a)Ouch, you hit me!
b)You hit that thing.
c)You figured it out.
d)You can’t hit anything.
Cell #9. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1- “Don’t mess with me”
“PETRUCHIO
Who knows not where a wasp does
wear his sting? In his tail.
KATHARINA
In his tongue.
PETRUCHIO
Whose tongue?
KATHARINA
Yours, if you talk of tails: and so farewell.
PETRUCHIO
What, with my tongue in your tail? nay, come again,
Good Kate; I am a gentleman.
KATHARINA
That I'll try.
She strikes him
PETRUCHIO
I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.”
Petruchio is still trying to be nice while Katharina is insulting him, then
she hits him and he says not to do it again.
How is Katharina acting with Petruchio?
In the quote above the word cuff most closely means
i)cuss out
ii) slap
iii) cut
iv) kill
Do you think that it’s okay for a guy to hit a girl?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “I swear I'll cuff
you, if you strike again.”
a) I’ll get mad if you get a strike again.
b) I’ll kill you if you hit him again.
c) I’ll slap you if you hit me again.
d) I’ll cry if you hit me again.
Cell #10. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1- “You’re ugly”
“PETRUCHIO
Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour.
KATHARINA
It is my fashion, when I see a crab.
PETRUCHIO
Why, here's no crab; and therefore look not sour.
KATHARINA
There is, there is.
PETRUCHIO
Then show it me.
KATHARINA
Had I a glass, I would.
PETRUCHIO
What, you mean my face?
KATHARINA
Well aim'd of such a young one.
PETRUCHIO
Now, by Saint George, I am too young for you.
KATHARINA
Yet you are wither'd.
PETRUCHIO
'Tis with cares.
KATHARINA
I care not.”
Katharina is telling Petruchio that he’s ugly because he has wrinkles,
and he says that he has wrinkles because he has too many things to
worry about, and she says she doesn’t care.
Why does Katharina think Petruchio is ugly?
In the quote above the word wither’d most closely means
i) to be shriveled
ii) to be with her
iii) to be unhappy
iv) to be happy
Is it nice of her to tell him that he is ugly even if she doesn’t say it
straight out?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “ Yet you are
wither'd”.
a) You’re wrinkled.
b) You’re tired.
c) You’re sleeping.
d) You’re not nice.
Cell #11. Taming of the Shrew. Act2, Scene 1- “ Please marry me”
“PETRUCHIO
Marry, so I mean, sweet Katharina, in thy bed:
And therefore, setting all this chat aside,
Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented
That you shall be my wife; your dowry 'greed on;
And, Will you, nill you, I will marry you.
Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn;
For, by this light, whereby I see thy beauty,
Thy beauty, that doth make me like thee well,
Thou must be married to no man but me;
For I am he am born to tame you Kate,
And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate
Conformable as other household Kates.
Here comes your father: never make denial;
I must and will have Katharina to my wife.”
Petruchio tells Katharina that her father already told him that he can
marry his daughter, and that he’s determined to marry her and tame
her.
Why does Petruchio want to marry Katharina?
In the quote above the word dowry most closely means
i) money brought by a groom to his wife at marriage.
ii) money brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.
iii) money given to a person by the government.
iv) money given to the government by a person.
If you were Petruchio, would you be this determined to marry
Katharina?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “And, Will you, nill
you, I will marry you.”
a) Will you marry me?
b) I want to marry you.
c) Whether you want to or not, I will marry you.
d) Do you think I want marry you?
Cell #12. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “You’ll die before that
happens.”
“Patricia
. . . And to conclude, we have ‘greed so well together,
That upon Sunday is the wedding-day.
Katharina
I’ll see thee hang’d on Sunday first.
Gremio
Hark, Patricia; she says she’ll see thee hang’d first.”
Petruchio is telling everyone that Katharina and he are in love, and
that they are going to get married on Sunday. However, Katharina
says that before they ever get married, Patricia is going to be hanged.
When is the wedding-day?
In the quote above, the word upon most nearly means:
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) up
Do you think that Petruchio will be hanged? Why or why not?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Yourself and all
the world, That talk’d of her, have talk’d amiss of her:”
a) You and everybody else that has talked about Katharina have
talked inappropriately of her.
b) You, and everybody else, that have inappropriately talked about
Bianca has talked about her.
c) Everybody that she has talked about, talks badly of her, too.
d) You and the rest of the world that talk about her really miss her.
Cell #13. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “She really loves me.”
“Patricia
Be patient, gentlemen; I choose her for myself:
If she and I be pleased, what’s that you?
‘Tis bargain’d ’twixt us twain, being alone,
That she shall still be curst in company.
I tell you, ’tis incredible to believe
How much she loves me: O, the kindest Kate!
She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss
She vied so fast, protesting oath on oath,
That in a twink she won me to her love . . .”
The men do not believe that Katharina loves Petruchio or that he is
interested in her, but Petruchio assures them that both are true. He
says that he chose Katharina all by himself, and that while they were
alone, he fell in love with her even more.
Do the men believe that Petruchio loves Katharina?
In the quote above, the word vied most nearly means:
a) competed eagerly
b) moved in circles
c) surrounded
d) gave up
Is it right for Patricia to love a woman as Katharina?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “O, you are
novices! ’Tis a world to see”
a) O, you are all novelists and should write about this world!
b) O, you are all ignorant, but you need to experience this!
c) O, you are too young and you will go to that place once you turn
18!
d) O, you guys do not know about this, so you should travel around
the world.
Cell #14. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “Sunday is almost
here.”
“Baptista
I know not what to say: but give me your hands;
God send you joy, Patricia! ’tis a match.
Gremio Tranio
Amen, say we: we will be witnesses.
Patricia
Father, and wife, and gentlemen, adieu;
I will to Venice; Sunday comes apace:
We will have rings and things and fine array;
And kiss me, Kate, we will be married o’ Sunday.”
Baptista is shocked at the news of Katharina and Petruchio’s marriage.
Even though Gremio and Tranio are a little bit surprised, they say that
they will go to the wedding. Then, Petruchio says that he will go to
Venice to buy the necessary items for the wedding.
Why is Petruchio going to Venice?
In the quote above, the word apace most nearly means:
a) slowly, at a slow pace
b) at a medium pace
c) quickly, at a fast pace
d) with enough space
Do you think that Patricia will make it back from Venice in time for the
wedding?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “I will unto
Venice, To buy apparel ’gainst the wedding- day.”
a) I will go to Venice, and buy things for the wedding.
b) I will go until I reach Venice, and there I will buy things that will
help me prevent the wedding.
c) I will go undo the city of Venice in order to get what I want for
the wedding for free.
d) On the wedding- day, I will go to Venice to buy things.
Cell #15. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “Now about Bianca.”
“Gremio
No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch.
But now, Baptists, to your younger daughter:
Now is the day we long have looked for:
I am your neighbor, and was suitor first.
Tranio
And I am one that love Bianca more
Than words can witness, or your thoughts can guess.
Gremio
Youngling, thou canst not love so dear as I.”
After finding out of the marriage between Petruchio and Katharina,
Gremio and Tranio ask Baptista about marrying Bianca. Gremio and
Tranio have a small quarrel about who loves Bianca more.
What brought up the topic of marrying Bianca?
Who do you think that Bianca will marry? Why?
In the following line, when Gremio is telling Tranio about his love for
Bianca, “thou canst not love so dear as I,” the expression “as I” is an
example of [a(n)]:
a) metaphor
b) imagery
c) personification
d) simile
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Graybeard, thy
love doth freeze.”
a) Your love will be useless once your beard is grayer because
Bianca will not love you as an old man.
b) Your gray beard is going to make your love freeze.
c) Old man, your love is going to freeze once you die.
d) Old man, your love is freezing while you are getting older.
Cell #16. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “What Bianca is
worth.”
“Baptista
Content you, gentlemen: I will compound this strife:
’Tis deeds must win the prize; and he of both
That can assure my daughter greatest dower
Shall have my Bianca’s love.”
Baptista tells the two gentlemen that the one who can leave a greater
dower will be the one that can marry her.
Who are the two gentlemen?
In the quote above, the word dower most nearly means:
a) drawers/underwear
b) money/property
c) care/love
d) off springs/children
If there were two guys wanting to marry your daughter, would you
judge them according to how much money they have and/or how
much they will leave her when they die, or by another aspect?
In the following line, when Baptista is explaining to Gremio and Tranio
who will win, “’Tis deeds must win the prize,” the expression “the
prize” is a metaphor comparing a prize to:
a) himself
b) money
c) Katharina
d) Bianca
Cell #17. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “What Gremio has to
offer.”
“Gremio
First, as you know, my house within the city
Is richly furnished with plate and gold;
Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;
My hangings all of Tyrian tapestry;
In ivory coffers I have stuff’d my crowns;
In cypress chests my arras counterpoints,
Costly apparel, tents, and canopies,
Fine linen, Turkey cushions boss’d with pearl,
Valance of Venice gold in needlework,
Pewter and brass and all things that belong
To house or housekeeping: then, at my farm
I have a hundred milch-kine to the pail,
Sixscore fat oxen standing in my stalls,
And all things answerable to this portion.
Myself am struck in years, I must confess;
And if I die to-morrow, this is hers,
If whilst I live she will be only mine.”
Gremio says that if Bianca should marry him, he would give her
everything he owns, which include his house, his farm and animals,
and everything that is considered to be part of the house and
housekeeping.
What do these items make part of?
In the quote above, the word ewers most nearly means:
a) wide bowls
b) large jugs
c) decorated rugs
d) long tubs
Is it right for Gremio to want to leave absolutely everything to Bianca
when he dies?
In the following line, when Gremio is talking about his age, “Myself am
struck in years, I must confess” shows that Gremio is willing to:
a) eat
b) be struck
c) argue
d) admit
Cell #18. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “What Tranio has to
offer.”
“That ‘only’ came well in. Sir, list to me:
I am my father’s heir and only son:
If I may have your daughter to my wife,
I’ll leave her houses three or four as good,
Within rich Pisa walls, as any one
Old Signior Gremio has in Padua;
Besides two thousand ducats by the year
Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.
What, have I pinch’d you, Signior Gremio?”
Tranio says that he is the only heir to his father’s fortune, which
includes three or four houses and 2,000 ducats a year.
How much money would Tranio leave Bianca?
In the quote above, the word ducat most nearly means:
a) European stamp
b) European gold coin
c) European silver coin
d) European dollar bill
Will Tranio’s offer beat Gremio’s offer?
Consider the following line from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “My land amounts
not to so much in all”
a) My land is not worth as much as that.
b) My land is not, worth, as much as that.
c) My land is not worth’s as much as that.
d) My land is not wurth a much as that.
Cell #19. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “The one with the best
offer.”
“Gremio
Nay, I have offer’d all, I have no more;
And she can have no more than all I have:
If you like me, she shall have me and mine.
Tranio
Why, than the maid is mine from all the world,
By your firm promise: Gremio is out-vied.
Baptista
I must confess your offer is the best;
And, let your father make her the assurance,
She is your own; else, you must pardon me,
If you should die before him, where’s her dower?”
Gremio realized that what he had was much less than what Tranio
offered, and so Tranio (the ‘supposed Lucentio’) would be the one
marrying Bianca. However, Baptista says that he must confirm about
the dower with “Lucentio’s” father. He also asks Tranio what would
happen if Tranio dies before his father does.
According to Baptista, who is going to be the one to marry Bianca at
this point?
In the quote above, the word nay most nearly means:
a) no
b) a horse sound
c) not
d) neither
In your opinion, is what Tranio offered worth more than what Gremio
offered? Why or why not?
Consider the following line from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “These I will
assure her, and twice as much, whatever thou offer’st next.”
a) She will make sure she gets this and double as much as the next
thing.
b) She will get those, and double, which ever you please.
c) I will give her this and twice as much as the next thing you offer.
d) I will give her all of thise, and whatever you want me to double.
Cell #20. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “The following
Sunday.”
“Tranio
That’s but a cavil: he is old, I young.
Gremio
And may not young men die, as well as old?
Baptista
Well, gentlemen,
I am thus resolved: on Sunday next you know
My daughter Katharina is to be married:
Now, on the Sunday following, shall Bianca
Be bride to you, if you this assurance;
If not, Signior Gremio:
And so, I take my leave, and thank you both.”
Tranio tells Baptista that he will not die before his father because his
father is older. However, Gremio argues that both, young and old,
people have the same chance of dying. Then, Baptista informs the two
that the wedding with Bianca will be the Sunday following the Sunday
of Katharina’s marriage. He also says that if Tranio cannot confirm the
dower, Gremio will be the one to marry Bianca.
Who would be the person to replace Tranio at the wedding?
In the quote above, the word cavil most nearly means:
a) a funny joke
b) a petty objection
c) a ridiculous plan
d) a big difference
Do you think that elder people have just a good a chance of dying as
young people? Why or why not?
Consider the following line from the text and decide which of the below
choices is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Your father were a fool
to give thee all”
a)Your father is an idiot because he gave you all of his money to
come.
b) Your father was a fool when he gave some of his belongings to
you.
c) Your father is a fool because you gave him everything.
d) Your father is not that smart if he is leaving everything to you.
Cell #21. Taming of the Shrew. Act 2, Scene 1. “To find a Vincentio.”
“Tranio
. . . ’Tis in my head to do my master good:
I see no reason but supposed Lucentio
Must get a father, call’d ‘supposed Vincentio;’
And that’s a wonder: fathers commonly
Do get their children; but in this case of wooing,
A child shall get a sire, if I fail not of my cunning.”
Tranio is talking to himself. He says that he must get someone to act
as “Lucentio’s” father, who will be called “Vincentio.”
What will Lucentio’s father be called?
In the quote above, the word cunning nearly means:
a) craftiness
b) slang
c) punning
d) waiting
Do you think that Baptista will find out that “Lucentio” is actually
“Tranio”?
The following line, when Tranio is saying that fathers usually get sons
instead of sons getting fathers, “fathers commonly do get their
children; but in this case of wooing, a child get a sire” is an example of
[a (n)]:
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) anaphora
d) irony
ACT III, CELL 1
Lucentio
Fiddler, forbear; you grow too forward, sir:
Have you so soon forget the entertainment
Her sister Katrina welcomed you withal?
Hortensio
But, wrangling pedant, this is
The patroness of heavenly harmony:
Then give me leave to have prerogative;
And when in music we have spent an hour,
Your lecture shall have leisure for as much.
Lucentio and Hortensio are fighting over Bianca. Lucentio reminds
Hortensio that Bianca's sister did not like him. Hortensio responds by
saying that by the time Bianca is done with his music lesson Bianca
will be to tired to listen.
Reading Comp:
Who was going to give Bianca a music lesson?
Vocabulary:
In the quote above the word prerogative most closely means:
a) A gift held by a person
b) A House held by a person
c) A privilege held by a person
d) A person in love with a person
Discussion Question?
Who do you think should have Bianca? Lucentio, who is posing as a
professor, or Hortensio, who is posing as a music teacher?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
[Was it not to refresh the mind of a man
After his studies or his usual pain?].
a) Wasn’t it so he would take a shower after he studies?
b) Wasn’t it so a person could relax after a long day?
c) Wasn’t it so he could study to become a massage therapist?
d) Why are you so stupid? Will you go study?
ACT III, CELL 2
Bianca
Why, gentleman, you do me double wrong,
To strive for that which resteth in my choice:
I am no breeching scholar in the schools;
I’ll not be tied to hours nor ‘pointed times,
But learn my lessons as I please myself.
And, to cut off all strife, here sit we down:
Take you your instruments, play you the whiles;
His lecture will be done ere you have tuned.
Bianca tells the men that she likes her lessons when she wants them
and not at a structured time.
Does Bianca want a structured lesson with appointed times for
everything?
In the quote above the word strife most closely means:
a) A struggle, fight, or quarrel.
b) A game, play time, or imagination.
c) A joke, laugh, or riddle.
d) A death, murder, or attack.
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
[Take you your instruments, play you the whiles;
His lecture will be done ere you return.]
a) Go away because his lecture is more interesting.
b) Go away because I don’t like you.
c) His lectures is boring, go away with me.
d) By the time you come back from tuning your instrument, his lecture
will be done.
Cell 3
‘Hic ibat,’ as I told you before, ‘Simois,’ I am
Lucentio, ‘hic est,’ son unto Vincentio of Pisa
‘Sigeia tellus,’ disguised thus to get your love;
‘Hic steterat,’ and that Lucentio that comes
a-wooing, ‘Priami,’ is my man Tranio, ‘regia,’
bearing my port, ‘celsa senis,’ that we might
beguile the old pantaloon.
Lucentio tells Bianca that he is not really a tutor, but a rich man from
Pisa.
What does Lucentio tell Bianca?
In the quote above the word pantaloon most closely means?
a) A kind of shifty mouse-like creature
b) The old man of the house
c) A kind of pants.
d) A kind of plant that kills
Do you think Lucentio should have told Bianca the truth about who he
is? Why or why not?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
[Spit in the hole, man, and tune again.]
a) Mess up your instrument and go away to tune it again.
b) Spit shine your instrument so it will be tuned.
c) It sounds like spit, tune it again.
d) Your tuning makes me so mad I could spit.
Cell 4
I must believe my master; else, I promise you,
I should be arguing still upon that doubt:
But let it rest. Now, Licio, to you:
Good masters, take it not unkindly, pray,
That I have been thus pleasant with you both.
Bianca tells both her tutors that she hopes she has been kind to them
and she wishes they would stop arguing.
What does Bianca say to Lucentio and Hortencio?
In the quote above the word doubt most closely means:
a) To be decided.
b) To not know where you are.
c) To decide what to do.
d) To be undecided.
If you were one of the suitors would you accept Bianca’s not choosing
one person? Even if she can’t marry right away?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
[You may go walk, and give me leave a while.]
a) You shouldn’t leave, walking is for losers.
b) You can teach me how to walk.
c) You can go for a walk and give me time by myself.
d) You can leave and go for a walk and bring me some leaves.
Cell 5
Madam, before you touch the instrument,
To learn the order of my fingering,
I must begin with rudiments of art;
To teach you gamut in a briefer sort,
More pleasant, pithy and effectual,
Than hath been taught by any of my trade:
And there it is in writing, fairly drawn.
Hortensio is telling Bianca that before she can use the instrument she
must learn where to place her fingers.
What must Bianca do before she touches the instrument?
In the quote above the word rudiments most closely means:
a) A man who likes to teach skills to cheese
b) A fund in the in the Bahamas for rude people
c) fundraisers that cause you and a cat to use skills.
d) fundamental elements, principles, or skills.
Do you think Bianca knows that Hortensio isn’t really a tutor?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
[ Old fashions please me best;]
a) I like old clothes.
b) You’re too old for me.
c) I don’t want to get old.
d) I like old traditions best.
Cell # 6
(To Tranio) Signior Lucentio, this is the ‘pointed day. That Katharina
and Petruchio should be married, And yet we hear not of our son-inlaw. What would be said? What mockery will it be, to want the
bridegroom when the priest attends, to speak the ceremonial rites of
marriage! What says Lucentio to this shame of ours?
It is Katharina’s wedding day, but her soon-to-be husband, Petruchio,
hasn’t shown up. Baptista is telling Tranio, who is disguised as
Lucentio, what the people might say.
Who is Katharina’s soon-to-be husband?
In the quote above, the word mockery most closely means:
a.) honor and respect
b.) jealousy and envy
c.) scorn and ridicule
d.) joy and happiness
Do you think Baptista is so upset that he wouldn’t let Petruchio marry
Katharina because he’s so late, or will her father be happy to get rid of
her late, early, or any time? Why or why not?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“Now, go thy ways, thou hast tamed a curst shrew.”
a.) Go ur’e own way, now that you have controlled this well-tempered
lady.
b.) Go you’re own way, now that you have controlled this tempered
lady.
c.) Go your own way, now that you have controlled this ill-tempered
lady.
d.) Go your’e on way now that you have controlled this tempered lady.
Cell #7
No shame but mine: I must forsooth, be forced to give my hand
opposed against my heart, unto a mad-brain rudesby full of spleen;
Who woo’d in haste and means to wed at leisure. I told you, I, he was
a frantic fool, hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior: and to be noted
for a merry man, he’ll woo a thousand, ‘point the day of marriage.
Katharina says it’s her own fault to give her hand to someone she
doesn’t even love. She thinks Petruchio is a very uncivil fool.
What is one thing Katharina describes Petruchio to be?
In the quote above, the word rudesby most closely means:
a.) an uncivil fellow
b.) someone who is well mannered
c.) a mad scientist
d.) a merchant
If your soon-to-be husband/wife was late for your wedding, what
thoughts would run through your mind?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“The more fool you, for laying on my duty.
a.) You’re an idiot. For trying to put up against my work.
b.) You’re an idiot: for trying to put up against my work.
c.) You’re an idiot, for trying to put up against my work.
d.) You’re an idiot for trying to put up against my work.
Cell #8
Why, Petruchio is coming in a new hat and an old jerkin, a pair of old
breeches thrice turned, a pair of boots that have been candle-cases,
one buckled, another laced, an old rusty sword ta'en out of the townarmory, with a broken hilt, and chapeless; with two broken points: his
horse hipped with an
old mothy saddle and stirrups of no kindred.
Biondello, one of Lucentio’s servants tells everybody that Petruchio is
coming. Biondello describes Petrucio’s entrance and what he looks like.
What are three things that Petruchio is wearing?
In the quote above, the word jerkin most closely means:
a.) a tunic
b.) a collared shirt
c.) a rusty brooch
d.) a jacket with no sleeves
By the description, do you think Petruchio is well-dressed for his
wedding?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“I’ll pheeze you, in faith.”
a.) I’ll truley get even with you.
b.) I’ll truly get even with you.
c.) I’ll truly got even with you.
d.) I’ll trulley get even with you.
Cell #9
O, sir, his lackey, for all the world caparisoned like the horse; with a
linen stock on one leg and a kersey boot-hose on the other, gartered
with a red and blue list; an old hat and 'the humour of forty fancies'
pricked in't for a feather: a monster, a very monster in apparel, and
not like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
Biondello makes fun of the person who came along with Petruchio. He
says that Petruchio’s lackey is dressed like a monster, and not like a
Christian footboy.
Who does Biondello make fun of?
In the quote above, the word caparisoned most closely means:
a.) making a comparison
b.) wearing an ornamental covering for a horse
c.) washing a collared shirt, stitched with the finest silk
d.) eating an iron horseshoe
What do you think a Christian footboy should look like?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“He wrings him by the ears.”
a.) He squeezes him by the ears.
b.) He squeezed him by the ears.
c.) He squeezing him by the ears.
d.) He squeezely him by the ears.
Cell #10
Were it better, I should rush in thus.
But where is Kate? Where is my lovely bride?
How does my father? Gentles, methinks you frown:
And wherefore gaze this goodly company,
As if they saw some wondrous monument,
Some comet or unusual prodigy?
Petruchio wants to know where Kate is.
Who Petruchio looking for?
In the quote above, the word prodigy most closely means:
a) good person
b) Haley
c) person with exceptional talents
d) bad sign or omen
Discussion: Why is he so anxious to get married?
What is the best contemporary paraphrase for this sentence:
“ Fie, doff this habit, shame to your estate, an eyesore to our solemn
festival!”
a) Your clothes aren’t proper for this occasion—change them now!
b) I hate your clothes—but will you sell them to me?
c) You’re ugly and so is your mama.
d) Your clothes are uglier than I am.
Cell #11
Tedious it were to tell, and harsh to hear:
Sufficeth I am come to keep my word,
Though in some part enforced to digress;
Which, at more leisure, I will so excuse
As you shall well be satisfied withal.
But where is Kate? I stay too long from her:
The morning wears, 'tis time we were at church.
Petruchio still wonders where Kate is.
Where should they both be?
In the quote above, the word tedious most likely means:
a) hard
b) tiresome
c) easy
d) horrible
Is Katherine hiding from Petruchio?
What is the best contemporary paraphrase for this sentence:
“See not your bride in these unreverent robes:
Go to my chamber; Put on clothes of mine.”
a) Go to my room.
b) Your bride is in my room.
c) Put on new clothes that are in my room.
d) Go to the bathroom in my room.
Cell #12
Good sooth, even thus; therefore ha' done with words:
To me she's married, not unto my clothes:
Could I repair what she will wear in me,
As I can change these poor accoutrements,
'Twere well for Kate and better for myself.
But what a fool am I to chat with you,
When I should bid good morrow to my bride,
And seal the title with a lovely kiss!
Petrchuio is talking to Baptista about how he is excited about the
wedding.
Reading comp.:What will they seal the deal with?
In the quote above, the word accoutrements most closely means:
a) people in the wedding
b) birds, fancy cheese
c) shoes, chains
d) clothes, accessories
Does Baptista want to get rid of his daughter?
What is the best contemporary paraphrase for this sentence:
“He hath some meaning in his mad attire:
We will persuade him, be it possible,
To put on better ere he go to church.”
a) We’ll try to get him to change his clothes, but he’ll refuse.
b) Katharina likes this suit because she’s crazy, too.
c) He’s got some reason for this clothing but we’ll change it.
d) He’s crazy to dress like that.
Cell #13
That by degrees we mean to look into,
And watch our vantage in this business:
We'll over-reach the greybeard, Gremio,
The narrow-prying father, Minola,
The quaint musician, amorous Licio;
All for my master's sake, Lucentio.
Tranio advises his master.
Who is Tranio’s master?
In the quote above, the word amorous most closely means:
a) husband-like
b) brotherly
c) loving
d) dumb
Should Tranio be giving Lucentio advice?
What is the best contemporary paraphrase for this sentence:
“A bridegroom say you? 'tis a groom indeed,
A grumbling groom, and that the girl shall find.”
a) This guy is grumpy.
b) Don’t make the groom grumpy.
c) The girlfriend knows he’s grumpy.
d) He’s grumpy and she’ll soon find this out.
Cell #14
I must away to-day, before night come:
Make it no wonder; if you knew my business,
You would entreat me rather go than stay.
And, honest company, I thank you all,
That have beheld me give away myself
To this most patient, sweet and virtuous wife:
Dine with my father, drink a health to me;
For I must hence; and farewell to you all.
Petruchio is saying he must leave before night—even before the
wedding feast and celebration. He tells everyone goodbye, and tells
them to wish him good health.
When must Petruchio leave?
In the quote above, the word earnest most closely means:
a.) to kill
b.) to make a request
c.) to ignore
d.) to invite
Do you think Petruchio really meant what he said, when he called
Katharina his sweet and virtuous wife?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“For what reason, I beseech you?”
a.) I begging you, what’s the reason?
b.) I beg you, what’s the reason?
c.) I beggeded you, what’s the reason?
d.) I begged you, what’s the reason?
Cell #15
They shall go forward, Kate, at thy command.
Obey the bride, you that attend on her;
Go to the feast, revel and domineer,
Carouse full measure to her maidenhead,
Be mad and merry, or go hang yourselves:
But for my bonny Kate, she must with me.
Nay, look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret;
I will be master of what is mine own:
She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house,
My household stuff, my field, my barn,
My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing;
And here she stands, touch her whoever dare;
I'll bring mine action on the proudest he
That stops my way in Padua. Grumio,
Draw forth thy weapon, we are beset with thieves;
Rescue thy mistress, if thou be a man.
Fear not, sweet wench, they shall not touch thee, Kate:
I'll buckler thee against a million.
Petruchio says he thinks the world of Kate and wants to protect her.
Who loves Kate?
In the quote above, the word revel most closely means:
a) rebel without a cause
b) engage in festivities
c) eat pie and pork
d) reject an invitation
What is the best contemporary paraphrase for this sentence :
“Gentlemen, forward to the bridal dinner:
I see a woman may be made a fool,
If she had not a spirit to resist.”
a) You eat! I can make fun of Kate because she’s weak.
b) She’s got an attractive personality.
c) She’s dumb and we’ll laugh at her at dinner.
d) She’s funny when she’s dead.
Cell 1: Hot Shrew?
Quote:
Curtis:
Is she so hot a shrew as she’s reported?
Grumio:
She was, good Curtis, before this frost: but, though
Knowest, winter tames man, woman and beast; for it
Hath tamed my old master and my new mistress and
myself, fellow Curtis.
Summary:
Curtis asked if Katharina is as shrewish as she’s reported. Gurmio
replies that she was but the cold weather had tamed her and everyone
else.
Reading Comprehension Question:
Why isn’t Katharina as shrewish as before?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word tames most closely means
A. kills
B. calm down
C. freezes
D. helps
Discussion Question:
How would winter tame a person?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
There’s fire ready; and therefore, good Grumio, the news.
A. The fire is burning me; therefore, Grumio, give me the
newspapers.
B. The forest is burning; therefore, Grumio, am I doing anything
wrong?
C. The fire is on; therefore, Grumio tell me the news.
D. The kitchen is on fire; therefore, Grumio help me!
Cell 2: Slow Knaves
Quote:
Petruchio:
Where be these knaves? What, no man at door
To hold my stirrup nor to take my horse!
Where is Nathaniel, Gregory, Philip?
ALL SERVING-MEN Here, here, sir; here sir.
Summary:
After arriving home, Petruchio is complaining that the servants hadn’t
helped him take care of his horse and stirrup.
Reading Comprehension Question:
What did Petruchio complain about?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word stirrup most closely means
A. Coat for keeping warm
B. Cow for feasting on
C. Loop for holding a rider’s foot
D. Helmet fit for a horse
Discussion Question:
Should Petruchio be so lazy and fussy?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Come, you are so full of cony-catching.
A. Come; help me catch some rabbits for dinner.
B. Come, you need to listen to the stories.
C. Come, you are an idiot and should be smacked.
D. Come, you are going to catch a cold.
Cell 3: Fussy Petruchio
Quote:
Petruchio:
A whoreson beetle-headed, flap-ear’d knave!
Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.
Will you give thanks, sweet Kate; or else shall I?
What’s this? mutton?
Summary:
Petruchio is insulting the servants about their bad cooking. He then
tells Katharina to sit down and eat because she is hungry.
Reading Comprehension Question:
What are Petruchio and Katharina going to do?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word mutton most closely means
A. Sheep’s flesh
B. Dog’s flesh
C. Spoiled flesh
D. Donkey’s flesh
Discussion Question:
Would you be acting the same was as Petruchio is acting now?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
By this reckoning he is more shrew than she.
A. I think that he is more shrewish than her.
B. I don’t know what he is doing to her.
C. Someone wrecked our pet shrew’s house.
D. Do they both own a pet shrew?
Cell 4: Burnt Mutton
Quote:
Petruchio:
‘Tis burnt; and so is all the meat.
What dogs are these! Where is the rascal cook?
How durst you, villains, bring it from the dresser,
And serve it thus to me that love it not?
Theretake it to you, trenchers, cups, and all;
You heedless joltheads and unmanner’d slaves!
What, do you grumble? I’ll be with you straight.
Summary:
Petruchio is complaining to the servants that the meat is burnt.
Reading Comprehension Question:
Do you think Petruchio should be so disrespectful to the servants?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word trenchers most closely means
A. shoes
B. pants
C. yummy stuff like candy
D. plate
Discussion Question:
Does Petruchio have to be so fussy to the servants to get his message
across to Katharina?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
I prithee, good Grumio, tell me, how goes the world?
A. I ask, Grumio, how is everything?
B. I pity you, Grumio, do you like the world you live in?
C. I ask, Grumio, is the world big?
D. I ask, Grumio, do you need anything?
Cell 5: Katharina Realizing Something
Quote:
Katharina:
I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet:
The meat was well, if you were so contented.
Summary:
Katharina realizes that this was the way she acted previously in the
play and felt piteous. She tries to persuade Petruchio not to be so
harsh at the servants.
Reading Comprehension Question:
How did Katharina feel?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word contented most closely means
A. unhappy
B. sad
C. stupid
D. satisfied
Discussion Question:
Why do you think Katharina had to see others act the way she had
acted before to realize that she was wrong?
Parapharse:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Out of their saddles into the dirt; and thereby hangs a tale.
A. They ate some dirt and they were hung by their tail.
B. They ran though mountains and stepped on a dog’s tale.
C. They slept on the floor and nothing else happened.
D. They fell off their horse and there is a story to it.
Cell 6: Food Not Edible
Quote:
Petruchio:
I tell thee, Kate, ‘twas burnt and dried away;
And I expressly am forbid to touch it,
For it engenders choler, planteth anger;
And better ‘twere that both of us did fast,
Since, of ourselves, ourselves are choleric,
Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh.
Be patient; to-morrow ‘t shall be mended,
And, for this night, we’ll fast for company:
Come, I will bring thee to thy bridal chamber.
Summary:
Petruchio is telling Katharina that the meat was burnt and it wasn’t
edible. He tells her to be patient and to eat tomorrow even though
she is very hungry.
Reading Comprehension Question:
Where did Petruchio lead Katharina to?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word choleric most closely means
A. expressing anger
B. expressing happiness
C. expressing sadness
D. expressing loss of mental power
Discussion Question:
Would a little burnt meat be so bad that they could not eat it?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
What, master, read you? first resolve me that.
A. What are you reading, master? Answer me first.
B. Hail you, master. Don’t use a revolver to shoot me.
C. What do you see, master? Help me decide on what to do.
D. What are you looking at me, master? I don’t like that.
Cell 7: Which Side?
Quote:
Curtis:
In her chamber, making a sermon of continency to her;
And rails, and swears, and rates, so she, poor soul,
Knows not which way to stand, to look, to speak,
And sits as one new-risen from a dream.
Away, away! for he is coming hither.
Summary:
Curtis is saying that Petruchio is making a harsh speech to Katharina
that she does not know which side to argue for.
Reading Comprehension Question:
What is Petruchio telling Katharina to do?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word rails most closely means
A. steel bars
B. laugh
C. sleeps
D. criticizes
Discussion Question:
Do you think it is right for Petruchio to tell Katharina what to do?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Patience, I pray you; ‘twas a fault unwilling.
A. Patience is the answer to all of life’s questions.
B. Patience, I beg you. It was an accident.
C. I patiently prayed to the gods to remove all my sins.
D. It was your entire fault for this mess.
Cell 8: Taming of a Falcon
Quote:
Petruchio:
My falcon now is sharp and passing empty;
And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,
For then she never looks upon her lure.
Another way I have to man my haggard,
To make her come and know her keeper’s call,
That is, to watch her, as we watch these kites
That bate and beat and will not be obedient.
Summary:
Petruchio is comparing how he is taming Katharina to the taming of a
falcon.
Reading Comprehension Question:
Taming Katharina being compared to the taming of what?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word passing most closely means:
A. move by
B. slow
C. not very
D. very
Discussion Question:
Why do you think he compared Katharina to a falcon?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Among them know you one Vincentio?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Among the gods is Vincentio?
Do you know a person named Vincentio?
Is there a cult called Vincentio?
Is there anyone out there named Vincentio?
Cell 9: Lucentio and Bianca Only?
Quote:
Tranio:
Is’t possible, friend Licio, that Mistress Bianca
Doth fancy any other but Lucentio?
I tell you, sir, she bears me fair in hand.
Summary:
Tranio asks Hortensio, who is in disguise as Licio (a tutor/musician), if
Bianca likes anyone other than Lucentio.
Reading Comprehension Question:
Who is Hortensio disguised as?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word fancy most closely means
A. highly decorated
B. superior grade
C. to guess
D. to like
Discussion Question:
Why do you think all these people like Bianca?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Travel you far on, or are you at the farthest?
A. That was a long way to travel, or is it?
B. What type of transportation are you using?
C. You are slow and you will never get any further.
D. Are you going to continue traveling, or are you at your furthest
destination?
Cell 10: Hortensio Reveals True Identity
Quote:
Hortensio:
Mistake no more: I am not Licio,
Nor a musician, as I seem to be;
But one that scorn to live in this disguise,
For such a one as leaves a gentleman,
And makes a god of such a cullion:
Know, sir, that I am call’d Hortensio.
Summary:
Hortensio reveals to everyone that he is not Licio after hearing
Lucentio and Bianca saying that they love each other.
Reading Comprehension Question:
After what did Hortensio reveal himself?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above the word cullion most closely means
A. idiot
B. hobo
C. rascal
D. assassinator
Discussion Question:
Why do you think Hortensio reveals himself?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Tranio, you jest: but have you both forsworn me?
A. Tranio, you are funny but are you both also stupid?
B. Tranio, you are an idiot but are you also sometimes smart?
C. Tranio, my love, will you marry me?
D. Tranio, you joke, but have you both given up on me?
Cell 11: No Love for Hortensio
Quote:
Tranio:
Signior Hortensio, I have often heard
Of your entire affection to Bianca;
And since mine eyes are witness of her lightness,
I will with you, if you be so contented,
Forswear Bianca and her love for ever.
Summary:
Tranio tries to persuade Hortensio to just leave Lucentio and Bianca
alone. Hortensio agrees to do so after.
Reading Comprehension Question:
What does Tranio try to persuade Hortensio to do?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word forswear most closely means
A. to kill
B. to love
C. to die for the mother country: e.g. Russia or England
D. to deny
Discussion Question:
Would you continue trying to gain Bianca’s love or just stop trying?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Here I firmly vow never to woo her no more, but do forswear her.
A. Here I firmly promise never try to date her anymore, but to give
up on her.
B. Here I will not make her sad anymore, but I will never be this
way.
C. Here I firmly promise to not make her become a shrew, but to
make her nice.
D. Here I will not try to kill her, but I will try to torture her.
Cell 12: Marrying a Wealthy Widow
Quote:
Hortensio:
Would all the world but he had quite forsworn!
For me, that I may surely keep mine oath,
I will be married to a wealthy widow,
Ere three days pass, which hath as long loved me
As I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.
Summary:
Hortensio is saying that he will marry a wealthy widow instead of
trying to gain Bianca’s love.
Reading Comprehension Question:
Who will Hortensio marry?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word disdainful most closely means
A.
Discussion Question:
Do you think Hortensio is marrying the widow for the money or love?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
He is my father, sir; and, sooth to say, in countenance somewhat doth
resemble you.
A. He is my father, sir; and, don’t know what to say, he somewhat
smells like you.
B. He is my father, sir; and, soothing to say, he somewhat acts
like you.
C. He is my father, sir; and, stupid to say, he somewhat runs like
you.
D. He is my father, sir; and, safe to say, he somewhat looks like
you.
Cell 13: Petruchio - Master at Taming Shrews
Quote:
Tranio:
Ay, mistress, and Petruchio is the master;
That teacheth tricks eleven and twenty long,
To tame a shrew and charm her chattering tongue.
Summary:
Tranio is explaining to Bianca that Petruchio is the master at taming
Katharina.
Reading Comprehension Question:
What is Petruchio the master at?
Vocabulary Question:
In the quote above, the word chattering most closely means
A. stubborn
B. good for nothing
C. cancer growing out of it
D. constant talking
Discussion Question:
Do you think Petruchio should be complimented for his actions?
Paraphrase:
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
Thus have I politicly begun my reign, and ‘tis my hope to end
successfully.
A. Thus I have begun my political reign, and I hope to end it
successfully.
B. Thus I have begun my cunning reign, and I hope to end it
successfully.
C. I am being reigned the king, and it is my hope that it will end
successfully.
D. The rain is falling, and I hope that it is successful.
Cell 14 – The shrew is hungry
Quote: 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 entreat have a present aims;
Summary: Katharina is talking about her husband here, saying that he
Hates her, and only married her to starve her.
Reading Comprehension Question: Who is Katharina angry at?
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word famish most
closely means:
a) hate
b) starve
c) hurt
d) smell
Discussion Question: Why is Katharina so whiny?
Paraphrase Question: Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the best contemporary
paraphrase – “no, no, forsooth; I dare not for my life.
a) indeed; if I did, I would die.
b) no, for who? I dare you to take my life.
c) not now; I wouldn’t.
d) no, I don’t know how to.
Cell 15 – The shrew is still hungry!
Quote: I prithee go and get me some repast;
I care not what, so it be wholesome food.
Summary: Katharina is telling her servants to bring her any kind of
food, so long as its wholesome.
Reading Comprehension Question: What kind of food does Katharina
want?
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word repast most
closely means:
a) alcohol
b) food
c) dirt
d) clothes
Discussion Question: If you were Katharina’s servant, would you let
her boss you around?
Paraphrase Question: Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the best contemporary
paraphrase – “What say you to a neat’s foot?”
a) How about I kick you?
b) Do you want to eat a cow’s foot?
c) What is a neat’s foot?
d) Is your foot neat?
Cell 16 – Shrew Food
Quote: I cannot tell; I fear ‘tis choleric
What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?
Summary: Grumio is talking here, offering Katharina a beef and
Mustard sandwich.
Reading Comprehension Question: What does Grumio offer to
Katharina?
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word choleric most
closely means:
a) having a disease
b) showing or expressing anger
c) poisonous spider eggs
d) food lodged in throat
Discussion Question: Why is Grumio so nice to Katharina?
Paraphrase Question: Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the best contemporary
paraphrase - “I like it well: good Grumio, fetch it me.”
a) I like that Grumio, get some for me.
b) I like Grumio, give it to me.
c) I like that Grumio, let’s play fetch.
d) I like well, Grumio good, beef, fetch me, it.
Cell 17 – Angry Shrew
Quote: Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave,
Summary: Katharina is being her usual mean shrew self, yelling at
Grumio.
Reading Comprehension Question: Who is Katharina yelling at?
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word deluding most
closely means:
a) deceiving the mind
b) adding water to
c) laughing at the shrew
d) obnoxious
Discussion Question: Why is Katharina so hateful?
Paraphrase Question: Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the best contemporary
paraphrase – “Why then, the mustard without the beef.”
a) Why? The mustard has no beef?
b) So you want mustard, but no beef?
c) Where’s the beef!
d) Why then mustard? Beef? But no!
Cell 18 – Impressing the shrew
Quote: To dress thy meat myself and bring it thee:
I am sure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.
Summary: Petruchio is speaking here, telling Katharina that if he
made her a sandwich and brought it to her, she should
thank him.
Reading Comprehension Question: What does Petruchio think should
merit thanks?
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word merits most
closely means:
a) deserves
b) does not deserve
c) cancels out
d) makes me happy
Discussion Question: If you were Petruchio, would you tell Katharina
what to do like that?
Paraphrase Question: Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the best contemporary
paraphrase – “What, not a word? Nay, then thou lovest it not;”
a) You’re not saying anything? Fine, then you don’t care.
b) What? No words? No. Then I love it not.
c) Where are the words? Nat thou lovest then it not.
d) I’m hungry.
Cell 19 – Tame the shrew!
Quote: When you are gentle, you shall have one too,
And not till then.
Summary: Petruchio is speaking here, telling Katharina that she can
have a gown when she is gentle.
Reading Comprehension Question: Why can’t Katharina have a gown?
Vocabulary Question: In the quote above, the word gentle most closely
means:
a) To be less harsh
b) To be of good birth or relatively high station.
c) To raise to the status of a noble
d) Green
Discussion Question: Will Katharina listen to Petruchio?
Paraphrase Question: Consider the following sentence from the text
and decide which of the choices below is the best contemporary
paraphrase – “That will not be in haste.”
a) That won’t happen anytime soon.
b) That will not be in haste.
c) That? Will? Haste be in not!
d) That will happen very quickly!
Act V. Scene I. Padua. Before Lucentio’s house.
Cell 1
Vincentio
Art thou his father?
Pedant
Ay, sir; so his mother says, if I may believe her.
Petruchio
[To Vincentio] Why, how now, gentleman! Why, this is flat knavery, to
take upon you another man’s name.
Pedant
Lay hands on the villain: I believe a’ means to cozen somebody in this
city under my countenance.
Vincentio comes to visit his son, Lucentio in Padua. At Lucentio’s
house, Pedant (playing the role of Vincentio) tells him that his
Lucentio’s father.
In the following line, when Vincentio offers Pedant money to see
Lucentio, he says, “What if a man bring him a hundred pound or two,
to make merry withal?” This is an example of:
i. Argumentum ad baculum (appeal to force)
ii. Argumentum ad crumenam (appeal to the wallet)
iii. Argumentum ad hominem (appeal to the man)
iv. Argumentum ad ignorantiam (appeal to ignorance)
Who is playing to part of Vincentio?
In the quote above to word knavery most closely means:
i. Dishonesy
ii. Truthfulness
iii. Fury
iv. Consideration
Why won’t Pedant admit he is not Vincentio?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“You shall not choose but drink before you go:
I think I shall command your welcome here
And, by all likelihood, some cheer is toward.”
i. Your welcomed to stay. It would make me happy.
ii. It would make me happy if your staying.
iii. You’re welcomed to stay. It would make me happy.
iv. You’re welcoming happy people to stay.
Act V. Scene I. Padua. Before Lucentio’s house.
Cell 2
Vincentio
Come hither, you rogue. What, have you forgot me?
Biondello
Forgot you! No, sir: I could not forget you, for I never saw you before
in all my life.
Vincentio
What, you notorious villain, didst thou never see thy master’s father,
Vincentio?
Biondello won’t recognize Vincentio. Vincentio becomes frustrated
because he doesn’t know why Biondello is denying that they don’t
know each other and why Pedant is saying that he is Vincentio. All this
confusion causes Vincentio to beat Biondello.
In the following line, when Biondello asks himself a question and then
answers it, he says, “What, my old worshipful old master? Yes, marry,
sir: see where he looks out of the window.” This is an example of:
i. Chiasmus
ii.
Apostrophe
iii.
Personification
iv.
Antipophora
Why did Vincentio beat Biondello?
In the quote above the word notorious most closely mans:
i. Naturally selected
ii. Secretly worshipped
iii. Publicly discussed
iv.
Unintentionally mentioned
What would you do if you were in Vincentio’s place? Would you have
also beaten Biondello?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“Prithee, Kate, let’s stand aside and see the end of this controversy.”
i. Please, Kate, let’s just watch them solve their problem.
ii. Please, Kate lets just watch them solve their problem.
iii. Please Kate, lets’ just watch them solve their problem.
iv. Please, Kate, let’s just watch them solve they’re problem.
Act V. Scene I. Padua. Before Lucentio’s house.
Cell 3
Tranio
Sir, what are you that offer to beat my servant?
Vincentio
What am I, sir! Nay, what are you, sir? O immortal gods! O fine villain!
A silken doublet! A velvet hose! A scarlet cloak! And a copatain hat! O,
I am undone! I am undone! While I play the good husband at home,
my son and my servant spend all at the university.
Tranio
How now! What’s the matter?
Baptista
What, is the man lunatic?
Tranio
Sir, you seem a sober ancient gentleman by your habit, but your
words show you a madman. Why, sir, what ‘cerns it you if I wear pearl
and gold? I thank my good father, I am able to maintain it.
Vincentio
Thy father! O villain! He is a sailmaker in Bergamo.
Tranio claims that he is Lucentio. Vincentio notices that Tranio is
dressed up with expensive clothes and concludes that he has been
stealing his son’s money. When Tranio pretends not to know Vincentio,
he thinks that his son has been murdered by Tranio and the rest of the
servants.
In the following line, when Baptista orders Vincentio away, he says,
“Away with the dotard!” Dotard is a denotation to:
i.
Animal
ii.
Elder
iii.
Character
iv.
Villain
Who does Tranio claim to be?
In the quote above the word sober most closely means:
i. Rare
ii. Colorful
iii. Fancy
iv. Plain
Why does Vincentio conclude that Tranio and the servants murdered
his son just because Tranio is wearing rich clothes?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary phrase:
“Take heed, Signoir Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in this
business: I dare swear this is the right Vincentio.”
i. Be careful, Signoir Baptista, you might be getting tricked. I am
sure that this is the right Vincentio.
ii. Be careful Signoir Baptista. You might be getting tricked. I am
sure that this is the right Vincentio.
iii. Be careful, Signoir Baptista you might be getting tricked. I am
sure that this is the right Vincentio.
iv. Be careful. Signoir Baptista you might be getting tricked, I am
sure that this is the right Vincentio.
Act V. Scene I. Padua. Before Lucentio’s house.
Cell 4
Lucentio
Love wrought these miracle. Bianca’s love made me exchange my
state wih Tranio, while he did bear my countenance in the town; and
happily I have arrived at the last unto the wished haven of my bliss.
What Tranio did, myself enforced him to; then pardon him, sweet
father, for my sake.
Lucentio and Bianca arrive at the scene. Lucentio sorts out the
confusion. Then he announces his marriage to Bianca. Vincentio and
Baptista argue because Vincentio married his daughter without his
permission.
In the following line, when Lucentio declares that he is the rightful son
of Vincentio he says, “…counterfeit supposes bleared thine eyne.” He is
comparing false rumors to the blur in his eyes. This is an example of:
i. Metaphor
ii. Simile
iii. oxymoron
iv. Catachresis
Why is Baptista angry?
In the quote above the word countenance most closely means:
i. Expressive personality
ii. Rich garments
iii. Facial features
iv. Common motions
How do you think Lucentio and Bianca’s marriage will eventually affect
Vincentio and Baptista’s relationship?
Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“Look not pale, Bianca; thy father will not frown.”
i. You don’t need to turn pale, Bianca, your father won’t be sad.
ii. You don’t need to turn pale Bianca, your father wont be sad.
iii. You don’t need to turn pale Bianca, your father won’t be sad.
iv. You don’t need to turn pale Bianca. Your father won’t be sad.
Act V. Scene I. Padua. Before Lucentio’s house.
Cell 5
Katharina
Husband, let’s follow, to see the end of this ado.
Petruchio
First kiss me, Kate, and we will.
Katharina
What, in the midst of the street?
Petruchio
What, art thou ashamed of me?
Katharina
No, sir, God forbid; but ashamed to kiss.
…I will give thee a kiss: now pray thee, love, stay.
Petruchio
Is not this well? Come, my sweet Kate:
Better once than never, for never too late.
Everyone leaves except for Katharina and Petruchio, who had drawn
aside to watch the scene unfold. Kate wanted to follow the crowd to
see what happens, but Petruchio wanted to kiss her. Kate is
embarrased to kiss him out in the public, but they end up kissing
anyway.
In the following line, when Petruchio commands Kate to kiss him, he
says, “First kiss me, Kate, and we will.” He is giving a command and
offering reward. This is an example of:
i. Afflatus
ii. Blazon
iii. Antisagoge
iv.
Stichomythia
Why doesn’t Kate want to kiss Petruchio?
In the quote above the word ado most closely means:
i. Trouble, excitement
ii. Gathering, commotion
iii. Mischief, dilemma
iv. Mystery, confusion
Would you care if your lover asked you to kiss them in public? Why or
why not?
Consider the following sentence form the text and decide which of the
choices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:
“Why then let’s home again. Come, sirrah, let’s away.”
i. Lets just go home again. Come, lets go.
ii. Lets just go home, again. Come let’s go.
iii. Let’s just go home again. Come, let’s go.
iv. Let’s just go home again, come, let’s go.
Cell 6 Act V; Scene II
Lucentio
Bianca
WELCO
•
LUCENTIO
Feast with the best, and welcome to my house: my banquet is to
close our stomachs up, after our great good cheer…. Pray you, sit
down; for now we sit to chat as well as eat.
•
Lucentio hold a banquet at his home to celebrate the marriage of
Petruchio and Katharina, Hortensio and Widow, and himself and
Bianca.
•
In the following line, when Lucentio says that the “banquet is to
close our stomachs up,” this expression is an example of
a) personification
b) catachresis
c) oxymoron
d) alliteration
•
Why did Lucentio hold a banquet?
•
In the following quote, “At least, though long, our jarring notes
agree…,” the word jarring most closely means
a) most agreeable effect
b) steel
c) harsh disagreeable effect
d) soothing
•
Do you think any conflict will evolve at this marriage banquet?
Cell 7: Act V; Scene II
I’M HAVING
*GASP
*
•
PETRUCHIO
Now, for my life, Hortensio fears his widow.
Widow
Then never trust me, if I be afeard.
PETRUCHIO
You are very sensible, and yet you miss my sense:
I mean, Hortensio is afeard of you.
Widow
He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
PETRUCHIO
Roundly replied.
KATHARINA
Mistress, how mean you that?
Widow
Thus I conceive by him.
PETRUCHIO
Conceives by me! How likes Hortensio that?
HORTENSIO
My widow says, thus she conceives her tale.
PETRUCHIO
Very well mended. Kiss him for that, good widow.
•
Petruchio, along with Widow and Hortensio, joke around while
eating. Petruchio says that Hortensio is scared of Widow, therefore
he does not trust her. She then jokes around replying that she is
expecting Petruchio’s child, which he takes in great shock.
•
In the following line, when Petruchio says, “Padua affords nothing
but what is kind,” shows
a) astesnus
b) personification
c) apostrophe
d) absolutism
•
Who is supposedly Widow pregnant from?
•
In
a)
b)
c)
d)
•
Do you think Hortensio got upset for Widow’s remark?
the quote above the word, giddy most closely means
powerful
intelligent
lightheaded
weak
Cell 8: Act V; Scene II
IM NOT
BAD!
•
KATHARINA
'He that is giddy thinks the world turns round:'
I pray you, tell me what you meant by that.
Widow
Your husband, being troubled with a shrew,
Measures my husband's sorrow by his woe:
And now you know my meaning,
KATHARINA
A very mean meaning.
Widow
Right, I mean you.
KATHARINA
And I am mean indeed, respecting you.
•
Widow insults Katharina by saying that her husband is troubled with
her because she is a shrew. Katharina responds by saying that what
she has just said is really mean and Widow responds by saying that
by mean she means her, Katharina.
•
In
a)
b)
c)
d)
•
What does Widow say to Katharina that molests her?
•
In
a)
b)
c)
d)
the following line, when Bianca says “Am I your bird?,” shows
simile
metaphor
personification
antiphrasis
the quote above, the word shrew most closely means
a scolding and violent woman
a cruel and vicious animal
a threatening weapon
a mentally-ill person
•
Do you think Katharina will get vicious and start a fight with
Widow?
Cell 9: Act V; Scene II
•
PETRUCHIO
She hath prevented me. Here, Signior Tranio.
This bird you aim'd at, though you hit her not;
Therefore a health to all that shot and miss'd.
TRANIO
O, sir, Lucentio slipp'd me like his greyhound,
Which runs himself and catches for his master.
•
Here Petruchio says that though Tranio tried to win Bianca’s heart,
he did not. He then proposes a toast to those who had tried to win
Bianca’s heart but failed in doing so. Tranio then goes and says that
Lucentio had used him to get to Bianca.
•
In the following line, when Tranio says, “O, sir, Lucentio, slipp’d me
like his greyhound, which runs himself and catches for his master,”
the expression, “Lucentio slipp’d me like his greyhound,” shows
a) personification
b) simile
c) metaphor
d) alliteration
•
Who used whom to get to Bianca?
•
In
a)
b)
c)
d)
•
Do you think Tranio is mad at Lucention for using him to get to
Bianca?
the quote above, the word health most closely mean
the condition of the body
pledging a person a toast
free from disease
death
Cell 10: Act v; Scene II
Come
COMING
•
PETRUCHIO
Well, I say no: and therefore for assurance
Let's each one send unto his wife;
And he whose wife is most obedient
To come at first when he doth send for her,
Shall win the wager which we will propose.
HORTENSIO
Content. What is the wager?
LUCENTIO
Twenty crowns.
PETRUCHIO
Twenty crowns!
I'll venture so much of my hawk or hound,
But twenty times so much upon my wife.
LUCENTIO
A hundred then.
HORTENSIO
Content.
PETRUCHIO
A match! 'tis done.
•
Petrucio proposed a bet in which they must put to test whose wife
is most tamed. Who ever has the most tamed wife will receive one
hundred crowns.
•
In the following line, when Lucentio says, “I’ll have no halves; I’ll
bear it all myself,” the expression, “I’ll bear no halves” shows
a) personification
b) apostrophe
c) aptronym
d) autoclesis
What did Petruchio propose?
•
•
In
a)
b)
c)
d)
•
Who do you think wins the wager?
the quote above, the word wager most closely means
a portion of land
a promise
a sum of money
a wife
Cell 11- Biondello enters –Act V, Scene II
•
“How now! What news?”
Biondello: “Sir, my mistress sends you word that she is busy
and she cannot come.”
Petruchio: “How! She is busy and she cannot come! Is that an
answer?”
Gremio: “Ay, and a kind one too: Pray God, sir, your wife send
you not a worse.”
Petruchio: “I hope better.”
•
Petruchio, Gremio, Hortensio, Baptista, and Lucentio are all at
Lucentio’s house. Biondello returns with news that Bianca cannot
come. Gremio and Petruchio make comments on Hortensio’s wife
not coming.
•
Who is Biondello’s mistress?
•
In the quote above, the word worse most closely means…
a. horse
c. kiss
b. trouble
d. sheep
•
Do you think it was right for Petruchio and Gremio to
make comments on Bianca not coming?
•
Find the best contemporary paraphrase- “Sirrah
Biondello, go and entreat my wife to come to me forthwith”
a. Mister Biondello, go and entreat my wife forthwith.
b. Mister Biondello, go and request my wife to come at once.
c. Master Biondello, go and request my wife to come at once.
d. Master Biondello, go and treat my wife to come now.
Cell 12- Petruchio and Hortensio talk –Act V, Scene II
•
Petruchio: “O ho! Entreat her! Nay, then she must needs come.”
Hortensio: “ I am afraid sir, do what you can, yours will not be
entreated.”
•
Petruchio told Biondello to beg Bianca to come. Hortensio replies
by saying that Petruchio’s wife won’t come either.
•
Who is Petruchio talking about?
•
In the quote above, the word entreat most closely means…
a. request
c. kill
b. treat well
d. punch
•
Do you think it is right for these men to be betting on
which one of their wives will come when they call for them?
•
Find the best contemporary paraphrase- “She says you
have some goodly jest in hand”
a. She says you have some prank you’re going to play on her.
b. She says you are holding a good jest in you hand.
c. She says you have some weird jest at hand.
d. She says you have something good in your hand.
Cell 13- Petruchio talks to Hortensio still talk –Act V, Scene II
•
Petruchio: “Worse and worse; she will not come! O vile,
intolerable, not to be endured! Sirrah Grumio, go to your mistress;
Say, I command her to come to me.” <Grumio leaves>
Hortensio: “I know her answer.”
Petruchio: “What?”
Hortensio: “She will not.”
•
Petruchio tells Grumio to go get Katharina. Hortensio predicts that
she won’t come because Katharina is always the disobedient one.
•
Who is Grumio’s mistress?
•
In the quote above, the word vile most closely means…
a. Wonderful
c. weird
b. Fantastic
d. worthless
•
•
Do you think katharina will come?
Find the best contemporary paraphrase- “The fouler
fortune mine, and there and end.”
a. The rotten fortune cookie mine, and there an end.
b. The worst fortune is mine and there is nothing I can do about it.
c. I have the worst fortune and there is nothing I can do about it.
d. The worst fortune is mine, and there an end.
Cell 14- Katharina appears – Act V, Scene II
•
Baptista: “Now, by my holidame, here comes Katharina!
Katharina: “What is your will, sir, that you send for me?”
Petruchio: “Where is you sister, and Hortensio’s wife?
Katharina: “They sit conferring by the parlor fire.”
Petruchio: “Go fetch them hither: if they deny to come, swinge me
them soundly forth unto their husbands: away, I say, and bring
them hither straight.”
•
Katharina came at once after being called. Petruchio told her to get
Bianca and the widow and if they refused to come, to beat them.
•
Who is Katharina’s sister? Who is Hortensio’s wife?
•
In the quote above, the word swinge most closely means…
a. swing
c. scold
b. sing
d. beat
•
Do you think it is right for Petruchio to be ordering
Katharina around?
•
Find the best contemporary paraphrase- “Here is a
wonder, if you talk of a wonder.”
a. Wonder is here if you talk of her.
b. A wonder is here, if you speak of one.
c. Well there’s a surprise, if you’re talking about surprises!
d. Here is a surprise for you if you were talking about one!
Cell 15- The End –Act V, Scene II
•
Petruchio: “Why, there’s a wench! Come on, and kiss me, Kate.
Lucentio: “Well, go thy ways, old lad; for thou shalt ha’t.”
Vincentio: “’Tis a good hearing when children are toward.”
Lucentio: “but a harsh hearing when women are froward.
Petruchio: “Come, Kate, we’ll to bed. We three are married, but
you two are sped.” (To Lucentio) “’Twas I won the wager,
though you hit the white; and, being a winner, God give you
good night!”
(Exeunt Petruchio and Katharina)
Hortensio: “Now, go thy ways; thou hast tamed a curst shrew.”
•
This is the ending of the play. Petruchio and Katharina are
leaving. Hortensio comments on how Petruchio has “tamed a
curst shrew.”
•
Who was the “curst shrew”?
•
In the quote above, the word froward most closely means…
a. frightful
c. disobedient
b. forward
d. wonderful
•
•
Do you think the play ended well?
Find the best contemporary paraphrase- “’Tis a wonder,
by your leave, she will be tamed so.”
a. It is a wonder, by your leave, that she will be tamed so.
b. It is fantastic, if I may say, that she will be tamed.
c. It is amazing, if you leave, she will be tamed so.
d. It is a miracle, if you don’t mind my saying so, that she was
tamed.