Taming Of The Shrew

Front 1

'Am I lord and have such a lady?

Or do I dream? Or have I dreamed till now?'

Back 1

Christopher Sly;

Induction, Scene 2, lines 68-75

Front 2

' ...thoroughly woo her, wed her, and bed her and rid the house of her.'

Back 2

Baptista;

Act 1, Scene 1, lines 142-145

Front 3

'One rich enough to be Petruchio's wife -

As wealth is burthen of my wooing dance -'

'I come to wive it wealthily in Padua;

If wealthily, then happily in Padua.'

Back 3

Petruchio;

Act 1, Scene 2 lines 64-75

Shows P's dream of having a wealthy wife as he wants to have a good life in Padua - the wife has to be rich enough as money seems to be important to P

Front 4

'For in Baptista's keep mytreasure is.

He hath the jewel of my life in hold,

His youngest daughter,beautiful Bianca

And her withholds from me and other more'

Back 4

Hortensio;

Act 1, Scene 2, lines 118-122

This shows what H thinks of Bianca as he is comparing her to a jewel that he believes he is destined to have

Front 5

'Think you a little din can daunt mine ears?

Have I not in my time heard lions roar?

HaveI not heard great ordnance in the field

And heaven's artillery thunder in the skies?'

Back 5

Petruchio;

Act 1, Scene 2, lines 198-209

P boasts that he's been through worst times and had to do worst things than taming a woman; demonstrates how capable he is

Front 6

'She is your treasure, she must have ahusband'

Back 6

Katherina;

Act 2, scene 1, lines 32-36

This line shows how sarcastic Kate is towards her father as she knows she is not the favourite child

Front 7

'Iam as peremptory as she proud-minded.

And where two raging fires meet together

They do consume the thing thatmakes them fury.'

Back 7

Petruchio;

Act 2, Scene 1, lines 131-133

P's tells the audience how much of a match he is to Kate - does he see taming her as a challenge or a task he was destined for?

Front 8

'Thou must be married to no man but me.

For Iam he am born to tame you, Kate

And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate

Conformable as other household Kates.'

Back 8

Petruchio;

Act 2, Scene 1, lines 160-162

P's plan to tame Kate is beginning to take shape as he tells her and the audience what he is going to do to her

Front 9

'We will have rings and things and fine array, And kiss me, Kate, 'We will be married a Sunday.' '

Back 9

Petruchio;

Act 2, Scene 2, lines 316-317

Front 10

'This is a way to kill a wife with kindness

He that knows better how to tame a shrew,

Nowlet him speak'

Back 10

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