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45 Cards in this Set
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0.1 In what state of mind is Sly when the play opens? What has just happened to him?
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A-drunk. He has just been thrown out of a bar
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0.2 What does Lord plan on doingl to Sly? Why?
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A-Lord plans on tricking him so Sly thinks HE is the Lord. Lord is bored.l
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0.3 How do the Lord and his men convince Sly he is a Lord? Name 3 ways
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1-He is surrounded by fine garments 2-He is told about his hunting attire 3-They bring him his "wife" |
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0.4 What is the role of the page in the induction? Why is he uncomfortable with his role?
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A-The Page plays Sly's wife dressed in drag. He is uncomfortable because he is a boy!
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0.5 What are these men about to do at the end of the induction?
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A-They are about to watch a play called "The Taming of the Shrew"
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1.1 In what city does this play take place?
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A-Padua, Italy
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1.2 Why have Lucentio and Tranio come here?
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A-To study at the university.
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1.3 When he first met the Minola family, what is happening?
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A-Kate & Bianca & Baptista are having an argument about how Bianca cannot get married before Kate because she is younger.
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1.4 What do Hortensio and Grumio want?
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A-to marry Bianca
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1.5 What plan does Lucentio devise? Why?
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A-Lucentio plans to become a tutor to Bianca while Tranio takes his place at college. He wants to be closer to Bianca.
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1.6 What pun does Shakespeare use with Petruchio and Grumio in Act 1 Sc. 2?
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A--to KNOCK - as in to HIT
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1.7 What specifically does Petruchio want in a wife?
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A-money
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1.8 What do Hortensio and Petruchio plan to do with regard to the Minola daughters?
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A-Petruchio plans to marry Kate so that Hortensio is free to marry Bianca.
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1.9 Who has Grumio agreed to present to Baptista?
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A=He agreed to get a tutor for Bianca, and he finds Lucentio.
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1.10 How is Tranio getting behind his master, Lucentio's, back?
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A-He is disguised as Lucentio to go to school and woo Bianca.
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2.1 What is happening between Katherinel & Bianca at the opening of this act? Why?
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A-Katherine has Bianca tied to a chair. Katherine feels that Bianca is the favorite daughter.
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2.2 What does Katherine accuse her father of?
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A-loving Bianca more.
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2.3 How does Petruchio speak
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A-lovingly, flatteringly
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2.4 How much is Kate's dowry worth?
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A-20,000 crowns & half of Baptista's land when he dies
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2.5 How did Kate treat her music teacher Hortensio?
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A-She hit him over the head with the lute.
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2.6 There are several puns Shakespeare uses in Kate's and Petruchio's first encounter. Find 5 words that are played upon...
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1-stinger - 2-bear 3-arms 4-furniture 5-buzzed |
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2.7 What does Petruchio say of Kate's behavior in public and in privatre?
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A-public - she is the nicest thing that ever walked the earth
in private - very complimentary also |
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2.8 What are Grumio, Tranio and Baptista discussing at the end of this act?
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A-who is to marry Bianca
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3.1. What does Lucentio (as Cambio) tell Bianca during their tutoring session?
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1. He wants her. He loves her. And he tells her that he's not really a tutor - giving her his real identity.
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3.2. Who does Bianca prefer at this point - Lucentio or Hortensio? How can you tell?
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2. She prefers Lucentio. He was not completeloy rebuffed with his advances. She told him to keep trying while Hortensio was told to stop.
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3.3. Describe Petruchio's entrance on the day of his wedding to Kate.
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3. Petruchio was in weather-torn and silly clothes that were not appropriate. He embarrassed everyone. His horse was sickly. He created a ruckus and was outrageous with no respect to anyone.
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3.4. What do Kate and Petruchio do immediately after they were wed? Why?
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4. Petruchio wants to leave even before the reception.
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4.1 What story does Grumio tell Curtis when he gets to Petruchio's home?
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A--He tells Curtis that his master is coming and he is angry so he should stay out of his way.
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4.2 What is his warning/advice to all Petruchio's servants?
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A--to stay out of Petruchio's way, and not to take offense.
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4.3 How does Petruchio treat his servants? How does Kate respond?
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A--He treats them badly, throwing things and accusing them of being lazy. Kate responds by being very surprised and taken aback by his behavior.
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4.4 What is Petruchio's plan? To what does he compare Kate?
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A--His plan is to break Kate by holding food, sleep and company from Kate so that she becomes nicer and more friendly. He compares Kate to
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4.5 What does Hortensio decide concerning Bianca? Who is he going to marry?
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A--He decides that he does not want to marry her anymore because she is going to marry Lucentio. He's going to marry a rich widow.
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4.6. How does Tranio convince the merchant to be Vincentio?
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A--lHe tells the merchant that people from Mantua will be killed in Padua, so so he wanted the merchant to pretend to be his father Vincentio so they won't kill him.
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4.7 What is Grumio doing to Kate at the beginning of the act?
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A--Grumio is teasing Kate about food, making her increasingly hungry and angry.
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4.8 What does Petruchio say to the dress-maker/tailor?
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A--He says that the dress he has made is not good enough for his Kate.
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4.9 Who is Bianca going to marry? Why did her father pick this suitor over others?
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A--She is going to marry Lucentio. Baptista chose him because he was the wealthiest.
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4.10 What is the first argument between Kate and Petruchio on their way to Baptista's house? Who wins?
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A==They argue about whether the sun is the sun or is it the moon. Petruchio wins because he INSISTS it is what he says it is, and she eventually gives up.
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4.11 What is the second argument? Who wins? Why?
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A--The second argument is about whether or not Vincentio is a boy or a girl. Petruchio won, because Kate gave in again.
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5.1 Why are Lucentio and Bianca getting secretly married if their fathers already gave their permission?
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A- Baptista had given his pernistion to marry the lucentio he knew that was Tranio therefor inorder to work aounf the problem they eloped.
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5.2 What happens when the real Vincentio arrives?
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A-Tranio and Biondello both deny that they have ever sean him befor and try to have him sent to prison
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5.3 What do Bianca and Lucentio tell their fathers?
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A--they get on there knees and tell there father that they have goten marryed
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5.4 What happens when Petruchio says "Kiss me Kate"?
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A- the tryes to say no but when he thretens to go back home see folds under the whait of his presher and kisses him
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5.5 What happens between Kate and the widow at the wedding feast?
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A-- they get is a fight over becuesce the widow thinks that kate is a shrew.
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5.6 What is the bet the men agree on? How does Bianca and the widow respond?
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A-the bet is 100clowens and both Bianca and the widow do not come to the sumens
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5.7 What does Kate say about a wife's duty in her final speech? What does this reveal about her?
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A- that a wife has a obligation to her husband to be loyal and obedent. this shows that she has ether had a change of hart or that she is acting.
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