Act 1 Scene 1

Question 1

basic key summary

Answer 1

• tense relationship of bianca and katerina, their father treating each differently
• males objectifying katerina
• Lucentio and Tranio see Katherina and Bianca, Lucentio falls in love with Bianca

Question 2

marriage quotes

Answer 2

“no mates for you unless you were of a gentler, milder mould”
“i burn i pine i perish”
“if i achieve not this young modest girl”
“any man is so very a fool to be married to hell?”

Question 3

reference to bible

Answer 3

“ a wife of noble character is her husbands crown but a disgrace wife is like decay in his bones”
- Gremio saying what bad wife/ qualities not to have which Kat has

Question 4

quotes ABOUT katherina

Answer 4

“froward”
“that wrench is stark mad”
“a devil”
“woo her wed her and bed her and rid the house of her”
“curst and shrewd”
“mortal ears”

Question 5

quotes ABOUT bianca

Answer 5

“humbly i subscribe”
“sweet beauty”
“daughter of Agenor”
“modest girl”
“i burn i pine i perish”
“with her breath she did perfume the air”

Question 6

themes involved?

Answer 6

• family
• gender/misogyny
• deception/disguise (planning)

Question 7

how is Bianca portrayed?

Answer 7

obedient, submissive and ideal wife, seems prized upon. Katerina starkly contrasts her makes Bianca seem better.

Question 8

how is Katerina portrayed?

Answer 8

bad tempered, reckless due to not abiding expected behaviours, she wont find a husband with her character unless she is quieter and traditional behaviour.

Question 9

“to cart her.. shes rather rough for me”

Answer 9

• cart her= treat like object, prositiute, punish, shame, objectify, animal reference (horse), taking femininity, dehumanises

Question 10

‘that wench is stark mad, or wonderful froward’

Answer 10

• froward= bad tempered, see her as reckless due to not abiding expected behaviours
• women were to be obedient and good willed whilst she suggests madness like sly at start

Question 11

‘humbly i subscribe’

Answer 11

• biancas first line- showing herself to be ideal/typical woman
• appreciates others status
• obedient + submissive

Question 12

how is bianca and lucentios relationship portrayed/ lucentio?

Answer 12

• ‘i burn i pine i perish’
• love struck/longing
• infactuation
• naiveity of luncentio
• he likes how quiet she is, bianca viewed as perfect typical daughter to marry

Question 13

quotes for bianca and lucentios relationship?

Answer 13

’ i burn i pine i perish’
‘if i achieve not this young modest girl’
‘sweet beauty’

Question 14

kats juxaposition to bianca quotes

Answer 14

‘mortal ears’
‘curst and shrewed’
makes kat seem not human wicked and hellish