Shakespere

Question 1

Where did shakespeare live from? And what era?

Answer 1

1564-1616, Elizabethan Era

Question 2

What was Shakespeare’s mom, father, and sons name and what did they do?

Answer 2

Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden, was an heiress, while his father, John Shakespeare, was a leather merchant. Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, tragically died from unknown causes at age 11.

Question 3

What was Shakespeare considered?

Answer 3

he was considered an actor, a poet, and a playwright.

Question 4

Was he partially responsible for building the Globe Theatre?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What did Shakespeare write?

Answer 5

He wrote tragedies, histories, romances, and comedies.

Question 6

What did Shakespeare write in?

Answer 6

Early modern day english

Question 7

Who were groundlings?

Answer 7

The groundlings were the lower-class audience members, who stood in front of the stage. They did not have seats.

Question 8

iambic pentameter

Answer 8

a meter in poetry consisting of five sets of two syllables.

Question 9

What is sonnet 18 about?

Answer 9

The sonnet is written to a loved one. He compares her to a summer’s day, and says that she is even more lovely than a summer’s day.

Question 10

What is the “Three Readings Method”?

Answer 10

First reading - skim to get an impression. Second reading - translate using the footnotes and a dictionary. Third reading - read it one more time to confirm your understanding.

Question 11

Baptista’s rule and the reasoning behind it:

Answer 11

Katherine must be married off before Bianca can even be courted. Reasoning:
1. Time is running out for Katherine. Due to short lifespans, it made sense to marry off the oldest daughter first.
2. The family rule forces Bianca’s suitors to solve his problem FOR him. His job as a dad is to get both daughters married off to ensure their financial security.

Question 12

what does this line mean? “The wench is stark mad or wonderful froward” (i.i.70).:

Answer 12

This line means Katherina is either totally nuts or amazingly uncontrollable. She is considered unreserved for a woman during this time period, and does not want to be controlled by society’s expectations.

Question 13

What happens when Katherine and Petruchio meet?

Answer 13

They are well matched with their sparring, using puns and insults. He calls her Kate to assert his control over her. She tries to leave after going against him.

Question 14

What happens when Katherine and Petruchio meet?

Answer 14

They are well matched with their sparring, using puns and insults. He calls her Kate to assert his control over her. She tries to leave after going against him.

Question 15

What is the Climax?

Answer 15

(Act V, scene V, line 25) When Hortensio decides that Petruchio has tamed Katherine because she agrees with Petruchio, even though he is wrong. (the moon scene).

Question 16

What does Katherine say about women and their treatments of their husbands? Who does she compare angry women to?

Answer 16

She says that women should treat their husbands like their king, their lord, and their governor. She compares angry women to destructive wind, winter frost, and a thick, muddy fountain.

Question 17

Relationship between Katherine and Petruchio:

Answer 17

At the first meeting, they are using their wits to battle each other. But by the wedding day, her reaction to Petruchio’s behavior reveals that she cares what people think about her (the wedding guests) and she is embarrassed by his actions.

Question 18

Petruchio’s actions to “tame” Katherine:

Answer 18

He prevents her sleeping, he doesn’t give her food, and he says it’s all in kindness.

Question 19

Allusion definition and example from the play:

Answer 19

define: Reference to a specific person, place, thing, even or work.
Example: “Hark, Tranio, thou mayst hear Minerva speak!”

Question 20

Aside definition and example from the play:

Answer 20

Define – Words said in confidence (a secret) to another character or the audience

Example from play – Lucentio admits something secretly and quietly to Tranio as they eavesdrop on Bianca and her father: “Hark, Tranio, thou mayst hear Minerva speak!” (i.i.85)

Question 21

Assonance definition and example from the play:

Answer 21

define: like alliteration but in the middle of the word, and it focuses on sounds, not letters.

Example from Sonnet 18 - The speaker uses the sound device of assonance with the long A sound in “shake” and “May.”

Question 22

Metaphor definition and example from the play:

Answer 22

Define – an implied comparison between two relatively different things, without using like or as.

Example from play – When Petruchio says “Don’t worry. Katherine and I will cancel each other out with each other’s fire/stubbornness”.

Question 23

Monologue definition and example from the play:

Answer 23

Define – a long speech that reveals feelings, plan, etc - directed to other characters, oneself, or audience.

Example from play – In Act III, Petruchio reveals what he thinks about Katherine to the assembled guests at the wedding reception.

Question 24

Pun definition and example from the play:

Answer 24

Define – words that are pronounced/spelled the same or similar to each other, but have different meanings.

Example from play – court/cart. I don’t want to court (date) Katherine. I want to cart her (mock her in public and throw things at her).

Question 25

Simile definition and example from the play:

Answer 25

Define – a direct comparison between two relatively different things, using like or as.

Example from play – I feel like a man that has left a shallow plash/puddle (Pisa) to
plunge into the deep lake (Padua) to satisfy my thirst (for knowledge) (i.i.23-24).

Question 26

Affable

Answer 26

diffusing warmth and friendliness

Question 27

Satiety

Answer 27

being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more

Question 28

Importune

Answer 28

To beg persistently

Question 29

Beset

Answer 29

Attacked on all sides

Question 30

Consented

Answer 30

To agree

Question 31

Regard

Answer 31

Being honored or respected

Question 32

Wit

Answer 32

mental ability

Question 33

Haste

Answer 33

A condition of urgency and hurriedness

Question 34

Entreat

Answer 34

To ask earnestly