Taming of the Shrew- AO4: Induction Flashcards
1
Q
How is hunting imagery used by Shakespeare?
A
Shakespeare uses this to show attitudes towards lower classes, showing how the lower class are viewed by the upper class, as the Lord refers to Sly as a ‘monstrous beast’ and repeatedly diminishes him because he is a drunken lower class member of Elizabethan society.
2
Q
How is illusions and pretense used by Shakespeare?
A
How Sly is psychologically convinced he is a Lord, it’s all an illusion.
3
Q
How is transformation used by Shakespeare?
A
How Sly is changed into the Lord physically and gaining a wife, all done to convince him he is a Lord.
