Taming of the Shrew Authorial Methods

Question 1

Soliloquy

Answer 1

When the character is alone on stage, we may expect a soliloquy where the character expresses their genuine thoughts and emotions.

Question 2

Prose, verse, blank verse

Answer 2

Prose:
- No rhyme
- Not arranged in iambic pentameter (common with lower class characters)
Verse:
- Rhymes, often in couplets (Does not have to rhyme tho)
Blank verse:
- Iambic pentameter
- NO rhyme

Question 3

Iambic pentameter

Answer 3

10 syllables in each line - 5 stressed, 5 unstressed

Question 4

Imagery of hunting, falconry, and clothes

Answer 4

• Hunting and falconry imagery foregrounds ideas about social class and gender status.
• Clothing imagery foregrounds issues of identity - appearance vs reality.

Question 5

Framing device

Answer 5

• The induction is a framing device.
• It is used as a frame - maybe to distance the audience from the Petruchio + Kate plot?
• Sets up many of the themes that runs through the play.
• Contains many key comedic elements suggesting it is significant in its own right.

Question 6

Antithesis

Answer 6

Contrasts used for effect - eg, at character level or language level.

Question 7

Wordplay

Answer 7

Puns, repartee, and innuendo

Question 8

Speech features

Answer 8

• Commands
• Questions
• Insults
• Key features of the dialogue

Question 9

Stage action

Answer 9

Asides, onlookers and comments on the action are as important as the action itself

Question 10

5-Act structure

Answer 10

Induction
Developed exposition in Act 1
Fast moving in Acts 2 + 3
Slows down in Act 4
Climaxes in Act 5

Question 11

Plot and sub plot

Answer 11

• Main plot: Petruchio and Kate
• Sub-plot: Bianca and suitors
  The sub plot is typical of dramatic comedy.