The Taming of the Shrew Flashcards
VOCABULARY:
Austerity
The trait of self denial from worldly pleasures
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Bereft
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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Chattels
Any movable property
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Jerkin
A short jacket
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Credulous
Showing lack of judgment or experience
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Dowry
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
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Flout
To show contempt for to disobey
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Forbear
To hold back
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Gamut
A scale of musical notes
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Giddy
Dizzy, lightheaded, or lacking seriousness
LITERARY TERMS:
Pantaloons
A stock comedic character usually an old man wearing baggy pants and chasing young girls
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Aside
Words spoken by an actor in such a way that the audience is supposed to hear him/her but not the other characters on stage
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Soliloquy
Lines in a play in which a character reveals his thoughts to the audience. This is longer than a aside and is usually done on stage alone
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Couplet
Two consecutive lines of rhyming poetry
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Pun
An expression that achieves humor by two words having the same meaning or two similar sounding words
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Malapropism
The misuse of a longer word for a humorous effect
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Dramatic Irony
irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
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Structural Irony
A native hero whose view of the world differs from the author’s and the readers. It flatters the reader’s intelligence at the expense of the hero
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Verbal Irony
When what is said is not what is really meant
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Stock Charcter
When the audience knows things that the characters in the work do not
NAME THAT CHARACTER:
A tinker
Sly
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Wants to marry for fortune
Petruchio
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Falls in love at first sight
Lucentio
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Is seen as a Shrew by all in Padua
Kat
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The man in Padua who Petruchio knows before the play starts
Hortensio
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From Verona
Petruchio
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Is told that he will be punished for breaking glasses
Sly
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Petruchio’s personal servant
Grumio
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Marries a widow
Hortensio
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Disguises himself as a music teacher, Litio
Hortensio
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Ties up Bianca
Kat
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Is told that Lucentio killed a man
Biondello
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Says the sun is the moon
Petruchio and Kat
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Tells the crowd that Katharine is affectionate
Petruchio
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Cusses at the wedding
Petruchio
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Is more of a Shrew than Kate
Petruchio
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Throws meat about the kitchen
Petruchio
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Dresses Sly up as a lord
Lord
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Pretends to be Sky’s wife
Page
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Tries to outbid Lucentio for Bianca
Gremio
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Is a pantaloons
Gremio
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Inquires about Petruchio’s new bride when Grumio returns home
Curtis
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Makes a cap for Kate
Haberdasher
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Makes a dress for Kate
Tailor
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Pays for the dress
Hortensio
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Is told men for Mantua will be killed
Pedant
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Drops the Bible at the wedding
Priest
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Are secretly wed
Lucentio and Bianca
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Is thought to be the most modest girl in Padua
Bianca
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Is knocked soundly at Hortensio’s house
Grumio
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Wife is too busy to come when he calls
Lucentio
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Can not marry until her sister does
Bianca
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Is called a young virgin by Kate
Vincentio
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Pretends to be Vincentio
Pedant
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Wins the wager
Petruchio
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Disguises himself as a Latin tutor, Cambio
Lucentio
QUESTIONS ON ANALYSIS:
Be able to list 3 of the 5 themes from the play and give a brief description of each
Love-It is only definable to the character who is experiencing it.
Love and Money-Everyone tries to offer Baptista riches and promises to care for Bianca handsomely when trying to secure her hand in marriage
Power and Language-Those who are well spoken and can manipulate language are the ultimate winners in this work
Marriage-Like many of Shakespeare’s comedies a wedding or weddings seem inevitable outcomes to the play
Appearance vs. Reality-Easily defined as using the art of illusion to get what one is aiming for within the Shrew
QUESTIONS ON ANALYSIS: What is special about Act 2 of the play? (2 things)
- One Scene
2. Longest Scene
QUESTIONS ON ANALYSIS:
What motivates Kat’s behavior?
She is called a shrew so she acts that way.
Father favors Bianca
QUESTIONS ON ANALYSIS:
What are the two ways Love is defined in the play?
- Petruchio and Kat, Sport to be won
2. Lucentio and Bianca, An art
QUESTIONS ON ANALYSIS:
What is special about Act 4? (2 things)
- Longest Act
2. Two story lines
QUESTIONS ON ANALYSIS:
Baptista tells Petruchio he will give him another dowry for another daughter. Explain this statement.
He is giving Petruchio the credit for changing Kat. Turning into a good person and not a shrew.
ESSAY:
Is “ TheTaming of the Shrew” a sexist play? Use at least three examples to support your answer. (The do’s and don’ts of formal writing will apply to the essay. There is no set length. It is worth 25 points.)
YES:
“The Taming of the Shrew” is a sexist play. The men in the play barter and trade for women, the men are in charge. Petruchio refer to Kate as “His”, Petruchio uses Kate as a money investment. Baptista uses his daughter as a conversation piece and despite his love for his children, Baptista uses them like property.
NO:
“The Taming of the Shrew” is not a sexist play. Kat speaks her mind, she is not concerned with finding a man,Kate seems in some aspects to “Humor” her husband, and Kate’s final speech is very sarcastic.
