Taming of the Shrew

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

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Taming of the Shrew: introduction

induction 1,2, Act 1, scene 1

introduction

The Taming of the Shrew

Did you read (part of) the play?

1. yes, all the assigned pages
2. I started, but it was too much/ too difficult
3. nope, sorry
4. just the induction bit..

comedy/farce:

full of slapstick comedy

flat characters

instead of happily ever after, this play focuses on what it's like to be married. 

induction 1

- in medias res; middle of a scene

read this, you have 1 minute.

What are they talking about??

1. they are comparing girls
2. they want to get drunk
3. they are comparing dogs
4. they are bragging about hunting

the Lord finds Sly, ( passed out) and, proposes a plan

what is the plan?

Sly wakes up and adresses the servants

what is Sly saying here?

Sly meets his 'wife'. 

A frame story. 

1. Where do Lucentio and Tranio arrive in the first scene, and why have they come to this town? 

2. Why will Baptista not give away Bianca at present? 

3. How does Katharina treat the suitors of Bianca?

4. What scheme does Hortensio concoct in order to marry Bianca?

Bianca's and Katherine's father

Bianca's suitor

the Shrew

the nice girl

the tamer of the shrew

Gremio

Baptiste

Katharina

Bianca

Lucentio

Hortensio