TAMING OF THE SHREW

William Shakespeare

ACT I:DUE FEB 25TH (50 POINTS) 1. What is the conflict of the

play? Is there more than one? 2. Describe the men competing

for Bianca’s love. 3. Describe Petruchio.

ACT II: DUE MARCH 4TH (50 POINTS) 1. Why does Katherine act the

way she does? 2. What is Katherine’s “Dowry”?

What will happen to her dowry if her husband dies before her? Why does Petruchio promise this?

3. Why does Kate “agree” to marry Petruchio?

ACT III: DUE MARCH 11TH (50 POINTS)

1. Describe the events of the wedding.

2. Describe Petruchio’s clothing.

3. What does he tell Kate to change? What type of clothing is it?

4. What happens right after the wedding?

ACT IV: DUE MARCH 18TH (50 POINTS)

1. What are some of the trial’s Petruchio puts Kate through?

2. Why does he put her through these trials?

3. Describe the arguments the two have through the course of the act.

ACT V: DUE MARCH 25TH (50 POINTS)

1. How has Kate changed? 2. Describe the contest the men have. Who wins?

3. Summarize Kate’s speech? Do you agree or disagree with her statement? Support your ideas.

THEMES: DUE MARCH 25TH (50 POINTS)

1. Who is the better person at the end of the play, Bianca or Kate? Why?

2. What does the play teach about the nature of love?

3. What is the purpose of the Induction at the beginning of the play? Why do we never see those characters again?

FINAL ESSAYS: DUE MARCH 25TH CHOOSE ONE (AT LEAST TWO PAGES TYPED) (100 POINTS)

1. What does the play tell you about the expectations of societal roles? (Men, Women, Rich, Poor, Educated, Uneducated)

2. What does the play teach about being deceitful and those being deceived?

3. Choose an adaptation of the play. Write a compare contrast essay between Shakespeare’s version of the play and the adaptation.