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Question:
(
8/18/2010
)
8. What does Petruchio claim about his and Katherine's interaction? How does Baptista react?
Question:
(
7/26/2010
)
what was Katharine famous for?
Question:
(
6/14/2010
)
What are the character traits for hortensio?
Answer:
(
6/21/2010
)
He's one jiggy old man :)
Question:
(
6/1/2010
)
In ACT IV, what does Petruchio call the sun?
Question:
(
5/26/2010
)
What is Tranio's plan for Lucentio? What metamorphosis does this involve?
Question:
(
5/26/2010
)
what is lucentio's plan to more quickly be able to win and marry Bianca?
Answer:
(
6/1/2010
)
His plan is to disguise himself as her teacher so he can spend time with her and win her over?
Answer:
(
5/26/2010
)
To be her Priv. Teacher and be alone w/her and have his servant be him for a while and have another new guy in town be his father, and at the end its an epic fail for this guy.
Question:
(
5/16/2010
)
What names do Hortensio and Lucentio assume? What roles will they play?
Answer:
(
5/20/2010
)
Hortensio is Litio and Lucentio is Cambio
Answer:
(
5/20/2010
)
Cosimio Luito
Question:
(
5/12/2010
)
What specific images are used to describe the wooing of Katherine?
Question:
(
5/5/2010
)
what specific images are uedf to describe the wooing of katherine?
Answer:
(
5/28/2010
)
wiping her
Question:
(
5/5/2010
)
what does petruchio's monologue(act I 197-208) reveal about him?
Answer:
(
5/20/2010
)
that he wants to marry well
Question:
(
4/24/2010
)
What is katherine's reputation?
Answer:
(
6/5/2010
)
she is a shrew
Answer:
(
5/26/2010
)
She is loud, scary, frightiening, bossy, hateful, and is very devilish, she might be cursed who knows?!??!
Answer:
(
4/26/2010
)
she is a shrew
Question:
(
4/19/2010
)
What character does Tranio assume? How does Baptista react to him? Please quote from the text.
Question:
(
4/19/2010
)
What character does Tranio assume? How does Baptista react to him? Please quote from the text.
Question:
(
4/13/2010
)
What is Pertruchio's motive in coming to Padua?
Answer:
(
5/20/2010
)
to marry a rich wife and visit his friend Hortensio
Answer:
(
4/20/2010
)
Petruchio is in Padua because:
-He wants to see Hortensio and other old friends.
-His father is dead and therefore has permission.
-To explore the world
-To find a rich wife (Katherina)
Answer:
(
4/18/2010
)
to marry katherine
Answer:
(
4/14/2010
)
to visit his freind hortensio
Question:
(
4/13/2010
)
What evidence of change is apparent in Kate by Grumio's account and by her own behavior when she enters?
Question:
(
4/13/2010
)
where do katharine and petruchio get married (padua or verona? i think its padua)? what time and what church?
Question:
(
4/11/2010
)
What names do hortensio and Lucentio assume?What roles will they play?
Answer:
(
4/13/2010
)
cambio and litio. a scollar(lucentio) and a musician (hortensio).
Question:
(
3/26/2010
)
When Katherine and Petruchio meet how do they get along? Particularly, what is the pervading attitude in lines 182-196, 209-220, and in Petruchio's lines 264-277
Answer:
(
4/17/2010
)
katherine insults him in each and every way she can. petruchio takes her insults in a way that she is sweet-talking with him.. the taming of the shrew had already began!
Answer:
(
4/13/2010
)
is this a homework assignment?
well, when they first meet, katharine wants nothing to do with him. of course Petruchio does, he just wants her for the $$$$$
Question:
(
3/25/2010
)
type of language does petruchio use to describe katherina during his discussion with baptista
Answer:
(
4/13/2010
)
old english
Question:
(
3/7/2010
)
Baptista wants to hire what for Bianca?
Answer:
(
3/19/2010
)
Baptista wants to hire tutors for Bianca. One Latin tutor and one music tutor.
Answer:
(
3/15/2010
)
teachers
Answer:
(
3/15/2010
)
a tutor
Answer:
(
3/9/2010
)
tutors
Answer:
(
3/7/2010
)
tutor
Question:
(
2/23/2010
)
Of what is Baptista resolved concerning the marriage of his two daughters?
Answer:
(
3/7/2010
)
Kate must marry first in order for Bianca to marry.
Question:
(
2/15/2010
)
What does Petrichio claim about his and KAtherine's interaction? How does Baptista react?
Answer:
(
4/11/2010
)
Petruchio tells Baptista that they are in love and Kat can't wait to marry him.Baptista is so happy so petruchio immediately gets baptista's blessing.
Question:
(
2/15/2010
)
what information does katherine hope to gain by tying Bianca's hands and questioning her
Answer:
(
4/1/2010
)
to find out who she loves
Answer:
(
3/7/2010
)
not to get married
Question:
(
2/8/2010
)
How is Hortensia inured?
Answer:
(
4/13/2010
)
kate sticks a lute on his head, which is a type of gutiar used back in the old days. he was trying to show her the fingerings and she got had and said "DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!" and thats when everything breaks loose :)
Answer:
(
3/3/2010
)
Katherine breaks a lute over his head
Answer:
(
2/22/2010
)
he wasnt
Question:
(
1/27/2010
)
why ha slucentio come to padua?
Answer:
(
4/13/2010
)
to get smarter and find a good job :)
Answer:
(
4/11/2010
)
He has come to study philosophy at college.
Answer:
(
2/8/2010
)
to pursue his konwledge
Question:
(
1/21/2010
)
Just for clarification: Isn't the character "Hortensia" actually Hortensio?
Reference: Act 2 Question 3 and Act 2 Question 6
From my knowledge, there is no "Hortensia" character.
Thanks for the clarification.
Question:
(
1/21/2010
)
What are Baptista�s motives for making the rule about his daughters?
Answer:
(
4/1/2010
)
to get Katherine married first
Question:
(
12/10/2009
)
what trick is played upon christopher sly and why?
Answer:
(
1/19/2010
)
making him think hes a lord
Answer:
(
12/13/2009
)
The trick that is played upon Christopher Sly is that he is made to believe that he is a Lord. This is done to create the setting of the play, where a play is being performed for Christopher Sly. It is a play within a play.
Question:
(
12/10/2009
)
why is The taming of the shrew considered a play within a play?
Answer:
(
1/21/2010
)
An acting group is performing "The Taming of the Shrew" for Christopher Sly
Answer:
(
1/15/2010
)
the servants are playing a trick on sly.
Question:
(
12/2/2009
)
What is the suitors' (Gremio and Hortensio) reaction to Lucentio joining them as rivals to Bianca?
Answer:
(
2/21/2010
)
they didnt know becuase he was disguised as a schoomaster
Answer:
(
1/27/2010
)
they were happy cause he would help them
Question:
(
11/5/2009
)
what is the worst thing petruchio could do to kate
Answer:
(
2/21/2010
)
agree with her
Answer:
(
11/23/2009
)
whisper in her ear
Question:
(
10/8/2009
)
what is tranio father name?
Answer:
(
1/8/2010
)
vincentio
Question:
(
10/6/2009
)
What is Tranio's plan for Lucentio? What metamorphosis does this involve?
Answer:
(
11/3/2009
)
pretend as Tranio
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
that lucentio will disguise himself as a tutor for bianca. he becomes cambio, the latin tutor
Question:
(
10/6/2009
)
What is Hortensio's plan to more quickly be able to win and marry Bianca?
Answer:
(
1/10/2010
)
What is Hortensio's plan to more quickly be able to win and marry Bianca?
Question:
(
9/28/2009
)
When Katherine and Petruchio meet how do they get along? Particularly, what is the pervading attitude in lines 182-196, 209-220, and in Petruchio's lines 264-277
Answer:
(
11/22/2009
)
katherine acts like the shrew that she is and petruchio just is straight up with her saying that they are going to get married. and kate just gets real angry. but petruchio just playz around with her while kate is being real serious.
Answer:
(
11/19/2009
)
love
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
they argue and insult each other
Question:
(
9/13/2009
)
who wins the battle of the sexes?
Answer:
(
12/17/2009
)
babtista
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
petruchio
Question:
(
8/30/2009
)
what us Hortensio's plan to be able to win and marry Bianca more quickly?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
to find a man who would be willing to marry katherina first....for the right price
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
to marry off Katherina first
Question:
(
8/26/2009
)
what role do the servants play ?
Answer:
(
2/18/2010
)
The servant are accountable for the role of disguising themselves as their masters, so that their masters can go undercover. They also highlight the true characteristics of their masters.
Answer:
(
1/10/2010
)
how are kate and bianca's reputations futher clarifed
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
they highlight the true characteristics of their masters.
Question:
(
7/27/2009
)
what is biancas response to luciento and hortensios argument over who will tutor bianca first?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
she is in charge of choosing who will tutor her first
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
She makes it clear that she is in charge of the decision (unlike Katherina!)
Question:
(
7/22/2009
)
What specific images are used to describe the wooing of Katherine?
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
animal imagery.
Question:
(
7/22/2009
)
why is baptista unhappy before katherine's wedding?
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
Because the groom is late and this may make him look foolish in the eyes of his neighbours.
Question:
(
7/21/2009
)
What does Petruchio's monologue (l.197-208) reveal about him?
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
That he looks beyond outward appearances. He is also teaching Katherina a lesson about complying with conventions.
Answer:
(
8/7/2009
)
he wants to marry for money
Answer:
(
7/22/2009
)
hes in love with bianca
Question:
(
7/19/2009
)
Why has Lucentio come to Padua?
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
to study at the university.
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
to study.
Answer:
(
7/21/2009
)
His father has died and he needs to marry into a wealthy family to maintain a wealthy status for himself
Question:
(
6/10/2009
)
what is pertruchios motive to coming to Padua?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
to find a rich wife
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
"I come to wive it wealthily in Padua;
If wealthily, then happily in Padua." in other words, he has come to find a wealthy wife (and he doesn't much care who!!)
Answer:
(
7/1/2009
)
to find a rich wife and wed
Question:
(
6/1/2009
)
what role do the servants play?
Answer:
(
6/25/2009
)
The servants are people the masters can bounce idea's off and people to help them, eg. swap identities with them
Answer:
(
6/6/2009
)
Their masters treat them really bad. They hit them, slap them... etc.
Answer:
(
6/1/2009
)
as the servant or body guard
Comments:
Goosinater
(
6/1/2010
)
Quite confusing at first, with all the characters, and who is who, and what they are concerned about, but after you are reading it for a while you get to know who is who and who is acting like a way and all that stuff...
elise
(
4/13/2010
)
servants...:)
flor
(
5/26/2009
)
what role do the servants play
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