Taming of the Shrew

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Taming of the Shrew: introduction

induction 1,2, Act 1, scene 1

vocabulary : finish up 

introduction

The Taming of the Shrew

Taming of the Shrew

comedy/farce:

full of slapstick comedy, flat characters

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

frame story, there is a play within a play

induction 1

Read this:

Where are they?

What happens to Sly in the end?

At what location is this scene?
And, what happens to Sly in the end?

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?

What is the plan?

Sly wakes up and adresses the servants

What is Sly saying here?

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

Links

https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/the-taming-of-the-shrew/character/whos-who

https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/shrew/character/minola-baptista/

https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-taming-of-the-shrew/read/