Share Taming of the Shrew Induction Scenes 1 and 2
Save to Folder
What do Sly and the hostess fight about?
He has broken glasses and won't pay for the damage.
What had the lord been doing before he passed the drunk man?
He had been hunting.
Does the lord respect Sly? How do we know?w do we know?
He does not. He says, "It's disgusting, sleeping that way - like a pig in the gutter!"
What is the lord's plan with Sly?
He will take the drunk to his home and make him believe that he is actually a lord.
What does the lord agree with the actors?
That they can spend the night, be fed, and act a play for the "lord".
What does the lord plan with his page Bartholomew?
He asks him to dress up as a lady and act as Sly's wife.
How can the page Bartholomew pretend to be crying with emotions as his "husband" awakes?
He can use an onion .
How does the lord watch the tricking of Sly?
He dresses up as a servant himself.
When does Sly start believing that he is really a lord?
When his "wife" is mentioned.
How long is Sly told he was unwell and insane?
15 year.
Sly wants to sleep with his "wife" immediately. How does the page excuse himself?
He says that the doctor had warned that he could suffer a relapse.
A messenger comes and tells Sly that the doctors have agreed to what?
To him watching a play to make him feel better.
Has Sly ever watched a play? How do we know?
No. He cannot pronounce "comedy". He says "comonty".
Is Taming of the Shrew written in rhyming text?
No, at least not most of the time.
Is Taming of the Shrew written in prose (straight text) or verse?
Trick question: Both.
What is iambic pentameter?
It is a line of verse that has ten syllables. It has a rhythm like a heartbeat.
