1. The Taming of the Shrew Review
Take Notes 

2. Characters Christopher Sly: drunkard thrown out of an ale house
Bartholomew: the drunkard’s “wife”
Lucentio: in “love” with Bianca; later elopes with Bianca
Tranio: disguised as Lucentio (his master); only servant pretending to be a master
Cambio: tutor that gains the love of Bianca
Hortensio: first suitor/tutor to be rejected by Bianca
Litio: was introduced to Batista as a tutor by Petruchio
Petruchio: late for his own wedding; becomes a shrew to Kate
Grumio: Petruchio’s servant
Baptista: father of Kate and Bianca; offers to double Kate’s dowry
Pedant: disguises himself as Vincentio
Kate: the “tamed” shrew
Bianca: stock character—young woman who is enduringly innocent and wholesome
Widow: married Hortensio

3. Important Information to Remember
Induction: a lord plays a trick on a drunkard for amusement.
Know Bianca’s suitors: all three of them
Batista’s rule for his daughter's marriages
Who band together to find a suitor for Katerina?
Petruchio’s reason for coming to Padua?
Be able to recognize puns—play on words (i.e. "Let's be no stoics nor no stocks..." (1.1, L. 31)--emotionless people)
Hortensio and Lucentio disguise themselves as what kind of teachers?
Why is Kate jealous of Bianca?
What does Baptisa get upset about when Petruchio arrives to marry Kate? How does Petruchio respond?
How does Pertruchio tame Kate? To what does he compare it?
Who competes for Bianca by offering payment? Who wins? What proof must the winner provide?
How does Tranio convince the Pedant to disguise himself as Lucentio’s father?
Why does Vincentio want revenge on Tranio?
What does Kate say about a wife’s devotion and submission to her husband?
Remember iambic pentameter rules
Be able to discuss the use of disguises in the play
Who all could be described as shrews?
Traditional conflict of the play?