The document provides context and summaries for Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. It begins with an induction scene where a Lord and his servants trick a drunken beggar, Christopher Sly, into believing he is a nobleman in order to entertain themselves. The main story involves the headstrong Katherina who has a reputation as a "shrew", and the men who wish to marry her younger sister Bianca. Petruchio agrees to marry Katherina for her dowry, while several other men disguise themselves in attempts to woo Bianca. The play explores themes of deception, manipulation, and how one's behavior is influenced by their environment and treatment from others.
The document provides context and summaries for Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. It begins with an induction scene where a Lord and his servants trick a drunken beggar, Christopher Sly, into believing he is a nobleman in order to entertain themselves. The main story involves the headstrong Katherina who has a reputation as a "shrew", and the men who wish to marry her younger sister Bianca. Petruchio agrees to marry Katherina for her dowry, while several other men disguise themselves in attempts to woo Bianca. The play explores themes of deception, manipulation, and how one's behavior is influenced by their environment and treatment from others.
The document provides context and summaries for Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. It begins with an induction scene where a Lord and his servants trick a drunken beggar, Christopher Sly, into believing he is a nobleman in order to entertain themselves. The main story involves the headstrong Katherina who has a reputation as a "shrew", and the men who wish to marry her younger sister Bianca. Petruchio agrees to marry Katherina for her dowry, while several other men disguise themselves in attempts to woo Bianca. The play explores themes of deception, manipulation, and how one's behavior is influenced by their environment and treatment from others.
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Induction: are made for introductory purpose. In taming of the shrew, Shakespearean wrote the induction scenes (2 scenes) as a frame story to introduce the idea of the deception and disguise. Induction scenes: - C.S: fake wife, affected his thinking, good cloth, servants, lord friends, good bed, banquet (food). -A beggar when treated as a lord thought -Or believed he is actually a lord with a memory loss -Purpose of the induction scene: It made to deliver the message that a person; environment and the way people treat him / her determines his / her behavior. Characters: -Christopher sly – a tinker, beggar, he is a clumsy + trouble maker. -Lord – a vain aristocrat who has fun manipulating other people. -Page boy – the pretended wife of sly. -Lucentio and his servant tranio arrive in Padua. Lucentio, madly in love with Bianca, decides to disguise himself as a teacher for Bianca to eventually win her heart. Meanwhile, tranio will dress as Lucentio and attend university. -Lucentio: handsome young man of wealth; combo when Bianca. -Trancio: Lucentio’s servant, masquerades as a Lucentio. Purpose: to introduce the audience to the concept or idea of deception man, pulation + disguise. Message: a person way of behaving or thinking is affected by the atmosphere he lives in + the way people treat him. Evidence: 1- batiste loves both his daughters. he is supportive, caring, and loving, yet his favorite daughter is Bianca. Although he treats both daughters equally, yet he feels ashamed and irritated from Katherine. He doesn’t like her aggressive and impolite manners + attitude end considers her a shrew. Katherine, on the other hand can scenes how her dad feels, accordingly, she counties be having shrewdly as way to vent out disappoint and anger. -Setting: pauda -Italy -Babtista: father, rich man, caring, kind, understanding but his favorite daughter is Bianca because, she is swatter, mild, and doesn’t cause embarrassment on troubles. - Katherine: ill-mannered bad-tempered tents to cause troubles and has a reputation of being a devil, or a shrew, although very beautiful, yet no one wants to marry her. -Bianca: seems to be sweet, submissive, and agreeable. She is her daddy’s favorite. she had a lot of suitors waiting for her. -Hortensio, Gremio(older): want to marry Bianca (suitors). -Hortensio: has a friend called Petruchio, petruccio, protagonist, he is from pisa, Italy, his family is rich, he come to pauda to marry rich girl with a, germio: gentleman, grumio: rich dad so that he would get a large drawy in order to be able to start his own business. Lucentio: scholar from pisa. he studied in Florence then came to pauda to complete his studies. His servant is tranio: a very clever person who always wise advices to his master Lucentio. - Lucentio falls in love with Bianca once he saw her, he plans with tranio. Lucentio will disguise himself as a language teacher to be able to spend some time with Bianca to make her love him. Lucentio+tranio Hortensio Petruccio +gremio -Hortensio platted with his best friend petruccio that petruccio would marry the rich Katherine, take good drawy and stand to his own business. Petruccio agreed and even said that he enjoys a good challenge. Disguise: -Sly = lord -Lucentio =language teacher -Tranio= Lucentio -Hortensio=Music teacher -Hortensio: suitors for Bianca -Gremio: suitors for Bianca(older) -Lucentio: scholar, from pisa, Italy studied in Florence and pauda, falls in love with Bianca, will plan with tranio to disguise himself as a language teacher to be able to woo Bianca, tranio will become Lucentio to distract Batista. Tranio: wise clever advice (servant for Lucentio). Hortensio/petruccio (best friends). Grumio: servant for petruccio. A good wife whose father would pay a large drawy so that he would be able to start his own business. 2nd plan, petruccio will marry Katherine no matter how shrew is she is getting a good dowry, and tome Katherine. By this he will give Hortensio a chance to propose to Bianca. Hortensio will disguise himself a music teacher to be able to woo Bianca. Lucentio this master and tranio the servant hales a very friendly and caused relationship, they once have a fanny disagreement about the word ‘’knock’’ Lucentio wanted tranio to ‘’knock’’ the door and tranio though that he is asking him to know him down (hit him). 3people want to marry Bianca (Hortensio, gremio, Lucentio) The only willing to marry Katherine is petruccio 2 reasons (money, good challenges). Taming: causing to be better milder, and gentle. Shrew: an ill-mannered bad-tempered woman. My own: A Lord A gentleman who delights in duping Sly after he finds him passed out on his property. A page, servants, huntsmen All work for or with the Lord to dupe Sly. Baptista Minola The father of Katherine and Bianca. Katherine Minola Elder daughter of Baptista Minola. She is hard- headed, stubborn, and prone to speaking her mind. Baptista decrees that as the elder daughter, Kate must marry before her younger sister Bianca may do so. Bianca Minola Younger daughter of Baptista Minola. Bianca is loved by Gremio, Hortensio, and Lucentio but cannot have serious suitors or marry until her older sister Katherine has done so. Bianca is clearly Baptista's favorite daughter, although she may not be as sweet as she appears. Petruchio Through his friend Hortensio, he learns of Katherine and agrees to wed her (for her dowry). Hortensio A suitor to Bianca. Lucentio. He is in love with Bianca Tranio A servant to Lucentio. Gremio A foolish old man; suitor to Bianca. Grumio Petruchio's servant.