The 8 discussion questions that have been on the board in help your analysis of the play:
1. How is Kate portrayed in her first appearance? What characteristics is she given?
2. How does Bianca contrast to Kate? Why is she created in this manner? why does Shakespeare create this distance in characterization?
3. How are Kate and Petruchio similar/ How are they different?
4. What is Shakespeare saying about marriage? Gender?
5. How does Petruchio "woo" Kate? Why is she susceptible to his methods? What does this tell us?
6. What connections can you make to the induction? How do these two plots align?
7. What influences of Greek comedy can you see in Taming of the Shrew?
8. What does Taming say about "maleness"? About "femaleness"? How does the play, then, argue against this?
Please go through these thoroughly with the text for Thursday.
Be ready for a reading quiz and Socratic seminar.
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