Monday, March 27 ~ Taming Tamed

Ladies!!!! I found a pile of Hamlet books! You won't need to buy a hard copy.

Go over J3: Act IV Questions

HW: Journal 4: Act V

1. How does Biondello greet Vincentio? Why?

2. What is Vincentio’s response  to Tranio’s clothing, and why?

3. What assumption does Vincentio make about why Tranio is pretending to be Lucentio? What does Tranio do in response?

4. Gremio thinks he recognizes Vincentio to be who he says he is, but he can’t help Vincentio. Why? What does this say about Gremio?

5. How is the elaborate web of lies finally revealed?

6. What is the history of Vincentio’s relationship with Tranio? What does it suggest about the status  of servants in some Elizabethan households?

7. How does Tranio and Biondello’s treatment  of Vincentio echo Petruchio’s treatment  of Kate and the lord’s treatment of Christopher Sly?

8. How does Petruchio convince Kate to kiss him in the street?

  9. How might Petruchio’s kiss suggest something other than a game of obedience that he 
  must win?

Wahoo! Taming of the Shew is almost finished. 

Taming of the Shrew Final Assessment:

Home Watching & Writing Prompt: Analyze the relationship between The Taming of the Shrew and one of its film adaptations (Consider 10 Things I Hate About You or a film adaptation of the original play or even Kiss Me Kate if you're feeling musical). 

• How does the transition from stage to screen affect the core story of Taming of the Shrew? 
• Consider how one or two formal elements in the film adaptation enhance—or detract from—the story's original theme(s), motifs, etc... 
• Due Block Day, March 30.