12.07.2015 Views

Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Cell 11: No Love <strong>for</strong> HortensioQuote:Tranio:Signior Hortensio, I have <strong>of</strong>ten heardOf your entire affection to Bianca;And since mine eyes are witness <strong>of</strong> her lightness,I will with you, if you be so contented,Forswear Bianca and her love <strong>for</strong> ever.Summary:Tranio tries to persuade Hortensio to just leave Lucentio and Biancaalone. Hortensio agrees to do so after.Reading Comprehension Question:What does Tranio try to persuade Hortensio to do?Vocabulary Question:In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word <strong>for</strong>swear most closely meansA. to killB. to loveC. to die <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>r country: e.g. Russia or EnglandD. to denyDiscussion Question:Would you continue trying to gain Bianca’s love or just stop trying?Paraphrase:Consider <strong>the</strong> following sentence from <strong>the</strong> text and decide which <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>choices below is <strong>the</strong> best contemporary paraphrase:Here I firmly vow never to woo her no more, but do <strong>for</strong>swear her.A. Here I firmly promise never try to date her anymore, but to giveup on her.B. Here I will not make her sad anymore, but I will never be thisway.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!