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

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Act V. Scene I. Padua. Be<strong>for</strong>e Lucentio’s house.Cell 1VincentioArt thou his fa<strong>the</strong>r?PedantAy, sir; so his mo<strong>the</strong>r says, if I may believe her.Petruchio[To Vincentio] Why, how now, gentleman! Why, this is flat knavery, totake upon you ano<strong>the</strong>r man’s name.PedantLay hands on <strong>the</strong> villain: I believe a’ means to cozen somebody in thiscity under my countenance.Vincentio comes to visit his son, Lucentio in Padua. At Lucentio’shouse, Pedant (playing <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> Vincentio) tells him that hisLucentio’s fa<strong>the</strong>r.In <strong>the</strong> following line, when Vincentio <strong>of</strong>fers Pedant money to seeLucentio, he says, “What if a man bring him a hundred pound or two,to make merry withal?” This is an example <strong>of</strong>:i. Argumentum ad baculum (appeal to <strong>for</strong>ce)ii. Argumentum ad crumenam (appeal to <strong>the</strong> wallet)iii. Argumentum ad hominem (appeal to <strong>the</strong> man)iv. Argumentum ad ignorantiam (appeal to ignorance)Who is playing to part <strong>of</strong> Vincentio?

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