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

Act V. Scene I. Padua. Before Lucentio’s house.Cell 2VincentioCome hither, you rogue. What, have you forgot me?BiondelloForgot you! No, sir: I could not forget you, for I never saw you beforein all my life.VincentioWhat, you notorious villain, didst thou never see thy master’s father,Vincentio?Biondello won’t recognize Vincentio. Vincentio becomes frustratedbecause he doesn’t know why Biondello is denying that they don’tknow each other and why Pedant is saying that he is Vincentio. All thisconfusion causes Vincentio to beat Biondello.In the following line, when Biondello asks himself a question and thenanswers it, he says, “What, my old worshipful old master? Yes, marry,sir: see where he looks out of the window.” This is an example of:i. Chiasmusii. Apostropheiii. Personificationiv. AntipophoraWhy did Vincentio beat Biondello?In the quote above the word notorious most closely mans:i. Naturally selectedii. Secretly worshippediii. Publicly discussed