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

Cell 1: Scene I, Act I. Padua. A public place.“Gentlemen, importune me no farther, For how I firmly am resolvedyou know; That is, not bestow my youngest daughter Before I have ahusband for the elder: If either of you both love Katharina, Because Iknow you well and love you well, Leave shall you have to court her atyour pleasure.”Baptista tells Hortensio and Gremio that Bianca, his youngestdaughter, cannot get married until his oldest daughter, Katharina,finds a husband. Baptista offers both men permission to courtKatharina, but they don’t accept. Hortensio and Gremio anddisappointed because they are both after Bianca.Who is Baptista’s oldest daughter?In the quote above the word bestow most closely means__________.a) to give honor to c) to complimentb) to deny d) to go afterHow would you react if you’re father set this rule upon you?Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of thechoices below the best contemporary paraphrase is: “Sister, contentyou in my discontent.”a) Im happy my sisters happy.b) I unhappy because my sister is too unhappy.c) Sister, you are happy because I’m unhappy.d) I happy that my sister is happy.