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

Cell 4: What’s your name Again?“BAPTISTAMistake me not; I speak but as I find.Whence are you, sir? what may I call your name?PETRUCHIOPatricia is my name; Antonio's son,A man well known throughout all Italy.BAPTISTAI know him well: you are welcome for his sake.”Baptista asks what was Petruchio’s name again. Then after finding outPetruchio was the son of Antonio Baptista welcomed him.Why is Petruchio welcomed only now?In the quote above the word Whence most closely means…a) to whereb) From herec) to thered) From whereDo you think Baptista likes Petruchio? Why or Why not?Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of thechoices below is the best contemporary paraphrase: “Whence are you,sir? what may I call your name?”a) Where are you sir? What kind of name is that?b) Where are you from? What was you name again?c) Where did you go sir? What is your name?d) When were you born? What is your name?