Intro: The Taming of the Shrew

1. Why is the play entitled The Taming of the Shrew? (2 marks)

2. Define taming and shrew. (2 marks)

3. Does the woman below look like a shrew? Why? (2 marks)

Background Check
1. Who wrote The Taming of the Shrew? (1 mark)
2.  How is this play similar to Shakespeare's other comedies? (2 marks)
3. Describe the setting of the play. (2 marks)
4. On which scale (below) would the woman and man be placed? (1 mark)

5. Do you like the way women are presented in the play? Why? (3 marks)