The Taming of the Shrew
Across
- 3. The name Hortensio takes to get close to Bianca
- 5. The Shrew of the play; marries Petruchio and experiences severe physical, mental, and emotional abuse
- 6. Petruchio's main servant
- 7. Bad tempered, sulky, gloomy
- 10. Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
- 11. A man's personal male attendant
- 14. The most desirable woman in Padua
- 15. Do hard, meaningless work
- 16. Having or showing high moral standards
- 20. The name Lucentio takes to get close to Bianca
- 21. Humble submission and respect
- 22. An unfortunate or unhappy person
- 24. Money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband or his family in marriage
- 25. Inexperienced and immature
- 26. Looks to marry only for money. Gaslights and abuses his new bride
Down
- 1. A friend of Petruchio, hoping to marry Bianca
- 2. Pretends to be his master, Lucentio
- 4. Given to or characterized by fighting
- 8. Truthful and straightforward; frank.
- 9. Restore friendly relations between.
- 12. The father of Katherine and Bianca
- 13. The high class in social societies
- 17. An old man that hopes to marry Bianca
- 18. Tells his master, Lucentio, to secretly marry Bianca
- 19. Comes to Padua to study, but falls in love
- 23. An absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance