The Taming of the Shrew Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. Lucentio’s second servant who assists Tranio in carrying out their plot.
  2. 5. Deliberate act of misleading others by hiding the truth, distorting facts, or presenting falsehoods as valid to gain an advantage.
  3. 8. The dressmaker who gets criticized by Petruchio as part of his scheme to tame Katherine.
  4. 9. One of the approaches Petruchio uses to tame Katherine.
  5. 12. He seeks to 'tame' the title character in Shakespeare's play.
  6. 15. The fifth of Petruchio’s servants to speak (not including Grumio).
  7. 16. At the end of the play, Katherine delivers this with the theme of obedience.
  8. 17. The hatmaker who gets criticized by Petruchio as part of his scheme to tame Katherine.
  9. 18. The drunken, lower-class tinker who is tricked by a wealthy Lord into believing he is a nobleman suffering from amnesia.
  10. 19. Hortensio’s rival in courting Bianca, but Hortensio’s ally in finding a husband for Katherine.
  11. 23. The pursuit of a romantic partner, a major focus in the play
  12. 27. Lucentio tricks this person into pretending to be his father.
  13. 28. Katherine must do this before Biana is able to.
  14. 29. Best describes Bianca at the start of the play.
  15. 31. The second of Petruchio’s servants to speak (not including Grumio).
  16. 32. The group of traveling actors who perform the play The Taming of the Shrew for Christopher Sly as part of the Lord’s practical joke.
  17. 34. Petruchio wins this at the end of the play when his wife is most obedient.
  18. 35. The third of Petruchio’s servants to speak (not including Grumio).
  19. 36. Grumio and Tranio are examples of this role in the play.
  20. 38. The wealthy, elderly gentleman from Pisa and the father of Lucentio.
  21. 39. Katherine's younger, sought-after sister.
  22. 40. The fourth of Petruchio’s servants to speak (not including Grumio).
  23. 43. Father of Katherine and Bianca.
  24. 45. Tranio lies to the Merchant telling him that Padua and Mantua are doing this.
  25. 47. The first of Petruchio’s servants to speak (not including Grumio).
  26. 48. He woos Bianca while pretending to be a tutor.
  27. 49. Many characters use this to hide their identities.
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  1. 1. The framing device involving Christopher Sly at the start of the play.
  2. 3. Petruchio’s servant who is seen as the fool of the play due to pretending to misunderstand Petruchio and getting into arguments with him.
  3. 4. The sum of money or property brought by a bride to her husband.
  4. 6. Lucentio's clever servant who impersonates his master.
  5. 7. The author of this play.
  6. 10. The character whose aggressive and hostile spirit is central to the plot.
  7. 11. Genre of Shakespeare's work featuring misunderstandings and disguises.
  8. 13. The tutor who Lucentio disguises himself as.
  9. 14. The sixth of Petruchio’s servants to speak (not including Grumio).
  10. 20. Central institution around which the plot revolves.
  11. 21. Proprietress who gets into an argument with Christopher Sly.
  12. 22. This persuades Petruchio to court and marry Katherine.
  13. 24. The male servant who dresses as a lady to play the part of Christopher Sly’s wife in the Lord’s practical joke.
  14. 25. The music tutor who Hortensio disguises himself as.
  15. 26. Derogatory term for a woman violating the Elizabethan gender norms of meekness; deemed scolding, ill-tempered, aggressive, or stubborn.
  16. 27. The city from where the Merchant was traveling.
  17. 30. Another way Petruchio attempts to tame Katherine.
  18. 33. The wealthy nobleman who likes to play practical jokes on drunk people.
  19. 37. The wealthy woman who marries Hortensio after he abandons his plan of marrying Bianca.
  20. 41. Friend of Petruchio and rival of Gremio who is trying to court Bianca.
  21. 42. Italian city where the play is set.
  22. 44. This is what almost happens to Vincentio when he reveals that the Merchant is not Lucentio’s real father.
  23. 46. The theme explored in the final act.