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