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Guided reading of The Taming of the Shrew
LeArNING STrATeGIeS:
Previewing, Sketching, Visualizing, Predicting, Rereading, Close Reading, Marking the Text, Rehearsal, Oral Interpretation
About the Author
William Shakespeare was an important English poet and dramatist. Although Shakespeare wrote in the late 1500s and early 1600s, his writings continue to be analyzed, performed, and enjoyed throughout the world.
drama
My Notes
Learning Target
• Analyze how the plot of The Taming of the Shrew unfolds and how the characters respond as the plot moves forward.
• AnalyzeandrehearseanexcerptfromTheTamingoftheShrewtopresentanoral interpretation of the scene with attention to rate, rhythm, inflection, and tone.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a drama and present an oral interpretation of a scene.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the drama, underline words and phrases that show Shakespeare’s use of diction, syntax, and rhetorical devices.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Chunk 1
Act I, Scene II
Padua. Before HORTENSIO’S house
Enter PETRUCHIO and his man GRUMIO, and HORTENSIO
Hortensio: Petruchio, shall I then come roundly to thee And wish thee to a shrewd ill-favour’d wife?
Thou’dst thank me but a little for my counsel.
And yet I’ll promise thee she shall be rich,
And very rich : but thou’rt too much my friend, And I’ll not wish thee to her.
Petruchio: Signior Hortensio, ‘twixt such friends as we Few words suffice; and therefore, if thou know
One rich enough to be Petruchio’s wife,
As wealth is burden of my wooing dance,
Be she as foul as was Florentius’ love,
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