Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What three methods does Petruchio use to tame Katherine?
What three methods does Petruchio use to tame Katherine?
Physical deprivation, manipulation, & humiliation
How is Katherine's transformation at the end of the play described?
How is Katherine's transformation at the end of the play described?
Open to interpretation - genuine or performed
What does Petruchio say about his motivation for marriage in Padua?
What does Petruchio say about his motivation for marriage in Padua?
If wealthily, then happily
How does Baptista treat his daughters' marriages?
How does Baptista treat his daughters' marriages?
As business transactions
Who watches the main story as a performance in the Induction?
Who watches the main story as a performance in the Induction?
Christopher Sly
What theatrical element does the play use to question reality vs. performance?
What theatrical element does the play use to question reality vs. performance?
A play-within-a-play structure
What does Christopher Sly's transformation in the Induction question?
What does Christopher Sly's transformation in the Induction question?
How real or fixed class distinctions are
According to the play, how is social hierarchy maintained?
According to the play, how is social hierarchy maintained?
Through learned behaviors & external markers
What type of education does Tranio demonstrate the value of?
What type of education does Tranio demonstrate the value of?
Practical, social intelligence
How does the play critique Petruchio's 'taming' methods?
How does the play critique Petruchio's 'taming' methods?
As education weaponized for control & abuse