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Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
Theatrical Elements and Terms
What are your initial reactions to the word shrew?
Webster’s Definition of Shrew: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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What images do you get from the word taming?
Webster’s Definition of Tame:
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Theatrical Elements
Commedia dell’arte is a form of ___________________________ theatre.
Stock Characters:
Write descriptive words or images next to each word. Use the pictures from the slide show to develop descriptive words.
• Sweet and innocent lover-juvenile
• Male lover
• Female lover
• Stingy old man-Pantaloon
• Braggart soldier
• Befuddled parents
• Impertinent servants
• Tricksters
Other Vocabulary:
(We will read and discuss each vocabulary word to complete the definition)
1. Play within a Play
2. Use of Disguises
3. Love at first sight
4. Fluid action
5. Asides
6. Soliloquy
7. Induction
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