Bad Bard/Good Bard: Coming to Character through Preconceptions of Shakespearean Acting

This 4-question handout addresses key elements of Act 4.4 of Taming of the Shrew. It is intended for small group discussion, followed by individual written reponses. The prompts require critical thinking and analysis.

How do you react if you're "hot-blooded?" What happens when you engage in a "wild  goose chase?" And what are "salad days?" Use this worksheet and the online Visual Thesaurus to answer these questions and more. Based on...

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew combines three things that are sure to capture scholars' attention: love, deception, and clown attire. With the curriculum guide, learners hone their opinion-writing skills and...

A study of The Taming of the Shrew proves to be problematic in contemporary classrooms. Is Shakespeare following Elizabethan conventions or being ironic? What are readers supposed to make of all the hunting imagery? Of Katherine's...

Shakespeare can be a challenge to the most skilled high school readers. This selection of short answer questions helps increase understanding of the character, Katherine, by addressing dialogue, tone of voice, making inferences, and...

Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. A list of related articles is provided on the landing page.

Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including the induction scenes, courtship, social order, and a similar play called "The Taming of a Shrew."

What does it take to build a stage production from the ground up? Scholars read a weekly blog detailing the behind-the-scenes action of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. They also listen to interviews with the cast, meet the...

Marco Ghelardi, a theater director, discussed his production of 'The Taming of the Shrew.' Extracts from this article can usefully be used to initiate a classroom discussion. Student can also seek to use the opinions in the essay to...

Here, read the full text of Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew." The text of this comedy is organized by scene and is accompanied by a brief introduction with information on the play's sources, plot, and characters.