Prose Close Reading and Chart #1

	Linguistic	Semantic	Structural	Cultural
Specific textual examples of what you’ve observed when reading at this level—cited in MLA format. (You may use numbers or bullets here to take notes)	- “O slanderous world! Kate like the hazel-twig Is straight and slender and as brown in hue As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels.” -“Take your paper too.  And let me have them very well perfum’d For she is sweeter than perfume itself To whom they go” (1.2.146-149). -“Why, this was molded on a porringer! A velvet dish! Fie, fie, ‘tis lewd and filthy!” (4.3.64-65). -“You must meet my master to countenance my mistress. Why, she hath a face of her own” (4.1.78-80).	-“Nay, by Saint Jamy, I hold you a penny, A horse and a man, Is more than one And yet not many” (3.2.75-79). -“Am I not Christopher Sly…by birth a peddler, by education a cardmaker, by transmutation a bearherd, and now by present  profession a tinker?” (Induction.2.16-19). “Or wilt thou sleep...Or wilt thou ride...Or wilt thou hunt?” (Induction.2.35-42). -“Have I not heard the sea, puffed up with winds, Rage like an angry boar chafed with sweat?” (1.2.197-198).	-“O this learning, what a thing it is!” (1.2.155). -“O this woodcock, what an ass it is!” (1.2.156). -“Why does the world report that Kate is doth limp?” - “Oh, let me see thee walk! Thou dost not halt.	-“Why, and I trust I may go too, may I not? What, shall I be appointed hours as though, belike, I knew not what to take and what to leave, ha?” (1.1.104-106). -“No mates for you Unless you were of gentler, milder mold” (1.1.59-60). -“Unknit that threat’ning unkind brow And dart not scornful glances from those eyes To wound thy lord, thy king, thy governor” (5.2.145-147).
Demonstrate the development of complexity of thought at each level by writing a descriptive response to what you’ve written in the row above. (Analyze your thought patterns when observing the examples you’ve listed above—these may also be in note-taking form)	When Petruchio speaks, Shakespeare uses several exclamations and hyperboles. He uses this wild speech of Petruchio’s to characterize him as loud and overbearing. Shakespeare sets up his similes in a clever way, making the intelligent characters shine through their creative parallels.  Often Grumio will use literality to create humor, thus providing comic relief for the audience. This really conveys the foolish qualities of his character, while simultaneously expressing intelligence in knowing the ambiguous nature of several situations and phrases.	Shakespeare employs several literary devices throughout his work, most of which help to characterize. This ultimate characterization, derived from his literary devices, creates meaning. Shakespeare, in the induction of The Taming of the Shrew, utilized anaphora, which characterized first the role of the homeless man, in this case Christopher Sly, then the role of the lord. This deepens the audiences understand of how miserable it is to be like Sly and how wonderful it is to be a Lord, and the comparison makes both situations quite extreme. In the actual play, Grumio’s role as the wise fool is further propelled by his use of limerick, and Petruchio’s arrogance is furthers by the use of simile, in which he uses powerful symbols, such as a lion and the sea, to reflect his own power.	A lot of character speech in Shakespearean comedies employs ambiguity and anaphora literary devices to create both humor and meaning. In the first two quotes, Hortensio makes an exclamatory statement regarding learning in a very basic, superficial manner, which creates some complexity. Shakespeare employs anaphora in Grumio’s humorous and truthful reply to create humor. When Petruchio asks the rhetorical question regarding Kate’s being “limp,” the word is used as a derogatory description of Kate. To prove she is not limp, he asks her to walk. Now Petruchio is implying the literal term of the word. His play on the word limp is his attempt to flatter Kate and characterizes Petruchio as somewhat intelligent.	At the beginning of the actual play, not the framing device, Katherine is both intolerable of others and to others. This makes her unsuitable for a man, and the more men curse her for her behavior, the more she acts out. Petruchio, a strong male role, does not care so much about her behavior as he does about her dowry, so he tames her by presenting himself as her equal, then by being as difficult as she was originally. Through this experience she realizes how good it feels to be loved, so by the end of the play she is just as sharp witted as she was in the beginning, but she can channel her energy and intelligence in a proper way.

Close Reading Text Analysis Chart

Passage #1 From Novel (Re-type or photo copy the passage in this column)

Analysis of Close Reading (Essentially a prose passage or poetry essay; synthesize the texture of the passage to the left.)

She strikes him P: I swear I’ll cuff you if you strike again K: So may you lose your arms If you strike me, you are no gentleman; And if no gentleman, why then no arms. P: A herald, Kate? Oh, put me in thy books! K: What is your crest? A coxcomb? P: A combless cock, so Kate will be my hen. K: No cock of mine. You crow too like a craven. P: Nay, come, Kate, come. You must not look so sour. K: It is my fashion, when I see a crab. P: Why, here’s no crab, and therefore look not sour. K: There is, there is. P: Then show it me. K: Had I a glass, I would. P: What, you mean my face? K: Well aimed of such a young one. P: Now, by Saint George, I am too young for you. K: Yet you are withered. P: ‘Tis with cares. K: I care not. P: Nay, hear you, Kate: in sooth you ‘scape not so. K: I chafe you, if I tarry. Let me go. P: No, not a whit. I find you passing gentle. ‘Twas told me you were rough and coy and sullen, And now I find report a very liar. For thou art pleasant, gamesome, passing courteous, But slow in speech, yet sweet as springtime flowers. Thou canst not frown, thou canst not look askance, Nor bite the lip as angry wenches will, Nor hast thou pleasure to be cross in talk. But thou with mildness entertain’st thy wooers, With gentle conference, soft and affable. Why does the world report that Kate is doth limp? O slanderous world! Kate like the hazel-twig Is straight and slender and as brown in hue As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels. Oh, let me see thee walk! Thou dost not halt.

William Shakespeare, world renowned English playwright/poet, uses characterization of his characters and speech to create meaning. In his play, The Taming of the Shrew, the witty banter between characters, transformed through use of literary devices, combines what the role of women was and what the role of women should have been in the Shakespearean era.         Before this exchange, Shakespeare meticulously characterizes both Kate and Petruchio as strong, stubborn characters in order to create complexity in their eventual marriage. Petruchio uses eloquent language and arrogantly expresses his intelligence, which is shown through his encounters with Grumio. Kate is characterized with just as much wit and stubbornness, but because she is a woman she is cast out as a shrew, which transcends her independence into callousness, making her even more unattractive to men.         In this exchange between Petruchio and Kate, both characters consider the ambiguity of language and utilize several meanings of different words. Their replies are both witty and they both use the same style when creates their retorts to one another. However, Kate uses her wit to degrade Petruchio and maintain her independence, while Petruchio uses his intelligence to woo and flatter her. This complexity of argument allows Kate to reveal her genuine emotions accidentally. She upholds a shrewish façade to protect her independence, though she does have a desire to feel love. Petruchio’s relentless flattery in combination with persuasive actions eventually forces Kate into submission.         Kate, the most stubborn and bitter women whom is not thought of as a worthy wife, is paired with Petruchio. Petruchio convinces Kate that he does believe that they are equals, but she must be an obedient wife in order to live a happy life. As a transformed, tamed women, Kate can now use her sharp tongue appropriately, which allows her to gain respect and become accepted by the community. Her voice is not squandered, but her attitude is significantly improved.

Complete the chart below by synthesizing your notes (above) into a brief (but thorough—fill the space) analysis of each level as it applies to your passage. You may replicate the chart and type your responses in the space provided—size 10 font, Times New Roman, roughly 300 words apiece