The Taming of the Shrew Introduction 1 Performance: Lord 40-65

The transcript provides a detailed plan to manage a jest involving a Lord. It includes preparing a chamber with music and fragrance, attending to the Lord with reverence, offering services like rosewater and apparel, and persuading him of his noble status. The goal is to execute the jest with kindness and modesty.

What is the first step in managing the jest according to the video?

• Discuss his possessions and loved ones.

• Convince him of his noble status.

• Offer him a costly suit.

• Take him to a chamber and surround him with pleasant visuals.

What should be prepared to create a soothing environment when he wakes?

• Music and sweet scents.

• A reminder of his lunacy.

• A costly suit and rosewater.

• A discussion about his hounds and horse.

What is offered to the person to enhance his comfort?

• A reminder of his noble status.

• A costly suit.

• A discussion about his lady's mourning.

• A silver basin with rosewater.

How should the attendants address the person to maintain the jest?

• By discussing his possessions.

• By offering him a costly suit.

• By reminding him of his lunacy.

• With a low submissive reverence.

What is the ultimate goal of the jest as described in the final section?

• To surround him with pleasant visuals.

• To offer him a costly suit.

• To provide him with rosewater.

• To convince him of his noble status and mental state.