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Taming of the Shrew

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William Shakespeare was born in 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. He was baptized on 26 April 1564. As per various sources, this play was written between 1590 and 1592. We hope this play will definitely make you laugh out loud and you will enjoy this so much.

Taming of the Shrew PDF

Baptista Minola has two daughters that he wants to find husbands. His younger daughter, Bianca, is sweet and quiet. There are many men who want to marry her. His older daughter, Katharina, is known for being wild and angry, and Baptista is worried no one will marry her.
However, Baptista announces that Bianca cannot get married until Katharina gets married. Lucentio, a young man from out of town, sees Bianca and falls in love at first sight. Lucentio disguises himself as a Latin teacher so that he can spend time with Bianca.
He eventually tells Bianca his true identity and it turns out she likes him too! Even though there are other suitors who try to win her affection and convince Baptista that she should marry them, Bianca likes Lucentio the best. Petruchio hears about Katharina and decides that he wants to marry her.
He also thinks he will be able to “tame” her wild behaviour. When Katharina and Petruchio meet, Katharina does not like Petruchio at all. He acts even meaner and crazier than she does. Katharina is not allowed to eat or sleep and Petruchio confuses her by doing things like pretending that the sun is the moon.
Even though Katharina and Petruchio fight a lot at first, they eventually learn to get along. At a wedding celebration for all the marriages, Katharina surprises everyone by acting differently than she had at the beginning. – By Alison Ruth

Taming of the Shrew Characters Analysis PDF

Katherina (Kate) Minola –	the “shrew” of the title
Bianca Minola –	sister of Katherina, the ingénue
Baptista Minola –	father of Katherina and Bianca
Petruchio –	suitor of Katherina
Gremio –	elderly suitor of Bianca
Lucentio –	suitor of Bianca
Hortensio –	suitor of Bianca and friend to Petruchio
Grumio –	Petruchio’s manservant
Tranio –	Lucentio’s manservant
Biondello –	servant of Lucentio
Vincentio –	father of Lucentio
Widow –	wooed by Hortensio
Pedant –	pretends to be Vincentio
Haberdasher	–
Tailor	–
Curtis –	servant of Petruchio
Nathaniel –	servant of Petruchio
Joseph –	servant of Petruchio
Peter –	servant of Petruchio
Nicholas –	servant of Petruchio
Philip –	servant of Petruchio
Officer	–
Characters appearing in the Induction:
Christopher Sly –	a drunken tinker
Hostess of an alehouse	–
Lord –	plays a prank on Sly
Bartholomew –	Lord’s page boy
Lord’s Huntsman	–
Players	–
Servingmen	–
Messenger	–

Taming of the Shrew PDF – Act Summary

Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The eccentric Petruccio marries the reluctant Katherina and uses a number of tactics to render her an obedient wife. Lucentio marries Bianca and, in a contest at the end, Katherina proves to be the most obedient wife.

Taming of the Shrew Act I

Taming of the Shrew begins with a group of hunting noblemen tricking a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is a lord. The noblemen give Sly a disguised young page as his supposed wife. They entertain him at their house with a play by a group of travelling actors, which is as follows.

The student Lucentio arrives in Padua to further his studies. He hears that the merchant, Baptista, has two daughters. When he sees Bianca, the pretty younger daughter, he decides he must woo her. Bianca already has two suitors, Gremio and Hortensio, although she cares for neither.

Bianca’s father, Baptista Minola, says Bianca may not marry before her strong-willed older sister, Katherina. Lucentio hears that Baptista Minola is going to hire tutors for Bianca, and disguises himself as a Latin tutor in order to woo her. The elderly Gremio hires the disguised Lucentio to woo Bianca on his behalf.

Hortensio also disguises himself as a musician to obtain access to her. Tranio, Lucentio’s servant, dresses as Lucentio to convince Baptista to let Lucentio marry Bianca.

Taming of the Shrew Act II

At the same time, Petruccio, a young, confident man from Verona, arrives to visit Hortensio, his friend. He learns about Katherine and resolves to court her, aided by both Gremio and Hortensio. Baptista is enthusiastic about Petruccio’s suit since Katherine is a burden to him.

She continually quarrels with her sister and father. Although she is resistant to Petruccio’s advances, he will not be deterred and fixes their wedding day. While everyone prepares for the wedding, the disguised tutors Hortensio and Lucentio compete for Bianca’s affections.

At the church the next day, Katherine unwillingly awaits her bridegroom. Petruccio finally arrives late, dressed in outlandish clothes, and he causes a scene. After the ceremony, he immediately leaves for Verona with his new wife.

Taming of the Shrew Act IV

On reaching her new home, Katherine is mistreated by Petruccio and his servants and is refused food and rest. Petruccio’s aim is to ‘tame’ Katherine while pretending to act out of a desire for her benefit. Eventually, worn down by her husband’s behaviour, Katherina submits and agrees to all Petruccio’s whims.

In exchange, she has his permission to visit her father in Padua. On the journey, the couple meets Vincentio, Lucentio’s wealthy father. Petruccio tests Kate’s obedience, asking her to say that the sun is the moon and that an old man is a beautiful young woman.

Taming of the Shrew Act V

The three eventually reach Padua. Hortensio, rejected by Bianca, has already married a wealthy widow. They also find that Tranio, still dressed as Lucentio, has succeeded in convincing Baptista to let Lucentio marry Bianca. A pedant (school teacher) has posed as Vincentio, Lucentio’s father, to give his blessing to the match.

Meanwhile, the real Lucentio has organized a secret wedding with Bianca, which they carry out. When the real Vincentio arrives and discovers a pedant posing as him and Tranio in his son’s clothes, Lucentio is forced to confess to the whole plan. He tells them about his new marriage to Bianca.

Undismayed, Baptista holds a wedding feast for both his daughters. As the men relax after their meal, Petruccio devises a scheme to prove whose wife is the most obedient.

Bianca and the widow fail to come to their husbands when called. But Katherine returns immediately and firmly tells the women the proper duties of a wife. Back in the real world, the visiting players leave. Christopher Sly is abandoned to sleep off his dream of the taming of a shrewish wife.

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