"The Taming of the Shrew" Shakespeare
He denies her food, sleep
and her new clothes, while continuously singing her praises. Katherine is tamed. They
return to Padua where Lucentio has won Bianca. At a banquet they wager on who has
the most obedient wife. Each wife is issued with commands but only Katherine obeys
and gives everyone a speech about the importance of wifely submission.
Characters
The characters of the induction are the Lord, Christopher Sly and the Hostess
of an alehouse. The Lord is witty man, who decides to play a prank on Christopher
Sly. Christopher Sly is a drunken tinker, who gets kicked out of an alehouse in the
prelude. He is brought to watch a play about the lives of good people in Padua.
The two main characters of this play are Petruchio and Katherine Minola.
Petruchio is a nobleman from Verona. He is a very clever man and he has intentions
to marry and tame Katherine. Katherine is the daughter of a rich nobleman of Padua.
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