"The Taming of the Shrew" Shakespeare
rich nobleman of Padua.
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Summary
The beautiful and gentle Bianca has a lot of admirers (Lucentio, Gremio and
Hortensio), but her father wouldn't let her get married until her older sister Katherine
is married. Bianca's suitors find a fortune-seeker Petruchio to offer his hand to
Katherine. The suitors pay for any costs involved. Petruchio marries Katherine and he
carries Katherine off to his country house with his servant Grumio. Petruchio intends
to retrain Katherine into a mild and obedient wife of his. 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.
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