The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Hortensio promises to direct Petruchio to Katherine's father, but asks that Petruchio then introduce Hortensio in disguise as a music teacher, so that the disguised Hortensio can enter the house and be with Bianca.Īt Baptista's house, Katherine teases and bullies Bianca. His friend (and a suitor of Bianca) Hortensio alerts Petruchio to Katherine, and Petruchio says that he is interested in her. Lucentio agrees to the plan.Īnother man, named Petruchio, arrives in Padua with his servant Grumio, seeking a wife. Tranio suggests that Lucentio should disguise himself as a teacher to tutor Bianca, so that he can get close to her and spend time with her. Upon seeing Bianca, Lucentio falls madly in love. Baptista tells Bianca's suitors, that because Bianca is his younger daughter, she will not be married until his older daughter, Katherine, finds a husband. Bianca is followed by male suitors, while Katherine appears to be harsh and ill-mannered. They soon catch sight of Baptista and his two daughters: Bianca and Katherine. The main plot of the play begins in Padua, where the young scholar Lucentio arrives with his servant Tranio. The rest of the play is then the production of these players. The lord has his young page dress up as Sly's noble wife, and hires a group of traveling players to put on a play for Sly. He dresses Sly up in noble clothes and convinces him that he is a wealthy nobleman who has recently been mad and had forgotten his true identity. A noble lord passing by finds him and decides to play a joke on him. The drunken beggar Christopher Sly gets thrown out of a tavern and falls asleep. The play begins with an Induction, which establishes a frame for the main plot.

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare