New Characters:
Christopher Sly: a drunken tinker (pot-mender) who becomes the subject of a nobleman’s joke
Hostess: the innkeeper who must run after a constable in order to force Sly to pay for damaged goods
Lord: a nobleman who finds Sly asleep and decides to play an elaborate joke at Sly’s expense
Servants and huntsmen: minor players who serve the Lord
Players: members of a traveling theater company
Summary
The play begins with a quarrel between an innkeeper and a drunken tinker, Christopher Sly, who has presumably...
Source: MAXnotes to The Taming of the Shrew, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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