The Taming of the Shrew | Act I, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
New Characters:
Katharina: the shrew who rejects suitors
Bianca: Katharina’s beautiful younger sister who cannot marry until a man weds Katharina
Lucentio: a young man who wants to marry Bianca
Baptista: the wealthy father of Katharina and Bianca
Gremio and Hortensio: suitors to Bianca
Tranio: Lucentio’s servant who disguises himself as his master
Biondello: young servant to Lucentio
Summary
Lucentio, a wealthy young man, arrives in Padua, a city famous in Shakespeare’s time for its university. He has come with his servant, Tranio, from Pisa,...
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