The Taming of the Shrew

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. Padua. A public place.
• SCENE II. Padua. Before HORTENSIO'S house.

ACT II

• SCENE I. Padua. A room in BAPTISTA'S house.

ACT III

• SCENE I. Padua. BAPTISTA'S house.
• SCENE II. Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. PETRUCHIO'S country house.
• SCENE II. Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.
• SCENE III. A room in PETRUCHIO'S house.
• SCENE IV. Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.
• SCENE V. A public road.

ACT V

• SCENE I. Padua. Before LUCENTIO'S house.
• SCENE II. Padua. LUCENTIO'S house.

Main actors

• BAPTISTA, a rich gentleman of Padua.
• VINCENTIO, an old gentleman of Pisa.
• LUCENTIO, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca.
• PETRUCHIO, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katharina.
• A Pedant.
• Widow.
• Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista and Petruchio.

daughters to Baptista.

• KATHARINA the shrew,
• BIANCA

servants to Lucentio.

• TRANIO
• BIONDELLO

suitors to Bianca.

• GREMIO
• HORTENSIO

servants to Petruchio.

• GRUMIO
• CURTIS
• NATHANIEL
• NICHOLAS
• JOSEPH
• PHILIP
• PETER

Persons in the Induction.

• A Lord.
• CHRISTOPHER SLY, a tinker.
• Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and Servants.

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