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The Taming of the Shrew

by William Shakespeare

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Characters

Major

  • Katherina (Kate) Minola – the "shrew" of the title
  • Bianca – sister of Katherina; the ingénue
  • Baptista Minola – father of Katherina and Bianca
  • Petruchio – suitor and later husband of Katherina
  • Gremio – elderly suitor of Bianca
  • Lucentio – suitor of Bianca
  • Hortensio – suitor of Bianca and friend to Petruchio

Minor

  • Grumio – servant of Petruchio
  • Tranio – servant of Lucentio
  • Biondello – servant of Lucentio
  • Vincentio – father of Lucentio
  • A Widow
  • A Pedant
  • A Haberdasher
  • A Tailor
  • Curtis – servant of Petruchio
  • Nathaniel – servant of Petruchio
  • Joseph – servant of Petruchio
  • Peter – servant of Petruchio
  • An Officer
  • Servants

In the Induction:

  • Christopher Sly – a drunken tinker
  • A Lord
  • Bartholomew – A page
  • Hostess of an alehouse
  • Huntsman of the Lord
  • Players
  • Servingmen
  • Messenger

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