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Baptista, a wealthy merchant of Padua,
announces he will not sanction the marriage of his youngest daughter,
Bianca, until her sister Katherine is wed, though the latter is shunned
by young men of her set because of her shrewish demeanor. Then the
swaggering Petruchio arrives from Verona, accompanied by his servant
Grumio; and from Hortensio he learns of the fiery Katherine and her
magnificent dowry.
Boasting of his prowess as a lover, he gains
permission to seek her hand and, though his wooing is met with scorn, he
sets a wedding date. Petruchio arrives late and,dressed as a
beggar; although mortified, she capitulates. At his country home,
he bewilders her with inconsiderate acts and protests of love, and she
is defiant until she sees that his actions are tricks to subdue her
will.
Later at a wedding feast, he invites the guests to observe
the obedience of the shrew, but after her famous speech, she gives the
women an understanding wink. |
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