Characters Flashcards
Katherine
Baptista’s elder daughter, the shrew
Baptista Minola
A gentleman who lives in Padua with his two unmarried daughters, Katherine and Bianca
Bianca
Baptista’s younger daughter
Gremio
A gentleman from Padua who wants to court Bianca
Hortensio
A gentleman from Padua who wants to court Bianca
Lucientio
A gentleman from Pisa who is also interested in courting Bianca
Litio
Hortensio’s disguise as a teacher of music and mathematics so he can teach and court Bianca t the same time
Cambio
Lucentio’s disguise as a literature teacher so he can teach and court Bianca at the same time. Gremio hires Cambio to court Bianca on Gremio’s behalf
Tranio
Lucentio’s servant who presents himself as Lucentio to Baptista
Biondello
Lucentio’s servant who presents himself as Tranio’s servant to Baptista
Petruchio
A friend of Hortensio’s from Verona agrees to marry Katherine because of the large Dowry that Baptista is offering
Grumio
Petruchio’s servant
Curtis
Petruchio’s servan
Widow
The woman who marries Hortensio
Merchant
The merchant Tranio convinces To present himself as Lucentio’s father, Vincentio, to Baptista