The Taming of the Shrew

by William Shakespeare from c. 1590–94

About

Petruchio, an adventurer seeking a wealthy wife, woos the fierce and sharp-tongued Katherine of Padua while her suitors pursue her more compliant sister Bianca. Petruchio uses psychological games and deliberate provocations to reshape Katherine's behavior, in a battle of wills that ends in a disputed victory.

The Taming of the Shrew

Characters: 39
Words: 19.2k
Acts: 5
Scenes: 2
Duration: ~2 hr 24 min

Characters

#CharacterPlayerLines

1

PETRUCHIO

PETRUCHIO

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163

2

TRANIO

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93

3

KATHERINE

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86

4

HORTENSIO

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70

5

BAPTISTA MINOLA

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68

6

LUCENTIO

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62

7

GRUMIO

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62

8

GREMIO

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59

14 sections

19.2k words

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1

Scene 1

7745:48

2

Scene 2

1.2k8:42

Act 1

3

Act 1 Scene 1

1.9k14:32

4

Act 1 Scene 2

2.2k16:26

Act 2

5

Act 2 Scene 1

3k22:40

Act 3

6

Act 3 Scene 1

6114:35

7

Act 3 Scene 2

1.9k14:33

Act 4

8

Act 4 Scene 1

1.4k10:29

9

Act 4 Scene 2

9527:08

10

Act 4 Scene 3

1.4k10:44

11

Act 4 Scene 4

7495:37

12

Act 4 Scene 5

5724:17

Act 5

13

Act 5 Scene 1

1k7:36

14

Act 5 Scene 2

1.5k10:53

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