Dramatis Personae

• A Lord, person in the introduction

• Christopher Sly, a tinker, person in the introduction

• Hostess, page, players, huntsmen, and servants, persons in the introduction

• 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

• Gremio, suitor to Bianca

• Hortensio, suitor to Bianca

• Tranio, servant to Lucentio

• Biondello, servant to Lucentio

• Grumio, servant to Petruchio

• Curtis, servant to Petruchio

• A Pedant

• Katharina, the shrew, daughter to Baptista

• Bianca, daughter to Baptista

• Widow

• Tailor, haberdasher, and servants attending on Baptista and Petruchio

Scene: Padua, and Petruchio’s country house.