Taiming Of The Shrew Characters Essay, Research Paper

Katherine: She is called the shrew, even by her father. She is always put second

in her fathers eyes, next to her sister. She alters dramatically from an ill

mannered shrew to a obedient and happy wife when she discovers her husband cares

enough to try to change her for her own good, as well as his own. The shrew is

not a shrew at all beneath the surface. Petruchio: he is Katherine’s husband but

he only marries her for her fathers money. During and after the wedding. His

behavior seems very unreasonable, for example, he is late for the wedding, he

carries his wife immediately afterwards, starves her, and keeps her from

sleeping. But this all comes out in loving apparel. He is not exactly Gentle,

but he is exactly what Katherine needs. Bianca: Apparently gentle in her

behavior, she is a unkind sister and a disobedient wife. She has her fathers

attitude of favoritism for herself and dislike for Katherine by playing the part

of the victim. Ironically as it seams towards the end of the play, she is more

of a shrew than her sister. Lucentio: Is Bianca’s husband, devoted to her for

obscure reasons. Both he and Bianca are selfish in their love, they are a

typical pair of immature lovers, they think only of themselves and each

considers their own wishes before their beloved. Baptista: He is the father of

both Katherine and Bianca. He has much difficulty marrying both of them because

of one being a notorious shrew. He ignores the question of his daughters’

happiness in seeking mates for them. In the case of Bianca, to make a good

bargain and attain the highest possible financial concessions from the suitors

and, in Kate’s case, simply to be rid of a problem child. He practically

auctions off his favorite, offering her to whichever suitor will give the

highest bid, without asking her. He will give Katherine to anyone who will take

her off his hands. Vincentio: Is Lucentio’s father, he is extremely fond of his

son and is grief-stricken when he discovers his son may have come to harm.