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Induction, Scene 1
A drunken tinker named Christopher Sly is thrown out of a tavern and passes out on the ground. A lord returning from a hunt finds him and decides to play an elaborate prank: he or…
Induction, Scene 2
Sly wakes up surrounded by servants who treat him as a great lord. He is confused at first and insists he is a tinker, but the servants keep correcting him with such confidence an…
Act 1, Scene 1
The scene opens in Padua, where Lucentio has just arrived with his servant Tranio to pursue his education. They witness Baptista Minola announce publicly that no one may court his…
Act 1, Scene 2
Petruchio arrives in Padua with his servant Grumio, looking for a rich wife. His old friend Hortensio tells him about Katherina: she is wealthy but has a terrible reputation.
Act 2, Scene 1
This is the longest and most important scene so far. Katherina has tied up Bianca and is demanding to know which suitor Bianca prefers.
Act 3, Scene 1
Lucentio (disguised as Cambio) and Hortensio (disguised as Litio) both try to get alone time with Bianca under the pretense of teaching her.
Act 3, Scene 2
It's Katharina and Petruchio's wedding day, and Petruchio shows up late, dressed in ridiculous mismatched clothes, riding a broken-down horse.
Act 4, Scene 1
Petruchio and Katharina arrive at his country house after a miserable journey. Petruchio berates the servants for everything, sending away food and refusing to let Katharina eat o…
Act 4, Scene 2
Back in Padua, Hortensio has given up on Bianca after watching her flirt openly with Lucentio (still in disguise). He tells Tranio (still pretending to be Lucentio) that he's aban…
Act 4, Scene 3
Katharina is hungry, exhausted, and at her limit. A tailor and haberdasher arrive with clothes Petruchio ordered for her, but he rejects everything, claiming the cap is wrong and…
Act 4, Scene 4
Tranio, still pretending to be Lucentio, works with the real Lucentio and a merchant disguised as Lucentio's father to finalize the marriage deal with Baptista.
Act 4, Scene 5
Petruchio, Katherine, and Hortensio are traveling back to Padua when Petruchio insists the sun is actually the moon. Katherine, worn down by his behavior, agrees with him.
Act 5, Scene 1
Everyone converges in Padua and the disguise plots fall apart fast. Vincentio arrives at Lucentio's house and finds the merchant pretending to be him.
Act 5, Scene 2
The play ends at a banquet where Lucentio hosts the newlyweds. The men make a bet on whose wife will come when called.
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