The
Taming of the Shrew Characters Number your choices 1-15 in order of preference This will help us make a decision, but remember we're trying to build statesmanship so, it's not always who will be best for the part, but who needs the part most to grow.
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Katherine The shrew of the play, daughter
of Baptista Minola and sister of Bianca.
Petruchio A wealthy man from Verona.
Loud, eccentric, wants to marry rich.
Grumio Petruchio’s servant and
the fool of the play.
Baptista Minola A wealthy citizen of
Padua, and father of Katherine and Bianca.
Bianca Younger daughter of Baptista. The opposite of her sister , she is
soft-spoken.
Lucentio A young nobleman from Pisa
who comes to Padua to study and falls in love with Bianca.
Tranio Servant, who accompanies
Lucentio from Pisa. Wily and comical.
Merchant/Pedant A merchant recently from Mantua, pretends to be Lucentio’s father.
Vincentio True father of Lucentio
Gremio One
of two older
gentlemen of Padua who want to marry Bianca.
Hortensio Though rivals, they become
allies because of their rejection by Bianca.
Biondello Lucentio’s second servant, who assists his master .
Curtis, Nathaniel, Phillip, Joseph, Nicholas, Peter Servants in Petruchio’s household.
Tailor, Haberdasher The dress-maker and hat-maker hired to dress Katherine.
Widow A wealthy widow of Padua
whom Hortensio
