Taming of the Shrew, The
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IMDB rating: 7.20 Plot: Baptista (Michael Hordern), a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca (Natasha Pyne), will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina (Elizabeth Taylor), a hellish shrew, has wed. Lucentio (Michael York), a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with Bianca. He poses as a tutor of music and poetry to gain entrance to the Baptista household and to be near Bianca. Meanwhile, Petruchio (Richard Burton), a fortune-hunting scoundrel from Verona, arrives in Padua, hoping to capture a wealthy wife. Hortensio (Victor Spinetti), another suitor of Bianca, directs Petruchio’s attention to Katharina. When Hortensio warns him about Katharina’s scolding tongue and fiery temper, Petruchio is challenged and resolves to capture her love. Hortensio and another suitor of Bianca, Gremio (Cyril Cusack), agree to cover Petruchio’s costs as he pursues Katharina. |
Actors: Burton Richard,Cyril Cusack,Hordern Michael,Lynch Alfred,Webb Alan,Cobelli Giancarlo,Dobtcheff Vernon,Parry Ken,Gardner Anthony,York Michael,Spinetti Victor,Holder Roy,Dignam Mark,Comedy,Drama,Romance,
In Taming Of The Shrew, who is disguised as who?
I have a test coming up on the play, but I can’t get the characters down!
The only ones I kow are Katherina, Baptista, Bianca, and Petrucio.
So I need to know who is disguised as who, and Petrucio doesn’t disguise as anyone right?
No, Petruchio doesn’t disguise himself. He’s blatantly wooing Kate and trying to "tame" her in order to get some of Baptista’s money – "I’ve come to wive it wealthily in Padua." The only disguising I can remember is when Lucentio and Tranio (if I remember right) switch places temporarily so that Lucentio can sneak into Baptista’s house as a supposedly low-class tutor or music teacher or something in order to woo Kate’s younger sister Bianca.
Molly T | Jan 10, 2010