       DRAMATIS PERSONAE
A LORD, person in the introduction, plays a prank on Sly
CHRISTOPHER SLY, person in the introduction, a tinker
HOSTESS, person in the introduction
PAGE, person in the introduction
PLAYERS, person in the introduction
HUNTSMEN, person in the introduction
SERVANTS, person in the introduction
BAPTISTA MINOLA, a gentleman of Padua
VINCENTIO, a Merchant of Pisa
LUCENTIO, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca
PETRUCHIO, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katherina
Baptista is the father of both Bianca and Kathrine. 
 Bianca is a beautiful yet dumb woman who has many suitors of which she is able to choose from for marriage. 
 Kathrine on the other hand is violent, disruptive and because of that has no suitors. 
 Baptista knows that Bianca is better off than Kathrine and wont allow anyone to marry Bianca before Kathrine is married. 

Taming of the Shrew Characters of the Play