The Taming of the Shrew Characters

This character is old and wants to marry Bianca.

• Grumio

• Petruchio

• Baptista

• Gremio

This character is the shrew. She is loud and feisty.

• Bianca

• Katherine

• Lucentio

• The Merchant

This character wants to "tame" Katherine and marry her.

• Lucentio

• Baptista

• Hortensio

• Petruchio

This is Katherine and Bianca's father. He wants Bianca to get married AFTER Katherine.

• Baptista

• Lucentio

• Gremio

• Cambio

This character is soft-spoken and has many admirers.

• Katherine

• Lucentio

• Bianca

• Baptista

This character disguises himself as Cambio to woo Bianca, and he marries her in the end.

• Baptista

• Petruchio

• Hortensio

• Lucentio

This character disguises himself as Litio, a music instructor. He woos but fails to marry Bianca.

• Lucentio

• Hortensio

• Petruchio

• Gremio

This foolish character is the servant of Petruchio.

• Grumio

• Lucentio

• Baptista

• Katherine