The Taming of Shrew

A gentleman, who likes to play tricks in other people, find Christopher Sly, a drunk homeless who falls asleep in a corner of the city. The gentleman takes Sly to their castle, and accommodates the homeless in their best room and arranges to him a beautiful fake wife. Upon awakening, Sly is convinced that he is a noble, who had been insane for fifteen years. They decide entertaining him with a play, called "The Taming of the Shrew."

        In Padua, a rich young man, Lucentio, accompanied by his two servants, Tranio and Biondello, arrives to attend the local university. When he sets eyes on Bianca, a beautiful, sweet-tempered young lady, Lucentio instantly falls in love. But he is confronted with two problems: Bianca already has two suitors, Gremio and Hortensio, and her wealthy father, Baptista Minola, has declared that she may not be courted until after her older sister, the ill-tempered Katherine, is married. Lucentio disguises himself as Bianca’s Latin tutor, just so he can be in her company. But the other suitor, Hortensio also disguises as Bianca’ music teacher. While Lucentio is at his pretense, his servant, Tranio, dresses up as Lucentio and begins to talk with Baptista about the possibility of him marrying Bianca.

The problem with Katherine not having a suitor is solved when a brash man from Verona arrives in Padua to find himself a rich wife who, upon learning about Katherine, declares he does not care what she is like as long as she is rich. The next day, he goes to Baptista’s house to meet her, and instantly, they engage in a verbal duel. Petruccio tells her she is to marry him, whether she likes it or not. Then he goes to Baptista, telling him falsely that Katherine has agreed to marry him on Sunday. The wedding will happen.