After the wedding, they go to Verona, Petruccio starts taming Katherine. He turns everything against her will, ironically, under pretense of concern for her wellbeing. He prevents her from eating or sleeping for days, saying he could not let her eat his inferior food or sleep in his poorly made-up bed. And he shows her beautiful dresses but denying her the chance to own them. He says they are not pretty enough for her.
Meanwhile in Padua, Lucentio wins Bianca’s heart. The other suitor, Hortensio, resolves to marry a dowager. Tranio proposes a huge sum of money to Baptista for him to approve of Lucentio. Baptista agrees, but requires Lucentio’s father to confirm the amount for the marriage to take place. Tranio and Lucentio find an old man to play the role of Lucentio’s father.
Soon, Petruccio and Katherine return to Padua to visit Baptista. Her willfulness now abating, Katherine agrees that all is as Petruccio says. They meet Lucentio’s real father, Vincentio, who is on his way to Padua to see his son. Arriving in Padua, Vincentio is shock to find that Tranio is masquerading as Lucentio. Amidst this confusion, Bianca and Lucentio arrive, now wedded. Both Vincentio and Baptista agree to the marriage.
At the banquet following Hortensio’s wedding to the dowager, everyone is shocked, seeing Katherine seemingly tamed, obeying everything that Petruccio says. The three new husbands stage a contest to see which of the new wives will obey first when summoned. When Lucentio summons Bianca, she sends a message back, refusing to obey. But when Petruccio summons his wife, Katherine comes immediately, thus allowing Petruccio a big victory.
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