# The Taming of the Shrew — Character guide

> Key figures in The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.

- [Katharina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/katharina.md): The sharp-tongued 'shrew' who is courted and eventually tamed by Petruchio.
- [Petruchio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/petruchio.md): A gentleman from Verona who marries Katharina and uses unconventional methods to 'tame' her.
- [Lucentio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/lucentio.md): A young man from Pisa who disguises himself as a tutor to woo Bianca.
- [Bianca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/bianca.md): Katharina's younger sister, sought after by multiple suitors for her gentle demeanor.
- [Hortensio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/hortensio.md): A suitor to Bianca who later marries a wealthy widow after being outmaneuvered.
- [Tranio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/tranio.md): Lucentio's clever servant who impersonates his master to facilitate the courtship of Bianca.
- [Gremio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/gremio.md): An elderly and wealthy suitor to Bianca, easily outbid by the disguised Lucentio.
- [Baptista Minola](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/baptista.md): The father of Katharina and Bianca who insists Katharina must marry before Bianca.
- [Grumio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/grumio.md): Petruchio's long-suffering servant who bears the brunt of his master's eccentric behavior.
- [Biondello](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/biondello.md): Lucentio's second servant who assists in the schemes to win Bianca.
- [Vincentio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/vincentio.md): Lucentio's father who travels to Padua and is initially mistaken for an impostor.
- [Pedant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/pedant.md): A schoolmaster from Mantua who is tricked into impersonating Vincentio.
- [Widow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/widow.md): A wealthy widow who marries Hortensio and participates in the final wager.
- [Curtis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/curtis.md): Petruchio's servant who helps prepare the household for Katharina's arrival.
- [Cambio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/cambio.md): The name Lucentio uses while disguised as Bianca's tutor.
- [Licio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/licio.md): The name Hortensio uses while disguised as a music tutor to Bianca.
- [Christopher Sly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/sly.md): A drunken tinker who is tricked into believing he is a lord in the Induction.
- [Lord](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/lord.md): A nobleman who plays a trick on the drunken Sly in the Induction.
- [Haberdasher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/haberdasher.md): A tradesman who brings a cap for Katharina.
- [Tailor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/tailor.md): A tailor who brings a gown for Katharina and is berated by Petruchio.
- [Priest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/priest.md): The clergyman who marries Petruchio and Katharina.
- [Officer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/officer.md): A law officer who appears to arrest Vincentio.
- [Philip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/philip.md): A servant mentioned briefly in Petruchio's household.
- [Joseph](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/joseph.md): A servant mentioned briefly in Petruchio's household.
- [Antonio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/antonio.md): A character briefly mentioned or appearing as a merchant.
- [Belman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_taming_of_the_shrew_se/characters/belman.md): A servant or minor character mentioned in passing.

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