Women Of The Shrew Act 1 Essay
Bianca was a fair maiden. An example for the perfect housewife. She was obedient towards her father and was silent unless she was spoken to. This explains why she had so many suitors. In the beginning of the play, she already had two suitors, namely Gremio and Hortensio. They were competing each other for her hand in marriage, but her father wouldn’t agree unless her older sister was married. This was quite a problem because her sister Katherine was known as a shrew. In Act One another suitor is introduced into the play, Lucentio. Now the competition for Bianca’s hand in marriage is divided between three different suitors.
Gremio was an elderly man, who hoped he could court a beautiful young maiden as Bianca. He helped Petruchio convince lord …show more content…
Tranio, disguised as Lucentio, convinced her father to let him marry her. For that reason she can’t marry the real Lucentio without eloping. After they are married and the situation with Tranio is cleared up, Lucentio finds out that he didn’t actually married a fair maiden however he did marry a shrew.
In the beginning of Act One, Scene Two we can see that Hortensio is trying to convince Petruchio to marry Katherine so he would be able to marry Bianca. He is able to convince him, but in the end he didn’t end up marrying Bianca.
In the beginning of Act Four, Scene One we see that Hortensio and Lucentio are trying to educate Bianca and at the same time trying to win her over. We can also see that Bianca is slowly showing her true colours when her father isn’t around, but the gentlemen refuse to see it.
In the taming of the Shrew we can see that Bianca is being courted by three different suitors at the same time. But before one of them can marry her, her older sister had to be married. The three of them do everything they can to convince her father and Bianca to let them marry her, but only one can win. In this case that is
Gremio was an elderly man, who hoped he could court a beautiful young maiden as Bianca. He helped Petruchio convince lord …show more content…
Tranio, disguised as Lucentio, convinced her father to let him marry her. For that reason she can’t marry the real Lucentio without eloping. After they are married and the situation with Tranio is cleared up, Lucentio finds out that he didn’t actually married a fair maiden however he did marry a shrew.
In the beginning of Act One, Scene Two we can see that Hortensio is trying to convince Petruchio to marry Katherine so he would be able to marry Bianca. He is able to convince him, but in the end he didn’t end up marrying Bianca.
In the beginning of Act Four, Scene One we see that Hortensio and Lucentio are trying to educate Bianca and at the same time trying to win her over. We can also see that Bianca is slowly showing her true colours when her father isn’t around, but the gentlemen refuse to see it.
In the taming of the Shrew we can see that Bianca is being courted by three different suitors at the same time. But before one of them can marry her, her older sister had to be married. The three of them do everything they can to convince her father and Bianca to let them marry her, but only one can win. In this case that is