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Chapter companions for The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.

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  1. Chapter 1

    Induction

    The Taming of the Shrew — Stage Lens: dramatic beats, line helps that follow your scroll, and stage picture. Read to understand, not to collect a closed thesis.

  2. Chapter 2

    Act I

    The Taming of the Shrew — Stage Lens: dramatic beats, line helps that follow your scroll, and stage picture. Read to understand, not to collect a closed thesis.

  3. Chapter 3

    Scene I

    Lucentio arrives in Padua with his servant Tranio, eager to study philosophy. They witness Baptista Minola announce that his younger daughter Bianca cannot marry until her elder sister Katharina is wed. Lucentio is instantly smitten with Bianca's beauty and devises a plan to disguise himself as a schoolmaster to woo her, while Tranio will impersonate Lucentio. Meanwhile, Hortensio and Gremio, Bianca's suitors, agree to find a husband for Katharina to clear the way for Bianca's marriage. The scene ends with Christopher Sly commenting on the play from above.

  4. Chapter 4

    Scene II

    Hortensio tells Petruchio about Katharina, a wealthy but shrewish woman, and Petruchio resolves to woo her. Hortensio reveals that Baptista will not allow Bianca to marry until Katharina is wed. Hortensio and Gremio each plan to disguise themselves as tutors to gain access to Bianca. Lucentio, disguised as Cambio, also enters as a suitor. Petruchio declares he is undaunted by Katharina's temper, and the suitors agree to support his courtship.

  5. Chapter 5

    Act II

    The Taming of the Shrew — Stage Lens: dramatic beats, line helps that follow your scroll, and stage picture. Read to understand, not to collect a closed thesis.

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  1. Chapter 6Scene I
  2. Chapter 7Act III
  3. Chapter 8Scene I
  4. Chapter 9Scene II
  5. Chapter 10Act IV
  6. Chapter 11Scene I
  7. Chapter 12Scene II
  8. Chapter 13Scene III
  9. Chapter 14Scene IV
  10. Chapter 15Scene V
  11. Chapter 16Act V
  12. Chapter 17Scene I
  13. Chapter 18Scene II