Here’s a timeline of the key events in William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”:
1. Baptista Minola decides that his younger daughter, Bianca, cannot marry until his elder daughter, Katherina (the shrew), is wedded. (Act 1, Scene 1)
2. Petruchio arrives in Padua seeking a wealthy wife and hears about Katherina. (Act 1, Scene 2)
3. Petruchio meets Katherina and decides to woo her for her dowry. (Act 2, Scene 1)
4. Petruchio and Katherina’s courtship begins with Petruchio’s unconventional methods. (Act 2, Scene 1-2)
5. Bianca’s suitors, Lucentio and Hortensio, disguise themselves and vie for her affection. (Act 2, Scene 1-2)
6. Petruchio and Katherina marry, but Petruchio’s antics continue as he “tames” her. (Act 3, Scene 2-4)
7. Lucentio, disguised as a tutor, wins Bianca’s love, and they elope. (Act 4, Scene 5)
8. Petruchio and Katherina attend Bianca’s wedding feast, where Petruchio asserts his dominance over Katherina. (Act 5, Scene 2)
9. Katherina gives a speech on the duty of wives to their husbands, seemingly submitting to Petruchio. (Act 5, Scene 2)
10. The play concludes with a wager among the husbands about whose wife is the most obedient, with Katherina being the only one who comes when called, proving Petruchio’s success in taming her. (Act 5, Scene 2)
This timeline outlines the main plot points and events that drive the narrative of “The Taming of the Shrew.”
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