![]() ![]() ![]() The audience, of course, knows that Kate did no such thing, and that she in fact approached Petruchio with insults and disdain. Petruchio's ClaimĮarly on in the play, Petruchio announces that Kate loved him so fervently that she hung around his neck and kissed him while confessing her feelings. It is her rebellious nature, however, that leads Baptista to force Kate into a marriage even more aggressively. Indeed, Kate's headstrong behavior and vocal personality support the claim that she is not interested in getting married. Most characters perceive Kate as a repulsive and difficult woman with a complete disdain for marriage. The audience, of course, knows Lucentio's plan, and is privy to his machinations while other characters are left unaware. Lucentio's disguise as Bianca's Latin tutor is an example of dramatic irony, because his disguise places him in the position to woo Bianca. ![]()
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