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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Ranald, Margaret L.
Affiliation: Assistant Professor Of English City, University Of New York

The Taming Of The Shrew: Act 2

Act II: Scene I

This act is composed of one single scene which is set in a room in the
house of Baptista Minola in Padua. It opens with Bianca, whose hands have
been tied behind her back by Kate, offering complete obedience to her sister
"So well I know my duty to my elders." Kate in reply asks in what appears to
be a jealous manner which of all her suitors her sister loves. Bianca,
however, declares that she has ...

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