SCENE: Padua, and PETRUCHIO'S country house.

• CHRISTOPHER SLY, a beggar
• HOSTESS, PAGE, PLAYERS, HUNTSMEN, and SERVANTS.
• A Lord.
• LUCENTIO, son to VINCENTIO
• TRANIO servant to Lucentio.
• BAPTISTA, a rich gentleman of Padua.
• KATHERINE, the shrew daughters to Baptista.
• BIANCA daughters to Baptista.
• GREMIO suitors to Bianca.
• HORTENSIO suitors to Bianca.
• BIONDELLO servant to Lucentio.
• PETRUCHIO, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katherine.
• GRUMIO servants to Petruchio.
• CURTIS servants to Petruchio.
• Servants attending PETRUCHIO
• TAILOR
• HABERDASHER
• A PEDANT (TEACHER)
• VINCENTIO, an old gentleman of Pisa.
• WIDOW