Lucentio

Play

The Taming of the Shrew

Summary

Lucentio is a young Pisan scholar who arrives in Padua to pursue his studies but immediately falls in love with Bianca at first sight. He disguises himself as "Cambio," a Latin teacher, to gain private access to Bianca and woo her through translated verse. His scheme depends entirely on the resourcefulness of his servant Tranio, who impersonates him throughout the main plot.

Notable Quotations

"I saw her coral lips to move, / And with her breath she did perfume the air. / Sacred and sweet was all I saw in her." *(1.1)*

Cross-references

• The Taming of the Shrew — the play
• Comedies
• character_tranio — his servant who assumes his identity
• character_baptista — Bianca's father
• character_hortensio — rival disguised as music teacher
• character_gremio — elderly rival suitor