Marjorie.

In the book "Shakespeare After All," Marjorie goes on to tell how the introduction of The Taming of the Shrew (which is Sly's experience waking up being tricked into thinking he is a Lord, by an actual Lord) frames the entire story. The beginning is all impersonation, with the page boy pretending to be Sly's wife, the Lord pretending to be a servant, and Sly being a Lord. This then becomes comparable to how Lucentio pretends to be a school master, and his servant pretend to want Bianca's hand in marraige.

With this in mind, Marjorie considers that Kate is a false version of what a woman should be, and in turn that raises the question, what is real? Could it be that Bianca is the version of what a real women is, with her timid and obedient nature?

Marjorie makes the point that Shakespeare has repeated in not only Henry IV, but also Henry I, the habit of disguising things. Such as Lucention whispering his real message to Biance under cover of construing of a passage from Latin. Then she goes on to describe how The Taming of the Shrew has a "taming" plot....duh. This is show by Pertrucios "love test," at the end of the story. Katherine makes her speech, and has learned how to become obedient.



An unapplicable quote...but witty nonetheless.
Katherine: "Asses are made to bear, and so are you."
Petrucio: "Women are made to bear, and so are you."

Works Cited

Garber, Marjorie. Shakespeare After All. New York: Anchor Books, 2004. Print.