In fact, she trivializes her father's apparent fear of public humiliation, declaring it shall be "No shame but mine" 8. She reasons that not only is she being cornered into marriage against her heart, but she is being forced to marry an indecisive, cowardly madman in addition. Interestingly it is Tranio who comes to Petruchio's defense, declaring he knows the man well and is sure he will arrive shortly.
Tranio's response is curious on two accounts. First, Tranio appears in this scene as Baptista's right hand man and advisor.
The audience is in on the joke, of course, that the man providing council is, in fact, a servant. So much for Baptista's socially discriminating judgment. In fact, Tranio knows Petruchio no better than Baptista himself. In addition, Tranio and Petruchio's brief contact could not allow Tranio to judge Petruchio's character as well as he suggests.
His line is, in fact, just another of his many fabrications — and why not? It is entirely in Tranio's best interest and therefore Lucentio's best interest to see Katherine married. His remark, then, becomes a way to buy time for the intended groom. The groom does, indeed, arrive, but before he even reaches the church, people are talking about him. There is no denying Petruchio knows what is considered proper behavior for a wedding — especially his own — yet he purposely flouts convention at every turn.
He is savvy enough to realize the distinction between how one acts in private and how one acts in public, as well as what is appropriate for a gentleman and what is appropriate for a beggar.
Much to his credit, though, he purposely upends all custom. His purpose, of course, is to dish up to Katherine exactly what she has been serving to those around her. Part of her headstrong behavior is really a lack of understanding or an unwillingness to understand the rules and regulations which regulate society. She is unable to see from anyone's perspective other than her own and, in so doing, seriously handicaps her ability to impact the world around her in any way other than the most juvenile.
Petruchio's lateness, his completely inappropriate dress, his disease ridden horse, his attack on the priest, and his insistence at leaving his own wedding feast are all carefully calculated measures meant to signal that his reign has begun. Additionally, what does Petruchio think of the hat the dress? The dress? He thinks the hat is terrible and was made in a bowl and he sends the haberdasher guy away. Then he rebukes the tailor saying how that's not what he wanted. Biondello approaches and announces Petruchio is on his way, dressed in worn, mismatched clothes and riding an old, diseased horse.
Grumio travels with him in much the same attire. At the wedding reception, Petruchio declares the wedding feast shall take place but without the bride and groom.
Why is this ironic? He calls Petruchio "a devil, a very fiend". The irony is that Gremio is just as bad. Because Petruchio is not coming to her wedding ceremony. Petruchio gives another, very different opinion of married life when Baptista asks him to change his clothes : "To me she's married, not unto my clothes.
Could I repair what she will wear in me. As I can change these poor accoutrements. How does Hortensio woo Bianca? How do Lucentio and Hortensio each try to woo Bianca using their disguises as schoolmasters?
Hortensio writes a musical scale and Lucentio reads her a latin translation. How does lucentio attempt to woo Bianca? Desperate to win Bianca's hand in marriage, one of her suitors Hortensio gets his friend Petruchio, who is willing enough, to marry Kate so that Bianca would be allowed to marry. Hortensio then attempts to woo her in the disguise of a tutor named Litio. What does lucentio confess to Bianca during the lesson?
While pretending to study a Latin text, Lucentio confesses his love for Bianca. Kate runs from the room in tears and Baptista says he gets why she's so upset. Even an incredibly patient person would be put off by Petruchio's lateness, so of course someone as shrewish as Kate is going to freak out.
Biondello enters and says that Petruchio is on his way over. He then describes Petruchio's little procession to Baptista's house: Petruchio is dressed in some crazy costume and looks like a bum.
He's also riding in on a lame old horse that appears to be ready for the glue factory. Petruchio enters looking exactly as Biondello described and pretends that he didn't just roll up to his wedding looking like a Technicolor hobo. Baptista is shocked and asks him to change clothes, but Petruchio blows him off and says Kate isn't getting married to his clothes.
Then Petruchio jokes with Baptista about how he's going to have sex with his daughter that night and says he's going to find Kate right now so he can get a little preview. Meanwhile, Tranio and Lucentio scheme about how to seal the deal with Baptista. They need to find an old man to pretend to be Lucentio's dad so Baptista will sign the dowry contracts. Remember, Baptista recently agreed to let "Lucentio" marry Bianca. They can't ask Lucentio's real dad for help because Tranio is parading around as Lucentio.
Lucentio says he and Bianca just want to elope, but they can't because Hortensio is always watching. Apparently, Lucentio's "tutoring" lessons have paid off and Bianca is just as into him as he is into her.
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