Bianca
fictional character in “The Taming of the Shrew”
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Bianca is a character in William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew". She is the younger of two sisters in Padua, whose father, Baptista, insists that the elder, Katharina (the "shrew"), must marry first. Bianca has multiple suitors, including Hortensio, Gremio, and Lucentio. Lucentio disguises himself as a tutor to court Bianca, while Hortensio also attempts to woo her. Bianca eventually marries Lucentio in secret, after which she is revealed to be as shrewish as her sister.12
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