Lucentio

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Lucentio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew. He is the son of a wealthy Florentine gentleman and one of Bianca's suitors.1

Lucentio is deeply smitten with Bianca's charms. To gain access to her, he devises a plan to disguise himself as a tutor, exchanging places with his clever servant, Tranio. This allows him to pursue Bianca while Tranio, posing as Lucentio, competes for her hand by pretending to be of wealthy standing. Lucentio and Bianca eventually marry in secret amidst these deceptions.1

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The Taming of the Shrew
The only serious candidate is Lucentio, the son of a wealthy Florentine gentleman. He is so smitten with Bianca’s charms that he exchanges places with his clever servant, Tranio, in order to gain access to the woman he loves. He does so disguised as a tutor. So does the less-successful…
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The only serious candidate is Lucentio, the son of a wealthy Florentine gentleman. He is so smitten with Bianca’s charms that he exchanges places with his clever servant, Tranio, in order to gain access to the woman he loves. He does so disguised as a tutor. So does the less-successful…
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