When Bianca is first introduced, she is shown to be Katherine’s irreproachable and pure younger sister. Katherine’s treatment of Bianca is considered to be abusive, and everyone views Bianca as being the victim. Katherine chains Bianca up and Baptista immediately becomes enraged, saying “Poor girl, she weeps!” (IIi, 25) After first reading this scene, I also viewed Bianca with pity and thought of her her as being a morally righteous yet unlucky person. Katherine seemed malicious in her actions. As the story continues, however, my opinion of Bianca began to change. In IIIi, Bianca first begins to exert her power in a more obvious way. At her private lessons, it becomes clear to Bianca that her teachers are trying to court her. She is fully aware
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He should have dark hair and be fairly tall. Lucentio should carry himself proudly, considering that his character is fairly confident that he will be able to woo Bianca. Bianca should be in the same age range as Lucentio. She should be petite, with good posture. This helps to show that she is dainty and cute but in no way submissive. Hortensio, by contrast, should look older and less confident. He should be played by a moustachioed man in his mid-50s with a hooked nose. He should be slightly hunched over to suggest both age and desperation. When Lucentio and Bianca are speaking, Hortensio should be tuning his instrument alone, completely oblivious to what they are saying. Meanwhile, Lucentio and Bianca should lean towards each other as they talk. Lucentio should speak with a strong voice while Bianca speaks with a small smile on her face. Whenever Hortensio approaches Bianca, Bianca should lean closer to Lucentio to give the sense that she has already made her choice. When Hortensio and Bianca talk, Lucentio should move aside but not be as isolated as Hortensio was. Bianca should keep some distance from Hortensio, not leaning inward but rather keeping her back straight to express dominance. Hortensio’s voice should be somewhat shaky in order to suggest that he is physically and mentally weak. Bianca’s voice should always stay clear and level. The scene has some humorous moments, but only at the expense of
He should have dark hair and be fairly tall. Lucentio should carry himself proudly, considering that his character is fairly confident that he will be able to woo Bianca. Bianca should be in the same age range as Lucentio. She should be petite, with good posture. This helps to show that she is dainty and cute but in no way submissive. Hortensio, by contrast, should look older and less confident. He should be played by a moustachioed man in his mid-50s with a hooked nose. He should be slightly hunched over to suggest both age and desperation. When Lucentio and Bianca are speaking, Hortensio should be tuning his instrument alone, completely oblivious to what they are saying. Meanwhile, Lucentio and Bianca should lean towards each other as they talk. Lucentio should speak with a strong voice while Bianca speaks with a small smile on her face. Whenever Hortensio approaches Bianca, Bianca should lean closer to Lucentio to give the sense that she has already made her choice. When Hortensio and Bianca talk, Lucentio should move aside but not be as isolated as Hortensio was. Bianca should keep some distance from Hortensio, not leaning inward but rather keeping her back straight to express dominance. Hortensio’s voice should be somewhat shaky in order to suggest that he is physically and mentally weak. Bianca’s voice should always stay clear and level. The scene has some humorous moments, but only at the expense of