In the Shakespeare play “The Taming of the Shrew” many characters use disguises. Some characters who use disguises are Luchentio, Tranio, Katherina, and many more. Most of these characters use disguises to get something or someone they want. For example Hortensio disguises as a music tutor so that he can get closer to Bianca. He does this because he wants to marry Bianca. A character who uses a disguise in the play “The Taming of the Shrew” is Luchentio. Luchentio is a suitor for Bianca. In act one scene one Tranio tells Luchentio “You will pretend to be a school master and offer to teach the girl.” So Luchentio disguises as a Latin tutor. He disguises as a Latin tutor because Bianca needs one, and he wants to get closer to Bianca. Luchentio
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However she does not pretend to be somebody else. She uses a disguise by the way she acts. For the majority of the play Katherina is seen to be a shrew, but she is only this way because Bianca gets most of the attention from other people. Katherina does this so that she can get as much attention as Bianca. At the very end of the play Katherina says “Humble your pride, then, since it’s useless, and place your hand beneath your husband’s foot. As a gesture of my loyalty, my hand is ready if he cares to use it. May it bring him comfort.” She says this to Bianca and the widow when they were not obedient to their husbands. She says this because she wants to look like the best wife to her husband. In conclusion many characters in the Shakespeare play “The Taming of the Shrew” use disguises. Most of the disguises the characters use are to get someone or something they want. Shakespeare put disguises in this play to show how far some people will go just to get what they want. People will lie and pretend to be someone they are not just to get someone to like them or something that they want. A lot of people still use these kind of disguises now. They will lie just to get someone’s love, to get something they want, or to help a friend get what they
However she does not pretend to be somebody else. She uses a disguise by the way she acts. For the majority of the play Katherina is seen to be a shrew, but she is only this way because Bianca gets most of the attention from other people. Katherina does this so that she can get as much attention as Bianca. At the very end of the play Katherina says “Humble your pride, then, since it’s useless, and place your hand beneath your husband’s foot. As a gesture of my loyalty, my hand is ready if he cares to use it. May it bring him comfort.” She says this to Bianca and the widow when they were not obedient to their husbands. She says this because she wants to look like the best wife to her husband. In conclusion many characters in the Shakespeare play “The Taming of the Shrew” use disguises. Most of the disguises the characters use are to get someone or something they want. Shakespeare put disguises in this play to show how far some people will go just to get what they want. People will lie and pretend to be someone they are not just to get someone to like them or something that they want. A lot of people still use these kind of disguises now. They will lie just to get someone’s love, to get something they want, or to help a friend get what they