Act+5

Act 5 Summary.

 * ====Lucentio and Bianca get married at the church.====
 * ====Lucentio's real father, Vincentio, arrives at Lucentio's house and meets with the man acting as his father.====
 * ====Everyone's disguise at Lucentio's house was found out.====
 * ====Kate submits to Petruchio by giving him a kiss.====
 * ====Lucentio's banquet celebrates the three recent weddungs in Padua: Petruchio and Kate, Lucentio and Bianca, Hortensio and the widow.====
 * ====The couples are sitting around the table and a friendly argument between the wives spirals into a near violent encounter, ending with Kate dragging off the other wives.====
 * ====The husbands make a bet to see which of the wives are the most obedient. Bianca and the Widow don't obey ther husband and Kate does, making the other wives do so as well.====
 * ====Kate then gives a speech about women's roles in life compared to men.====

Kavin's Summary: The act begins with Lucentio and Bianca leaving to get married in secret. Then Lucentio's real father, Vincentio, comes to where Lucentio lives and confronts the merchant posing as him. An argument breaks out and Tranio disguised as Lucentio comes out with the merchant after Vincentio attacks his servant, Biondello. Vincentio recognising Tranio through the disguise and fears that he has murdered his master. Tranio realising his cover is about to be blown, sends a officer to arrest Vincentio. Before he is arrested, the real Lucentio and Bianca arrive to the scene and Lucentio explains the reasoning behind the disguises. Eventually everything is sorted out and everyone returns to the feast. The next scene begins with Lucentio giving a toast at the feast. Then the few couples begin a friendly chat, which eventually moves closer to a friendly arguments over which wife is better. Eventually Kate dismisses herself and the other wives leaving the men to chat. They begin to chat amongst themselves when Petrucio proposes they bet to see whose wife is most obedient. The bet first starts off as 20 crowns then rising to 100. Lucentio begins by asking Biondello to 'Bid your mistress to come to me'. However he comes back to tell him she is busy and cannot come. Hortensio goes next and asks Biondello to 'Entreat my wife, to come forthwith'. The servant comes back saying that the mistress thinks it's a prank and asks him to come to her. Then Petrucio then asks Grumio to 'command' Katherine to come to him. Surprising everyone, she comes. Then, further surprising everyone, Petrucio then bids her to bring the other wives to them, and she does. She then gives them a speech on how they must be obedient and think of their husband as their lord. In this speech she says compares and angry woman to a muddy, agitated fountain. Then she says to humble your pride and put your hand under your husband's foot, and continues to say that 'if he please, My hand is ready'. After a short congratulatory chat the Act ends.

Harrison's Summary

In Act 5 of "The Taming of the Shrew", firstly Lucentio and Bianca get married at the church and return to Lucentio's house. Then, when Lucentio's father returns to Lucentio's house, everyone's disguise at is found out. Petruchio asks Kate for a kiss on their way to the wedding proceedings, but she refuses, and only after a threat of going home does she accept. Lucentio's banquet is to celebrate the three wedding in Padua (Lucentio and Bianca, Petruchio and Kate, Hortensio and the Widow). Then, during the proceedings, the newly-wed couples are sitting around the table, and a friendly argument between the wives spirals into a near violent encounter, ending with Bianca dragging off the other wives. With them gone, the husbands then make a bet to see which of the wives are the most obedient. Bianca and the Widow don't obey when their husbands call for them, but then Kate does, much to everyone's surprise, and makes the other wives as well. Kate then gives a speech about women's roles in life compared to men.

DEAN:

Act 5 of "The Taming of the Shrew" begins with Lucentio and Bianca getting married at the church. Petruchio asks Kate for a kiss, but when she refuses, he threatens for them both to return to return home, so she gives in to him so she can see her sister get married. After the wedding, Lucentio returns home and finds his real father, Vincentio confronting the merchant who was posing as him. All of the characters who were disguised as others were found out. Lucentio holds a banquet to celebrate the three recent weddings in Padua: Petruchio and Kate, Lucentio and Bianca, Hortensio and the Widow. A friendly argument between the three wives turns into a violent fight, ending with Bianca dragging the others away. After they leave, the husbands make a bet to see which of their wives is the most obedient. Surprisingly, Kate was the only one that obeyed her husband, and made the other wives obey their husbands as well. Kate then gives a long speech comparing men and women's roles in life.

Emily: In the beginning of Act 5, Lucentio and Bianca get married at the church. After the marriage ceremony Lucentio's real father, Vincentio, arrives at Lucentio's house and meets with the man (the pedant) acting as his father. The arrival of Lucentio’s real father makes everyone’s’ disguises at Lucentio's house revealed. At Lucentio’s banquet that is celebrating the three weddings; Hortensio and the widow, Lucentio and Bianca and Petruchio and Katherine. As the three couples were enjoying the meal with their friends and families, a friendly argument between the widow and Kate turns ugly resulting with Kate dismissing herself along with the other ladies. With the ladies now out of the room, the three gentlemen make a bet, a bet of 100 crown to which the husband of the most obedient wife will claim. The men asks their servants to fetch their wives but for both Lucentio and Hortensio their servants coming rushing back telling that their wives will not come. On the other hand, Petruchio calls for Kate and she obeys whilst gathering all the other ladies with her. The act end with Kate giving a monologue about the duties that them, the wives had to do for the men, the respect they give and the role in life towards the men.