The Taming of the Shrew
What purpose is served by Hortensio/Licio's account of his music lesson with Kate?
taming of the shrew
taming of the shrew
As with many of Shakespeare's romantic comedies it is a case of people pretending to be other people. Both Hortensio and Lucentio are in love with the fair Bianca. The scene (Act 3 sc.1) serves to display the competition between these two men for the love of Bianca. It also shows that Bianca is smarter than the two men know; she plays her own game with them. Take a look at GradeSaver for more detail of that particular scene. I'll put it in the source link.
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-taming-of-the-shrew/study-guide/section4/
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