so that she will not be content (Act IV, Scene I). The whole act was planned to begin the process of taming Katherina. At the end of both the movie and the play, Katherina gives a very long speech that lets the audience know that she has now seen the errors of her ways. The play, on the other hand, gives a little more insight as to why the story ended this way. The two characters who play Bianca and Lucentio are also dating during the making of the play. Lois, who plays Bianca, is a very flirtatious woman who always seems to get more than her share of attention form men. Bianca is also a character who receives similar attention from men. These two roles fit hand and hand. Bill Calhoun plays Licentious, who eventually weds Bianca. Bill is dating Lois throughout the performance of the play. He, like Lucentio, feels insecure and worrisome about the way his relationship with the woman that he is in love with. When her and Lucentio get married in the movie, it appears to be directly following the wedding of her sister. In the play they are married in ACTIV and Katherina was married in ACTIII SCENE II. There is a lot of detail in between, that the movie does not show. For instance, the play talks about a man named Vicentio. This is the father of Lucentio. Tremio, Lucentios servant, persuades a pedant to pose as Lucentios father, so that Baptista, Biancas father, will allow her to marry. Soon after, the real Vicentio shows up and all the truth is revealed (ACT IV SCENE V). This is a very distinct part of the story that the play leaves out.The character Gremio, Tranio, Grumio, and Biondello were not acknowledged in the movie. The could appear to be merely extras, but in fact have important roles. Tranio is the one who helps Lucentio to win Bianca. They devise a plan together that will help Lucentio get closer to Bianca. Grumio is always there by Petruchios side. In the movie he is almost always by himself, rather than ...
