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Taming of the Shrew MOR part 3 Let’s be honest, Bianca has absolutely no character.  She’s pretty, and that’s pretty much all she’s got going for her.  She’s eye candy.  She has some kind of a brain, as  we see her take lessons, but still, she seems way more preoccupied with the people teaching her than her studies.  We see her very focused on Lucentio, as opposed to her reading homework.   LUCENTIO (as CAMBIO) Now, mistress, profit you in what you read? BIANCA What, master, read you? First resolve me that. LUCENTIO (as CAMBIO) I read that I profess, The Art to Love. BIANCA And may you prove, sir, master of your art. LUCENTIO (as CAMBIO) While you, sweet dear, prove mistress of my heart! HORTENSIO (as LITIO) Quick  proceeders , marry! Now, tell me, I pray, You that durst swear that your mistress Bianca Loved none in the world so well as Lucentio. Bianca could also just be totally stoned without a care in the world, but ...
Taming of the Shrew MOR part 2 I guess Disney has really been stealing from other people for a long time.  Beauty and the Beast much?  I think it would definitely be a lot easier to watch the play then to read it, it would probably make keeping all the characters names’ straight a lot easier.   I think that Katherine is just scared, and lashes out in fear as a byproduct of that.  She’s found one way to keep her father from selling her off to some random man, and boy howdy is she sticking to it.  I think she resents Bianca because she represents all that Katherine is actively trying to avoid.  She doesn’t have a problem being sold off, and Katherine can’t wrap her head around this.  If it weren’t for Bianca being pretty and very willing to wed, there would be no pressure on Katherine to marry, and I think all of her resentment and fear have been channeled towards Bianca, because she is a daily reminder of everything Katherine has to lose.  She...