Bianca In The Taming Of The Shrew

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Bianca is the younger sister who all of the guys have their hands all over. In Taming of the Shrew Bianca is described as chaste, obedient, and silent, and men even see her as the antithesis of her sister Katherine. Describing her as the antithesis, compares her to most Elizabethan woman. Another example shows that in the Elizabethan period, the woman had arranged marriages, and this relates to Bianca because although Baptista approved of the match between Bianca and Lucentio, he would not let the marriage happen until he is guaranteed of Lucentio’s financial status. I see how this can relate because if Lucentio was not financially stable enough, Baptista would not approve this arrangement of marriage between the couple. Lastly, in the