The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Bianca is followed by male suitors, while Katherine appears to be harsh and ill-mannered. They soon catch sight of Baptista and his two daughters: Bianca and Katherine. The main plot of the play begins in Padua, where the young scholar Lucentio arrives with his servant Tranio. The rest of the play is then the production of these players. The lord has his young page dress up as Sly's noble wife, and hires a group of traveling players to put on a play for Sly. He dresses Sly up in noble clothes and convinces him that he is a wealthy nobleman who has recently been mad and had forgotten his true identity. A noble lord passing by finds him and decides to play a joke on him. The drunken beggar Christopher Sly gets thrown out of a tavern and falls asleep. The play begins with an Induction, which establishes a frame for the main plot.