Taming of the Shrew Illusion vs. Reality As a passing traveler in Padua, one could easily make superficial assumptions about the inhabitants. On the surface, Katherina seems like a vicious tiger that is angry at the entire world. Petruchio first appears like the type of man that anybody would like to have as a friend. At first glance, Bianca seems like a heavenly vision of beauty that any man would be lucky to have for …showed first 75 words of 648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 648 total…to answer Lucentio's call is almost unheard of. Behind the gentle façade she has there lurks a cunning woman. Human nature is ever changing but the masks that people put on change even more. Whether hiding behind nasty, good-natured, or angelic attitudes, the true character of a person still lies underneath. As seen by the personality shifts that Katherina, Petruchio and Bianca experience, people often do not act the way their appearances might suggest.