A Lord, Christopher Sly, Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and Servants, Persons in the Induction
  Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua
  Vincentio, an old gentleman of Pisa
  Lucentio, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca
  Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katharina
  Gremio, Hortensio, suitors to Bianca
  Tranio, Biondello, servants to Lucentio
  Grumio, Curtis, servants to Petruchio
  A Pedant
  Katharina, the shrew, Bianca, daughters to Baptista
  Widow
  Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista and Petruchio
  Scene: Padua, and Petruchio's country house