Overview
Character Name
A Widow
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
padua, italy, time unspecified
Analysis
The wealthy Widow marries Hortensio after Bianca rejects his suit. She, like Bianca, refuses to come see her husband when he calls for her, at the end of the play. Sometimes she is played as Katherine 2.0 - another shrew. Other times she is much more like Bianca.
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