| A | B | 
| Lucentio and his servant Tranio | ...come to Padua so Lucentio can study | 
| Baptista announces that Bianca cannot marry | ...until Katherine does | 
| Gremio and Hortensio decide to search | ...for a husband for Kate | 
| Lucentio overhearing the need for a tutor | ...switchs clothes with Tranio to pretend to be a tutor so he can woo Bianca | 
| Petruchio arrives in Padua with his servant | ...Grumio where he sees his old friend Horentsio | 
| Hortensio greets Petruchio and Petruchio tells him | ...of his desire to wed wealthily in Padua | 
| Hortensio tells Petruchio about | ...Kate | 
| Kate tries to get Bianca to admit | ...who she likes; Baptista stops Kate from hurting Bianca | 
| Petruchio tells Baptista he wishes | ...to marry Kate | 
| When asked why he wants to marry Petruchio tells Baptista he has heard | ...of the virtures of Kate. |