Tranio

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Tranio is a clever and resourceful servant in Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," known for disguising himself as his master to help win a lady's hand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
servant
aidsCharacter Lucentio’s courtship of Bianca
appearsIn The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I of The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED
Act II of The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED
Act III of The Taming of the Shrew
Act IV of The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED
associatedWith Baptista Minola NERFINISHED
Bianca Minola NERFINISHED
Katherina Minola NERFINISHED
Petruchio NERFINISHED
characterType clever servant
trickster figure
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
disguisesAs Lucentio NERFINISHED
employer Lucentio NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Shakespearean comedies NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCentury 16th century
genreOfWork comedy
hasDramaticFunction advances romantic plot
provides comic relief
helpsTo win Bianca’s hand in marriage
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Renaissance literature NERFINISHED
literaryTradition Elizabethan drama
medium stage play
nationality Italian (fictional)
notableFor cleverness
resourcefulness
use of disguise
occupation servant
roleInWork comic servant
serves Lucentio NERFINISHED
setting Padua NERFINISHED
uses deception
wit
workAuthor William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
workTitle The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED

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