: Bianca eventually chooses Lucentio and weds him.

: The way the two sisters use different methods to navigate a restrictive society.

While Katherine fights her father and society openly, Bianca uses more subtle, "tamed" methods to get what she wants.

: Even while playing the student, she tells her "tutors" that she will learn what she wants, when she wants, showing an early glimpse of her independent streak. 3. The Final Transformation

In the beginning of the play, Bianca is presented as the perfect Elizabethan teenager: "soft-spoken, mild-tempered, and obedient". She serves as a direct contrast (a "foil") to her older sister, Katherine, who is labeled the "shrew."

: She is technically a "prisoner" of her sister’s reputation, as Baptista forbids Bianca from marrying until the "shrewish" Katherine is wed. 2. Strategic Subversion

: She is described by her suitor Lucentio as a "young modest girl" and "sweet beauty".

Initially, Bianca appears to be the submissive daughter her father, Baptista, desires.