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Summarize Act IV and V.
Act 4
Scene 1: Grumio gets ready for Petruchio’s arrival. ALl the servants working with Grumio especially Curtis are questioning Grumio about everything. Grumio is also making sure everyone and everything is in place and ready for the arrival of their master. As soon as Petruchio arrives he yells at each and everything that the servants do. Kate tries to calm him down and defend the servants. Petruchio is doing this as part of his plan to tame Kate. He says that he will not allow her to eat and sleep so she feels like she must be kind t get what she needs.
Scene 2: Tranio (as Lucentio) talks to Hortensio as Litio and says that Bianca likes him over Litio. Then Litio says oh yeah, well watch this spy over Biana and Cambio and you will see how much she fancy’s Cambio. So then, Lition and Tranio spy over Cambio and sees that Bianca really does fancy Cambio (Lucentio). After seeing this. Hortensio gives up and leaves Bianca forever and goes to find a widow that he may marry. Tranio announces this to Bianca, and she almost seems excited while replying. Meanwhile, after this Biondello arrives telling Tranio that he finally found the guy to be the fake Vincentio (father of Lucentio) to sign on the contract. That guy was a merchant. The way that Tranio convinces the merchant to do this is by telling him that, the place he is from Mantua is in a big fight with Padua, and that to stay safe he had to be disguised as someone from Padua or another place. The merchant accepts thinking this will keep him out of trouble. So Tranio tells him he must do his part and sign what the real Vincentio was supposed to sign, and the merchant accepts.
Scene 3: Katherine begs Grumio to spare her some food, she is starved, and Grumio listening to his Master’s orders makes a joke out of it and annoys her till she says you know what just go I am fine; which is what happens. After this, Petruchio shows Kate her dress and other clothes that she must wear to see her father. Yte, he just yells at the tailor for how horrible of a dress he has made. The tailor says that this is what he had ordered, so then Petruchio blames it on Grumio--this creates a quarrel between the tailor and Grumio. So, Petruchio yells at both of them and decides that himself and Kate Will show show up maybe dressed poorly but will have money in their pockets.
Scene 4: Tranio bring the merchant to the house so that he can sign the papers and leave. Then, the merchant takes about himself (vincentio) and makes it seem as if this is really him. Baptista decides after this, that Lucentio will have the consent to marry his daughter because of the large offer that was placed on the table and signed by his father. Baptista and Tranio decide that the signing of the papers shall take place at Lucentio’s home. Also, Cambio must bring Bianca to the event.
Scene 5: Petruchio is being very stubborn towards Kate, for example he is making her call the sun the moon because that is what he wants. And everything that KAte says, Petruchio says the opposite. While Petruchio and Kate are riding to meet with Baptista, they meet the real Vincentio whom asks of where his son Lucentio is. Not knowing of the whole plan, they tell him that his son is getting married.
Act 5
Scene 1: Petruchio and Kate on their way to meet up with Baptista show the real Vincentio the way to his son Lucentio. When, Vincentio gets there, he requests to see his son. Yet, this was not so easy for him because the Merchant was saying that the real Vincentio is just a poser and cannot see his son. Everyone believes the merchant because Tranio acting as Lucentio says that the Merchant is his real father. Because of this, the merchant says to take the real Vincentio to jail. So, the real Vincentio tries to tell Biondello (his servant), that he must tell the real Vincentio. Biondello takes Lucentio's side and fails to tell that the real Vincentio is the Vincentio indeed. And as an effect Biondello gets slapped. This creates everyone to think that the real Vincentio is a madman. Then Tranio talks to the real Vincentio and yells at him for hitting his servant. After all this chaos, the real Lucentio comes along with Bianca. Lucentio describes the secret courting and the disguises. Lastly, at the end of the scene everything is worked out and Petruchio forces Kate to kiss him in public.
Scene 2: All the three couples are together at the wedding banquet-Petruchio and Katherine, Hortensio and the widow, Bianca and Lucentio. During this the three women are together talking while the men are constantly teasing Petruchio for his marriage chose--to be married to a shrew. Petruchio gets very offended because he thinks his wife is a beautiful, kind-hearted young lady, so he places a bet on the table. He says that women=vere gets their wife to obey and come to them first wins the bet of crowns. Biondello calls all three. Unlike Kate, the widow and Bianca fail to come, whereas Kate obeys and comes to his husband to check if he is alright. Petruchio wins the bet and then orders Katherina to go call the other girls who fails to listen. When they all come back, Kate talks to the woman about what their duty is, she explains how a husband gives you everything and all you must do it respect him. In the end, Lucentio and Hortensio are upset the lost--they yell at their wives. But, Petruchio is satisfied as he has tamed the impossibility of a shrew.