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Taming of the Shrew
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10/16/2010

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Christopher Sly
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Drunk who falls asleep in the tavern at the beginning of the induction

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Lord
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The Lord who plays a trick on Sly at the beginning of the induction

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Hostess
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Gets in argument with Sly at the beginning of the induction

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Page
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Servant to the lord in induction. Dresses up as a girl

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Katherine
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Shrew! Marries Pertruchio

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Petruchio
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From Verona. Marries Kate

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Baptista Minola
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Wealthy Man from Padua. Father of Kate and Bianca

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Bianca
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Kate's sister. Marries Lucentio.

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Tranio
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Lucentio's servant. Pretends to be Lucentio.

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Gremio
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Suitor of Bianca
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Hortensio
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Bianca's suitor. Dresses up as her music teacher to woo her.

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Grumio
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Petruchio's servant.

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Biondello
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Luchentio's second servent

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Curtis, Nathaniel, Phillip, Joseph, Nicholas, Peter
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Servents in Petruchio's household

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Tailor
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The dress maker hired by petruchio to make Katherine a dress. He sends her away. Saying the dress isn't good enough.

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Harberdasher
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Hat maker. Petruchio sends away

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Widow
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A wealthy widow who marries Hortensio after Bianca turns him down.

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Merchant
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A merchant form Mantua whom Luchentio tricks into being his father.

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Hamlet
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The indecisive yet revenge hungry Prince of Denmark
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Claudius
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King of Denmark, Killed his brother, Hamlet senior and married to Gertrude.
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Gertrude
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Queen of Denmark. Hamlet's mother. Married to Claudius.
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Polonious
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The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court. Father of Laertes and Opheilia. In cahoots with Claudius...sort of. Accidently killed by Hamlet.
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Horatio
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Hamlet's BFF. Tells Hamlet about his father's ghost. He is alive at the end of the play.
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Ophelia
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Lover of Hamlet. Daughter of Polonius. Sis of Laertes.
Hamlet
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Laertes
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In France. Not there to protect his sis and father who both die.
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Fortinbras
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Prince of Norway. His father was killed by Hamlet's father and he wishes to attack Denmark. After Hamlet dies, he becomes King
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The Ghost
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A Ghost of Hamlet's father. Somewhere in the play, he may become a manifestation of Hamlet's insanity.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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Courtiers. Hamlet's friends from college. They spy on Hamlet and he has them killed.
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Osric
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Courtier who summons Hamlet to duel Laertes.
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Votimand and Cornelius
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Courtiers whom Claudius sends to Norway to persuade the king to prevent Fortinbras from attacking.
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Marcellus and Barnardo
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The officers who first see the ghost. They summon Horatio to witness it. Marcellus is present when Hamlet witnesses the ghost
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Francisco
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A soldier and guardsmen at Elsinore
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Reynaldo
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Polonius's servant. Sent to France to check up on and spy on Laertes.
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Macbeth
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A Scottish General. Thane of Glamis is made thane of Cawdor then King of Scotland.
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Lady Macbeth
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Urges him to Kill Duncan but when Macbeth starts killing others, she is not okay with it. She ends up killing herself due to the guilt that is driving her insane.
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The Three Witches
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The witches get Macbeth to kill Duncan, Banquo and his son.
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Banquo
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General He's told by the witches his children will inherit the throne. Killed by Macbeth.
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King Duncan
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King of Scotland. Macbeth Murders to become King.
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Macduff
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Scottish Nobleman who suspects Macbeth and when Macbeth murders his family he seeks revenge.
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Malcom
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Son of Duncan. Should have been king. Flees after father's death but with help of Macduff he fights against Macbeth
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Hecate
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The Goddess of Witchcraft. Helps witches with macbeth
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Fleance
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Banquo's son. He survives Macbeth's attempt to murder him.
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Lennox
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A scottish nobleman
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Ross
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A scottish Nobleman
Macbeth
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The Murders
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The group Macbeth got together to Murder Banquo, Fleance (whom they fail to kill) and Macduff's wife and children
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Porter
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The Drunken doorman of Macbeth's castle.
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Lady Macduff
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Macduff's wife. Murdered by Macbeth's murders
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Donalbain
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Duncan's son. Malcom's brother
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What is the Macbeth's original plan for Duncan's death
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They get his Chamberlains so drunk that they black out. However, Macbeth kills them.
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Who gets an army together in England to fight Macbeth
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Macduff and Malcom
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Why Does Macbeth have the Macduffs killed?
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He is now going insane. He is killing to do harm because Macduff is intimidating him
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