Petruchio

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>Richard Burton as Petruchio and Elizabeth Taylor as Katharina in a film version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1967).

Petruchio, fictional character, a gentleman of Verona who goes to Padua in search of a wife and becomes the suitor of Katharina, the shrew of the title, in William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (written sometime in 1590–94).

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Article Title: Petruchio
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 07 March 2021
Access Date: February 22, 2025