The Shrew

I am really intrigued by the story so far. I like the structure and idea of a play within a play. The drama maintains a high level of interest for me because of the wit Shakespeare uses and the romantic and sexual humor, much of which is unknown to some of the characters within the story. The play is easy to read because of the clever wit and short length of the drama. I like how I am intrigued by two endings. I want to see who marries Bianca and also what comes of Christopher Sly, the drunk turned Lord.
In the induction Sly is tricked into thinking that he is a Lord after a night of heavy drinking. He is skeptical to believe it, until he learns that he has a wife, who has been loyal to him for fifteen years since he lost his mind. Immediately after learning of his wife, he asks his “servants” to leave the two alone. The funny thing is that his wife is none other than the real Lord’s page, dressed as a female. He wants to take her, which is really a him, to bed. The page, for obvious reasons, cannot let this occur, and says they cannot sleep together for a day or two because it might drive Sly back into a state of madness. He accepts the excuse. It is humorous how the servants, Lord, and Page can get him to act anyway they wish, even though Sly is their “Lord” for the time being. He has no idea of the mockery they are making of him and I am intrigued about how this scenario will play out.