Katherina (Kate) Minola

Katherina Minola
The Taming of the Shrew character
The Shrew Katherina by Edward Robert Hughes (1898).
Created byWilliam Shakespeare
Portrayed by
In-universe information
SpousePetruchio
Relatives

Katherina (Kate) Minola is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. Referred to in the play as the titular "shrew" and the "ingenue", the play focuses on Katherina's taming by Petruchio into a more conventional role of a good wife. She is the elder daughter of Baptista Minola and the sister of Bianca Minola.