The Taming of the Shrew: Heart of Deceit/Disguise
Two men like the same woman, both pretend to be someone else so they can go out with her. While one is good looking and wealthy, the other is just average and rich. Now the question is which suitor will the girl choose? It is most likely that she would choose the attractive one and she would prefer him to have more money. In William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, among the many concepts, the concept of disguise/deceit plays an important part of how characters portray themselves. In Act IV scene ii, Shakespeare uses the concept of deceit/disguise from one character to another; and the use of staging and costuming helps the audience understand the concept. Among the many characters who dress as someone else in the play, is Tranio who disguised himself as his master Lucentio to arrange his marriage with Bianca. Although he is poor and is probably of low class and education, Tranio comes up with different ideas for Lucentio to woo Bianca. In Act I scene ii, Tranio says, "You will be schoolmaster/And undertake the teaching of the maid: / That's your advice." Immediately after Lucentio expresses his feelings for Bianca, Tranio comes up with an idea of disguise to woo Bianca. Lucentio being of a higher class and educ
When eavesdropping on Lucentio and Bianca, Hortensio angrily reveals to Tranio his true identity. Bianca knows about Lucentio's disguise and she is in on his secret, Odammani's visual appearance shows this well. In the case of Hortensio, I used color and posture to represent disguise/deceit. The technique proves effective because it entertains the audience and at the same time portrays the disguise of Lucentio. In addition to the disguises of the characters, our group uses costuming to help the audience under the concept of disguise/deceit. I also wear a white shirt underneath my sweater, to also visually reveal my true identity to Tranio. I wear black pants and a black sweater to represent the disguise. "Mistake no more, I am not Litio/Nor a musician, as I seem to be/But one that scorn to live in this disguise" (IV. Because Hortensio and Tranio spy of Lucentio and Bianca, they need to be inconspicuous. This not only helped us setup the scene but later on helps to engage the characters of Lucentio and Bianca to standby while Tranio and Hortensio spoke on the other side of the stage. In addition to the body language, Hortensio intentionally speaks informally to show that he is not of a higher status. This is an effective technique because it uses color to show ambiguity and character. So, even though Hortensio is in disguise, he doesn't forget his class and social standing when compared to Cambio.
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