Lucentio

Lucentio is a central character in William Shakespeare's comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. He is a young nobleman from Pisa, who travels to Padua to study. Upon arriving in Padua, Lucentio immediately falls in love with Bianca, the younger of the two daughters of the wealthy Baptista Minola. However, Baptista has decreed that Bianca will not be married until her elder, ill-tempered sister, Katherina, is wed.

This obstacle prompts Lucentio to devise a plan. He disguises himself as a tutor named Cambio, intending to gain access to Bianca and woo her in secret. His faithful servant, Tranio, also disguises himself, taking on the identity of Lucentio, to deceive Baptista and the other characters about Lucentio's true whereabouts and intentions.

Throughout the play, Lucentio, under his disguise, engages in witty exchanges with Bianca and competes with other suitors for her affection. His plan ultimately succeeds, and he elopes with Bianca. The play concludes with Lucentio's marriage to Bianca, which, within the context of the play's framing story, is presented as a successful union, contrasting with the more complex and debated outcome of Katherina's marriage to Petruchio. Lucentio's character represents a conventional romantic hero whose pursuit of love involves cleverness and deception.