" (Act II, Scene I, Lines 339-340). He tells them:

"Tis deeds must win the prize; and he of both

That can assure my daughter greatest dower

Shall have my Bianca's love." (Act II, Scene I, Lines 356-358)

Gremmie and Tranio (Lucentio) proclaim their wealth and Gremmie is "…out-vied." (Act II, Scene I, Line 398). Baptist accepts Tranio's (Lucenio's) offer provided his father, Vincentio, can assure that if he dies before his father Bianca still receives her dower, tells them that he can marry her the week after Petruchio and Katherine are married. If not than Germio can have her hand. This presents a problem so Tranio, being a faithful servant, decides to get "…a father call'd 'supposed Vincentio," (Act II, Scene I, Line 422) to make the promise.

It is interesting to note that while Baptist needed no such promise for the hand of Katherine he viewed Bianca as...
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