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.