Throughout “Taming of the Shrew” all of the characters are trying to further their own personal goals and schemes. There are moments of empathy portrayed by characters that appear quite subtle. An example of this is when Pertruchio comforts and helps Katherine walk after they have a long winded chasing and fighting scene with one another. In that moment, Pertruchio was exhibiting altruistic empathy as he felt genuine concern for Katherine as she appeared to be in pain. Another moment where there was an example of empathy was when Biondello acted as if he did not know who Lucentio’s father was in order to keep their scheme intact. Biondello was showing us an example of egoistic empathy as he did not want to go against the orders of his master and potentially be harmed. The use of egotistic empathy does support my initial claim that all the characters in this play were mainly trying to carry out plans that would better serve them, but this does not apply to the moment between Pertruchio and Katherine. Pertruchio had a true moment of empathy for Katherine that was outside of his original scheme and plans to further his own agenda.