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The Taming of the Shrew

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A lively comedy opens with a practical joke on a drunken tinker and then follows households in a university town where a wealthy father's two daughters attract suitors; the younger is mild and courted through disguise while the elder resists marriage and sharpens her tongue. A bold outsider courts the elder with theatrical tactics to break her will, while trickery, masked identities, and servants' plots arrange romances. Scenes move between domestic interiors and a country house as witty language, role-playing, and debates about obedience, performance, and gender inform confrontations and a final public test of married behavior.

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Title: The Taming of the Shrew

Author: William Shakespeare

Release date: October 1, 1998 [eBook #1508]
Most recently updated: September 18, 2025

Language: English

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

by William Shakespeare