Taming of the Shrew, The
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a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the ShrewA comedy by William Shakespeare. The “shrew” is Katherina, or Kate, a wildly moody woman. She meets her match in the spirited Petruchio, who marries her and behaves even more wildly than she, meanwhile treating her as if she were a kind and gentle lady. By the end of the play, she has been reformed, and she makes a memorable speech urging wives to submit to their husbands.
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The musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, by Cole Porter, is based on The Taming of the Shrew.
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The Taming of the Shrew The Porters of Hellgate present a gender-swapped staging of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2019
Among the artworks, a photo of a William Shakespeare-inspired private collection picturing burlesque artist Janet Fischietto as Katherine, protagonist of Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew."
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022
He went on to direct six of the BBC's 1980s Shakespeare productions, among them The Taming of the Shrew with John Cleese and Othello with Anthony Hopkins.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2019
Shakespeare's battle-of-the-sexes tale "The Taming of the Shrew" gets a twist in Amy Freed's world-premiere romantic comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2018
The Taming of the Shrew becomes a John Wayne western.
From Time ● Jun. 13, 2017
Hear Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew: And so disfigure her with it, that she shall have no more eyes to see withal than a cat.
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