Taming of the Shrew, The

American  

noun

1. a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.

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The Taming of the Shrew Cultural  

1. A 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.

Example Sentences

One is “The Taming of the Shrew”; the other is the Shaming of the True.

From Washington Post

A male politician, after all, is at the center of the most consequential production of “The Taming of the Shrew”: The futile efforts by Republicans to bridle Donald Trump so they can curb his scolding tongue while keeping his voters.

From New York Times

The Taming of the Shrew The Porters of Hellgate present a gender-swapped staging of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

The country’s theaters work under a repertory system, which means that productions rotate constantly: In April 2014, the first full month of rehearsals for “The Taming of the Shrew,” the Bolshoi Ballet performed 10 ballets on its two stages.

From New York Times

At the Lincoln Center Festival, before presenting Jean-Christophe Maillot’s 2014 “The Taming of the Shrew,” the Bolshoi — with the Paris Opera Ballet and New York City Ballet — will be part of a possibly unprecedented three-company version of George Balanchine’s “Jewels” to honor its 50th anniversary.

From New York Times