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| rdfs:comment | - The Taming of the Shrew is a romantic comedy play written by William Shakespeare
- The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. The play focuses on Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the unwed headstrong "shrew," and Petruchio's tormenting ("taming") her into submission. The play is one of Shakespeare's most controversial pieces with modern audiences but has been adapted multiple times (including Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate).
- The Taming of the Shrew was a comedy by human playwright William Shakespeare. It was one of his earlier plays, probably penned in 1594. In the mid 20th century, it served as the basis of a musical play, Kiss Me, Kate. In 2375, a production of The Taming of the Shrew was planned aboard the USS Enterprise-E. During their undercover mission to Darona that year, Data complimented Deanna Troi's "performance" in evading a Jem'Hadar patrol, and suggested she would make a fine Kate in the play. (TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed)
- The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare's more famous comedies and an interesting exploration of historical Values Dissonance in the realm of gender relations. In the play (within a play) there is a man with two daughters: kind, beautiful Bianca, sought by suitors everywhere, and loud, shrewish Katarina (sometimes spelled "Katherine," but in any case shortened to Kate), whom nobody likes. Their father declares that he will not marry Bianca off unless someone marries Kate first, which seems unlikely. However, a man named Petruchio is attracted by her large dowry and marries her over her objections.
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| abstract | - The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare's more famous comedies and an interesting exploration of historical Values Dissonance in the realm of gender relations. In the play (within a play) there is a man with two daughters: kind, beautiful Bianca, sought by suitors everywhere, and loud, shrewish Katarina (sometimes spelled "Katherine," but in any case shortened to Kate), whom nobody likes. Their father declares that he will not marry Bianca off unless someone marries Kate first, which seems unlikely. However, a man named Petruchio is attracted by her large dowry and marries her over her objections. Petruchio strives to tame her to his will, which ultimately succeeds in breaking her spirit, proving to her the existence of woman's natural need for man. When Petruchio returns to Kate's family, they do not believe in her new obedience, and he wins a second dowry from her disbelieving father. The play ends with three happy marriages, and a speech from Kate about the need for women to obey their husbands. It's hard to find a story more prime for Alternate Character Interpretation. Some readers see 'sweet' Bianca as a manipulative little bitch who's got their father twisted round her finger and Kate 'acts out' just to get some of his attention. It is also clear that though it is the thought of a fat dowry that initially attracts him, Petruchio is also enchanted by Kate's quick wit. His challenge is to break what has become a conditioned reflex. Your Mileage May Vary on whether he breaks her spirit. Shakespeare's play is based on older works. Significantly, these versions emphasized women's inferiority. Shakespeare's Kate, on the other hand, argues that women should be obedient to their husbands because said husbands love them and want only what is best for them. Admittedly an arguable proposition, but it puts her in a different category from the patient Griselda who endured any kind of mistreatment as a duty.
- The Taming of the Shrew is a romantic comedy play written by William Shakespeare
- The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. The play focuses on Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the unwed headstrong "shrew," and Petruchio's tormenting ("taming") her into submission. The play is one of Shakespeare's most controversial pieces with modern audiences but has been adapted multiple times (including Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate).
- The Taming of the Shrew was a comedy by human playwright William Shakespeare. It was one of his earlier plays, probably penned in 1594. In the mid 20th century, it served as the basis of a musical play, Kiss Me, Kate. In 2375, a production of The Taming of the Shrew was planned aboard the USS Enterprise-E. During their undercover mission to Darona that year, Data complimented Deanna Troi's "performance" in evading a Jem'Hadar patrol, and suggested she would make a fine Kate in the play. (TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed)
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