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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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Taming of the Shrew, The
18,600 words, approx. 62 pages
A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Quotations
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The Taming of the Shrew Quotes
698 words, approx. 2 pages
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare . It was one of his earlier plays, probably written in 1593 or 1594. Contents 1 Act I 2 Act II 3 Act III 4 Act IV 5 Act V 6 External links // Act I Do as adversaries do in law, — Strive...


Author Biography

Name: William Shakespeare
Birth Date: April 23, 1564
Death Date: April 23, 1616
Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Place of Death: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of William Shakespeare
35385 words, approx. 118 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
30474 words, approx. 101.6 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
10254 words, approx. 34.2 pages
William Shakespeare's reputation is based primarily on his plays. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), quarried since the early nineteenth century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditio...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Taming of the Shrew, The
686 words, approx. 2 pages
comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written sometime in 1590–94 and first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The play describes the volatile courtship between the shrewish Katharina (Kate) and the canny Petruchio, who is determined to...
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The Taming of the Shrew Information
6,541 words, approx. 22 pages
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. It was one of his earlier plays, probably written in 1593 or...


News and Journals
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The Stranger
The Taming of the Shrew
05/26/2005: 481 words, approx. 2 pages
It pains me to say it, because I see so few driven, aesthetically unified productions of plays by Shakespeare, but this neat little Taming of the Shrew is rotted at its core. Look, we all know the play is bitterly misogynist. There isn't even...
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Natural History
No Taming the Shrew
03/01/2008: 2,484 words, approx. 8 pages
Good thing for us it's small, because this predator gives no quarter to its quarry. I've been trapping star-nosed moles for two decades to study their behavior and anatomy, so I am used to the disappointment of finding an empty trap. But one...
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AP News
Plummer to star as Caesar at Stratford
8/21/2007: 264 words, approx. 1 pages
George Bernard Shaw will join William Shakespeare next season at the Stratford Festival of Canada, with Christopher Plummer starring as Julius Caesar in a revival of Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra."Appearing opposite Plummer as a young queen of the Nile will be Anika Noni Rose, who...
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The New York Observer
Don\'d5t Change the Channel! When Alone at a Bar, That Is
4/9/2006: 728 words, approx. 2 pages
There are some risks attached to changing the TV channel at your local bar—not all of them involving some drunk cracking a bottle over your head because he objects to your choice of programming—as one 27-year-old First Avenue resident discovered on Feb. 17. The victim...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Brian Morris
19,198 words, approx. 64 pages
In the following excerpt from the introduction to the Arden edition, Morris provides an overview of the structure and themes of The Taming of the Shrew.
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Critical Essay by Wayne A. Rebhorn
16,439 words, approx. 55 pages
In the essay below, Rebhorn assesses both Petruchio's and Katherina’s use of rhetoric, asserting that The Taming of the Shrew serves as an analysis of Renaissance rhetoric and issues—including power, politics, and gender relations.
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Critical Essay by Barbara Freedman
15,050 words, approx. 50 pages
In the following excerpt, Freedman argues that Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a challenge to critics and audiences, contending that it is a “labyrinth” that does not easily lend itself to interpretation.
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 96%
Dreams, Identity and the Play within the Play in "Taming of the Shrew"
3,366 words, approx. 11 pages
In William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," Christopher Sly is a lower-class character who is convinced by others he is of noble blood. This sets up a play within the larger play in which the concept of autopoiesis, as defined by Katherine Hayles, is explored.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Taming of the Shrew: Are Petruchio and Katherina Compatible?
2,808 words, approx. 9 pages
Analyzes the William Shakespeare play, The Taming of the Shrew. Explores the characters of Petruchio and Katherina. Examines what they offer each other and their compatibility as a couple. Compares them to other couples in the play.
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Essay Grade: 98%
The Values in "The Taming of the Shrew" - Still Evident in "10 Things I Hate About You"
2,670 words, approx. 9 pages
Says that the values in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" are still evident in the film "Ten Things I Hate About You", which is based on the play.
 


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