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The Taming of the Shrew — William Shakespeare · wrote

Stage play · Comedy · c. 1592

The Taming of the Shrew

A fortune-hunter marries the sharpest-tongued woman in Padua and sets out to tame her.

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▸Act 0, Scene 1Before an alehouse on a heath.▸Act 0, Scene 2A bedchamber in the Lord's house.▸Act 1, Scene 1Padua. A public place.▸Act 1, Scene 2Padua. Before HORTENSIO'S house.▸Act 2, Scene 1Padua. A room in BAPTISTA'S house.▸Act 3, Scene 1Padua. BAPTISTA'S house.▸Act 3, Scene 2Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.▸Act 4, Scene 1PETRUCHIO'S country house.▸Act 4, Scene 2Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.▸Act 4, Scene 3A room in PETRUCHIO'S house.▸Act 4, Scene 4Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house.▸Act 4, Scene 5A public road.▸Act 5, Scene 1Padua. Before LUCENTIO'S house.▸Act 5, Scene 2Padua. LUCENTIO'S house.

Writer	William Shakespeare
Written	c. 1592
Pages	90
Reading time	~2.5 hrs
Monologues	0 indexed
Themes	marriage, power, gender, disguise
Principals	Katherina, Petruchio, Bianca, Lucentio, Baptista

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