The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

The Shrew Katherina by Edward Robert Hughes (1898). The 1999 high-school comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You, and the 2003 romantic comedy Deliver Us from Eva are also loosely based on the play. The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted numerous times for stage, screen, opera, ballet, and musical theatre perhaps the most famous adaptations being Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate McLintock!, a 1963 American Western comedy film, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara and the 1967 film of the play, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The question of whether the play is misogynistic has become the subject of considerable controversy, particularly among modern scholars, audiences, and readers.

The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's younger sister, Bianca, who is seen as the 'ideal' woman.

Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship however, Petruchio 'tames' her with various psychological and physical torments, such as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a desirable, compliant, and obedient bride. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 15. Petruchio (Kevin Black) and Katherina (Emily Jordan) from the 2003 Carmel Shakespeare Festival production at the Forest Theater.

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare