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The Taming of the Shrew
Summary: Essay discusses "The Taming of the Shrew" and contains the plot and some insight into the theme.
William Shakespeare, author of 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and other works, has inspired the ancient world and still inspires the modern world with his brilliant use of words. One of his many plays, The Taming of the Shrew, is world renown, with many movies and stories based on the basic plot presented in this play. The story is one of comical love set in Padua, where two sisters, many suitors, servants, and parents take part. Many young men are in love with Bianca, the younger of the two sisters, but Baptista, the father, will not allow marriage until Katherine, the "shrew" of the play's title, is married. However, Baptista also asks the suitors to find private schoolteachers for Bianca and her sister, demonstrating their love of her with gifts of teachers. With this order, the men of Padua set out to find a man brave enough to marry Katherine, while...
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