The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. It was one of his earlier plays, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. The play begins with a framing device in which a drunkard is deceived into thinking he is a nobleman who then watches the "e;play"e; itself, which depicts a nobleman, Petruchio, who marries an outspoken, intelligent, and bad-tempered shrew named Katherina. Petruchio manipulates and "e;tames"e; her until she is obedient to his will. The main subplot features the courting of Katherina's more conventional sister Bianca by numerous suitors.
ISBN: | 9782291037149 |
Publication date: | 7th June 2018 |
Author: | William Shakespeare |
Publisher: | Distributed By PublishDrive |
Format: | Ebook (Epub) |