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The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare written between 1590 and 1592. 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 nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion.

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related to Gender politics · 11
The Taming of the Shrew → Detmer, Emily Detmer, George Bernard Shaw, In, Katherina, Pall Mall Gazette, Petruchio's, Shakespeare's, Shrew, The, The Taming
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The Taming of the Shrew → Act, All, First Folio, Oliver, Oxford Shakespeare, Scene, Shrew, The Taming, Under
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The Taming of the Shrew → comedy by William Shakespeare written between 1590 and 1592, unfinished opera upon which he worked between 1942 and 1944

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The Taming of the Shrewis acomedy by William Shakespeare written between 1590 and 15920.90text
The Taming of the Shrewis aunfinished opera upon which he worked between 1942 and 19440.90text
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Gremio are eager to marry her younger sister Biancainstance ofmen0.80text
Robert Greene's Friar Baconinstance ofMiller cites plays0.80text
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The Taming of the Shrewrelated to CitationsShrew0.60section
The Taming of the Shrewrelated to CitationsOxford Shakespeare0.60section
The Taming of the Shrewrelated to CitationsOliver0.60section

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