The Taming of the Shrew: Commentary

by William Shakespeare

Publishers:

Focus Publishing; R. Pullins

, 2009

Overview

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy which begins with a nobleman fooling a drunken commoner into believing he is a nobleman, and the play is then performed for his entertainment. The play itself focuses on Petruchio’s romancing of Katherina—the shrew. Katherina is rude and undesirable, but before her highly sought after sister Bianca can be married, Katherina must have a husband. While Bianca’s suitors seize every opportunity to win her favor, Petruchio uses psychological abuse to break Katherina’s fiery temperment until she becomes his compliant wife.

Product Details

• Title: The Taming of the Shrew: Commentary
• Author: William Shakespeare
• Series: New Kittredge Shakespeare
• Publishers: Focus Publishing, R. Pullins
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 › The taming of the shrew--Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:TAMINGSHREWCOMM
• Resource Type: Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:55:55Z

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.