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The Taming of the Shrew Contents

  • Introduction
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  • Author(s)
    • Shakespeare, William
      • 1564 - 1582: William Shakespeare's Stratford Beginnings
      • 1582 - 1592: William Shakespeare's Marriage, Parenthood and Early Occupation
      • 1592 - 1594: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 1
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 2
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 3
      • 1611 - 1616: William Shakespeare - Back to Stratford
  • Timeline of Shakespeare's works
  • The context of The Taming of the Shrew
    • Social / political context Show more
      • Marriage in Shakespeare’s day
      • Attitudes to Italy
      • Books and printing in the Renaissance
      • Hawking and falconry
    • Religious / philosophical context Show more
      • Patriarchy and attitudes towards women
      • The faith setting of Shakespeare’s plays
        • More on heaven, hell and judgement
        • More on the nature of humanity
    • The theatrical context Show more
      • Mystery and morality plays
      • Permanent theatres
      • Design of theatres
      • The role of women
      • The influence of Commedia dell’Arte in The Taming of the Shrew
        • More on The lazzi
  • The Taming of the Shrew - Synopses and commentaries
    • The Taming of the Shrew Induction Scene 1
    • The Taming of the Shrew Induction Scene 2
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 1 Scene 1
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 1 Scene 2
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 2 Scene 1
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 3 Scene 1
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 3 Scene 2
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 4 Scene 1
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 4 Scene 2
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 4 Scene 3
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 4 Scene 4
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 4 Scene 5
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 5 Scene 1
    • The Taming of the Shrew Act 5 Scene 2
  • Language in The Taming of the Shrew
    • Dramatic language
    • Literary or informal language
    • Linguistic duels - a battle of wits
    • Blank verse, prose and rhyme
    • Rhetoric and allusion
  • Characterisation
    • Katherina
    • Petruchio
    • Baptista
    • Bianca
    • Lucentio
    • Tranio
    • Grumio
    • Gremio
    • Hortensio
    • Minor characters
  • Imagery and symbolism
    • Animal imagery and falconry
    • Clothes and clothing
    • Food, feast and fast
  • Themes in The Taming of the Shrew
    • Social status – gender roles and class
    • Marriage in Shakespeare’s day
    • Family relationships and filial duty
    • Duplicity and disguise
    • Illusion, metamorphosis and reality
    • Education
    • Speech and silence
    • Human worth
  • The structure of The Taming of the Shrew
    • The framing device in The Taming of the Shrew
    • Main and sub-plots
    • Comic structures
    • Geographical structures
  • Critical approaches to The Taming of the Shrew
    • Feminist criticism
    • New Historicist Criticism
    • Textual Criticism
    • Performances of The Taming of the Shrew
  • Approaching essays and exams
    • Engaging with the text
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Everyman fighting with Death
Globe Theatre
Moses with the Ten Commandments by Rembrandt
The Great Chain of Being
The Decameron
The Book of Common Prayer
Harlequin
Line drawing of a shrew
Elizabeth I and courtiers, Procession Portrait
First Quarto title page of The Taming of the Shrew, image available through Creative Commons
The Taming of the Shrew, title page, second edition, 1596
Elizabethan Bible
The Great Chain of Being
First Quarto title page of The Taming of the Shrew
The Book of Common Prayer 1596