The Taming of the Shrew is a comic play written by William Shakespeare around 1590.

Characters

See a complete list of the characters in The Taming of the Shrew and in-depth analyses of Katherine, Petruchio, and Lucentio.

Literary Devices

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Quotes

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Essays

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Further Study

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