The Taming of the Shrew
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Induction, Scene 1 Induction, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2
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All Characters Christopher Sly A Lord Baptista Minola Katherine Bianca Petruchio Gremio Hortensio Lucentio Vincentio Tranio Merchant Widow Tailor
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The Taming of the Shrew

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William Shakespeare

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Induction, Scene 1
  • Induction, Scene 2
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 1
  • Act 3, Scene 1
  • Act 3, Scene 2
  • Act 4, Scene 1
  • Act 4, Scene 2
  • Act 4, Scene 3
  • Act 4, Scene 4
  • Act 4, Scene 5
  • Act 5, Scene 1
  • Act 5, Scene 2
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Gender and Misogyny Theme Icon
    Gender and Misogyny
  • Social Hierarchy Theme Icon
    Social Hierarchy
  • Theater, Performance, and Identity Theme Icon
    Theater, Performance, and Identity
  • Education Theme Icon
    Education
  • Marriage Theme Icon
    Marriage
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Christopher Sly
  • A Lord
  • Baptista Minola
  • Katherine
  • Bianca
  • Petruchio
  • Gremio
  • Hortensio
  • Lucentio
  • Vincentio
  • Tranio
  • Merchant
  • Widow
  • Tailor
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Clothing Symbol Icon
    Clothing
  • Animals Symbol Icon
    Animals
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
Quizzes
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  • Induction, Scene 1 Quiz
  • Induction, Scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 1, Scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 1, Scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 2, Scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 3, Scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 3, Scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 4, Scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 4, Scene 2 Quiz
  • Act 4, Scene 3 Quiz
  • Act 4, Scene 4 Quiz
  • Act 4, Scene 5 Quiz
  • Act 5, Scene 1 Quiz
  • Act 5, Scene 2 Quiz
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