The Taming of the Shrew
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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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 Themes Gender and Misogyny Social Hierarchy Theater, Performance, and Identity Education Marriage
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Characters
All Characters Christopher Sly A Lord Baptista Minola Katherine Bianca Petruchio Gremio Hortensio Lucentio Vincentio Tranio Merchant Widow Tailor
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All Symbols Clothing Animals
Literary 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
All Quizzes 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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The Taming of the Shrew

by

William Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew Symbols

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Clothing

The Taming of the Shrew is filled with scenes involving the importance of clothing. In the Induction, Christopher Sly is dressed by the unnamed lord in wealthy clothes, while the Page dresses up as a…

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Animals

The title of the play already contains an animal metaphor, implicitly comparing Katherine to an unruly shrew. Similar imagery pervades the play. Katherine is often called a shrew and Gremio calls her a “wildcat,” (i.2.198)…

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