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The Taming of the Shrew

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Mastering Shakespeare

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Abstract

The play has two major plots:

  • the Bianca plot in which a number of characters compete for her

  • the Kate plot in which Petruchio marries Kate with the intention of taming her.

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© 1998 Richard Gill

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Gill, R. (1998). The Taming of the Shrew. In: Mastering Shakespeare. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14551-5_6

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