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单词 taming of the shrew, the
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Taming of the Shrew, The


noun

a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.

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Cultural definitions for Taming of the Shrew, The

The Taming of the Shrew

A comedy by William Shakespeare. The “shrew” is Katherina, or Kate, a wildly moody woman. She meets her match in the spirited Petruchio, who marries her and behaves even more wildly than she, meanwhile treating her as if she were a kind and gentle lady. By the end of the play, she has been reformed, and she makes a memorable speech urging wives to submit to their husbands.

notes for The Taming of the Shrew

The musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, by Cole Porter, is based on The Taming of the Shrew.
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