Dec 28, 2009

The Taming of the Shrew | The Taming of the Shrew

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1623
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Comedy
Time of Work: Sixteenth century
Genres: Drama, Farce, Comedy
Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Love or romance, Marriage, Loyalty, Sixteenth century, Italy or Italians, Weddings
Locales: Padua, Italy

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*Warwickshire. County in England’s Midlands area, which contains William Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford- upon-Avon. The induction scenes, outside a tavern and within a nameless lord’s country house, contain specific references to actual villages such as Greet, Wincot, and Burton Heath. This landscape introduces contemporary sociopolitical issues such as enclosure (the tavern abuts the lord’s hunting preserve), vagrancy and sumptuary laws (for example, Sly’s list of jobs and his being jokingly dressed as a lord), and the economic tensions produced...

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The Taming of the Shrew | The Taming of the Shrew

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