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What does a modern audience learn about marriages and the roles of men and woman in Shakespeare's "Taming of The Shrew?"

The theme of Shakespeare's "The Taming of The Shrew" is mostly about gender roles and how men and women relate to each other.  There are lessons for the modern audience to learn from Katherina and Petruchio.  The common belief during Shakespeare's time, and even today in some cultures, was that the man was the dominant person in the relationship and the female is to be submissive to his desires.  Although the characters of Katherina and Petruchio were obviously attracted to one another the drama teaches us that without compromise love and attraction may not be enough to make a relationship successful.  In today's society, much like Shakespeare's time, unless a man and a woman are willing to compromise and come to agreement on their specific roles within the marriage the relationship won't be successful.

"'The Taming of the Shrew' may inspire modern readers to recall times when they, like many of the characters in the play, have taken on roles themselves, hiding their true identities, in order to achieve certain goals (romantic or otherwise). How often do people pretend to be something they aren't in order to get something they want, or think they want?"