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The Taming of the Shrew | Modern Connections
Modern audiences are typically troubled by two problems in The Taming of the Shrew. The first is the problem of Christopher Sly's disappearance. Shakespeare sets up an elaborate frame story for presenting The Taming of the Shrew, but, then, seems to abandon the frame story, that of Christopher Sly, at the end. As part of the trick the lord and his servants are playing on Sly, the latter is positioned to watch the inset play (The Taming of the Shrew). Sly watches for a while but then becomes disinterested and is not heard from again. The audience fully expects that...
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- The Taming of the Shrew: William Shakespeare Biography
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- The Taming of the Shrew: Historical Background
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The Taming of the Shrew: Summary and Analysis
- Introduction Summary
- The Induction, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
- The Induction, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scenes 1 and 2 Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2 Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scenes 3 and 4 Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scene 5 Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scene 1 and 2 Summary and Analysis
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- Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2 Questions and Answers
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