The Taming of the Shrew Group

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moushey
moushey
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High School - 12th Grade

What is the setting of The Taming of the Shrew?  Where does the Induction take place?  In what country does the main play take place?

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Posted by moushey on Friday November 13, 2009 at 1:58 PM and tagged with induction, setting of place, setting of time, the taming of the shrew.

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  1. pohnpei397 Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    eNotes Editor

    The Induction to The Taming of the Shrew is set near "an alehouse on a heath" (Scene 1) and in "A bedchamber in the Lord's house" (Scene 2).  These places are in some unspecified part of England.  The rest of the play is set in Padua, Italy.

    The purpose of the induction is to introduce themes that will be prominent in the play.  These are:

    • The tension between social classes and
    • The question of whether a person's nature (inborn personality) is more important than nurture (the setting/culture in which they live) in determining what the person will be like.
    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/taming-of-the-shrew/summary-analysis

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    Posted by pohnpei397 on Friday November 13, 2009 at 8:33 PM