Despite the fact that Shakespeare is mostly known for its tragedian playwrights, yet, in The Taming Of The Shrew, he once again proves that he is capable to write anything even comedy. The Taming Of The Shrew is a play within a play. However, the play takes place towards the end of the 16th century. Most of the comedy scenes are shifted from the city to the country and back to the city. Therefore, most of the scenes took place in the city of Padua, Italy.

Christopher Sly is a drunken tinker who appears in the induction of the play. Nevertheless, he is fooled by a lord stating that he is a lord and has been mad for fifteen years. Therefore, there is a play that is to be performed to the drunker. In the play there are two main characters and other minor personalities. As one of the main characters, Katherine is called a shrew, even by her father Baptista, but Katherine has a deeper character than what she seems to appear. Katherine's reactions are due to the preferences that her father resembles between her and her sister. However, as a consequence to her fathers' preference she is hurt and seeks for revenge. It is an immature response, bu

In the play there is a plot and subplot. In order for Bianca to get married her sister Katherine has to get married first. The plot consists of Petruchio arriving from the country with his servant, Grumio, intending to find himself a wife. He visits his old friend Hortensio, who jokingly suggest that he marry Katherine. Petruchio declares that her fortune is enough for him, regardless of her personality. Petruchio announces himself to Baptista as a suitor of Katherine and holds a stormy, private interview with the young lady, after which he sets a wedding date even though Katherine strongly objects. He then leaves for Venice to prepare for the wedding. Petruchio arrives at his wedding very late and ridiculously attired. After marrying Katherine, he forces her to return to the country with him immediately, leaving the wedding banquet to the guests. When they arrive home-cold, tired, and hungry-he refuses to let her eat or sleep. He finds fault with the meat and the making of the bed, pretending that they are not good enough for Katherine and she shall therefore have none. Petruchio is taming his wife as he is would tame an animal. However, Petruchio continues his taming. He offers to purchase finery for Katherine for a trip to her father's house, but then finds fault with all the haberdasher and a tailor have to offer, concluding that she must wear what she has already. The subplot in the play is with Bianca. Lucentio, a young man from Pisa, arrives in Padua with his servants, Tranio and Biondello, to study. He sees and falls at once in love with Bianca. Lucentio, in disguise, offers himself to Baptista as a tutor to Bianca, and Hortensio, in disguise, does likewise. To disvert, Baptista's attention from Lucentio, Tranio becomes another suitor for Bianca's hand, assuming Lucentio's identity, at his master's instruction. Baptista now informs Gremio and Tranio that whichever one of them offers the finest dowry may have Bianca in marriage. Tranio wins out, but Baptista says that he must have Lucentio's father agreement to the dowry, since it is a large amount that he cannot believe that Vincentio would be part of it. Lucentio, in the disguise of a tutor, declares himself to Bianca, who is at first cautious, but soon finds herself in love with him. Hortensio is horrified at Bianca's behavior toward Lucentio, and gives up her suit for her, declaring that he will marry a widow who has loved him for some time. Tranio persuades a Pendant to assume the role of Lucentio's father, by telling him that he is a citizen from Mantua and he is in danger in Padua and must therefore pretend to be from Pisa.

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