The Taming of the Shrew The plot of The Taming of the Shrew is taken from the popular theme of "the war of the sexes," where men and women are constantly pitted against one another for dominance in their marriage. The play begins with the alcoholic Christopher Sly being fooled into believing he is a nobleman and the play which is performed for him turns out to be the main part of The Taming of the Shrew. In the play, the wealthy landowner Baptista is attempting to marry off his two daughters, Katherine, the shrew, and Bianca, beautiful and gentle. In order to ensure that he is rid of Katherine, Bap....

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