An excellent example of a farce is the play by Shakespeare named "The Taming of The Shrew." ... Within the play "The Taming of The Shrew" we are introduced to three characters, Petruchio, Hortensio, and Lucentio. ... He also told Petruchio that there is a huge difficulty, Katherina is a shrew and so no one dares to approach her. ... So, in short, this film of the play "The Taming of The Shrew" is a really good film because it shows us how most likely the wealthy families are like. ...

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A good example of this is shown in William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." When the "shrew", Katherine, can't find a suitor, Petruchio shows up and makes a deal with her father to marry her. ... "And thus I have politely begun my reign" (Act 4, scene 1, line 188) said Petruchio during a monologue explaining his plan to tame Katherine after they marry. ... Books and plays like The Taming of the Shrew show us how things were different back then. ...

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Same as in "The Taming of the Shrew" when Petruccio says he will tame Katherine as a falcon as well. ... Katherine, of "The Taming of the Shrew", and Beatrice, of "Much Ado About Nothing", are very similar to each other. ... In "The Taming of the Shrew" the introduction to Katharina, said by Gremio and Hortensio, tells the reader that Katherine is the shrew and she will never manage to find a husband (Shr. 1.I.54-60). ... If Shakespeare would have written "The Taming of the Shrew" later, Katherine could have been more complicated and brilliant. ... With the beginning of "The Taming of the Shre...

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