The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular films such as ëten things I hate about you. ... The "taming" of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. ... The women in the taming of the shrew provide a clear insight into the role of women in Shakespearian society. ... The question one has to ask, is was Katherina ever a shrew, did she behave as such to manipulate her situation, or has she really been tamed? ... Katherine rebels ag...

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