However, strong women prevail in Shakespeare's comedies, especially Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. ... Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew is undoubtedly the central character in this play. ... Of course, Petruchio wins this argument (hence, "taming" of the shrew). ... Elizabeth Taylor did a great job representing Kate in the 1966 UK film The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. ... While Kate and Beatrice are the most prevalent characters in The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare also presents us w...

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