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Mentioned in 11 episodes

The Taming of the Shrew

Book • 1623

William Shakespeare

The play is presented as a play within a play, with an initial 'induction' where a lord tricks a drunken tinker, Christopher Sly, into believing he is a nobleman.

The main story revolves around the courtship of Katharina, the shrewish older sister, and Petruchio, who uses various tactics to tame her.

Meanwhile, several eligible bachelors vie for the hand of Bianca, Katharina's younger sister.

The play culminates in a wager where Petruchio proves Katharina to be the most obedient wife, and she delivers a sermon on wifely obedience.

Mentioned by

Angelina Stanford

Matthew Kennedy

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned by Shiloh Brooks as a book which sobers one up about what love should be.

Can Reading Fix Men?

Mentioned by

Angelina Stanford

when discussing parallels between Beatrice and Benedick's relationship and that of Katherine and Petruchio in 'The Taming of the Shrew'.

Episode 262: "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Acts 2 & 3

Mentioned by Dr. Paul Edmondson in relation to John Fletcher's sequel, 'The Woman's Prize or The Tamer Tamed'.

William Shakespeare: life of the week

Mentioned by

Rick Steves

as the setting for Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

447b Hungarian Hot Springs; Peru's Boiling River; Padova & the Veneto

Mentioned as an example of literary alchemy, where a horrible woman is transformed into a godly wife.

The Harry Potter Interview

Mentioned by

Alice Fraser

in the context of a hobby horse, regarding the shrew getting a bad reputation.

Can Russian AI get thrown out of Windows?

Mentioned by Shiloh Brooks when talking about Shakespearean plays that discuss different forms of relationships and marriage.

Why ‘Middlemarch’ Changed This Catholic Priest’s Life

Mentioned by Cary DiChristina when comparing his project 'Wingman' to it.

Cary DiCristina - Why Men Stopped Reading Fiction (and How to Bring Them Back)

Mentioned by

Dave Barry

as one of his first books.

Dave Barry is the Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass

Mentioned as a play that the crew put on as an elaborate production during the winter.

HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 4 – The Passage Conquered

Mentioned by

Amy Nicholson

and

Paul Scheer

in relation to the Shakespearean play, The Taming of the Shrew.

10 Things I Hate About You

Mentioned by

Jeff Lunden

in reference to Meryl Streep and Raul Julia who starred in The Taming of the Shrew.

The Delacorte Theater

Mentioned by

Matthew Kennedy

as the first Elizabeth Taylor movie he watched in theaters.

Matthew Kennedy, "On Elizabeth Taylor: An Opinionated Guide" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Mentioned by

Simone Collins

as an example of a play where a shrew is portrayed as a witch-like skull that needed to be tamed.

How Did It Become Cool to Belittle Your Husband? (An Anthropology of Sassy)

Mentioned during a discussion of the movie "10 Things I Hate About You", which is based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew".

Bonus Episode: Bad Boys, Table Dancing, and the 90s - with Rom Com Vom from Sex Ed with DB

Mentioned by

Grant Thomas

in relation to the movie "10 Things I Hate About You".

100: Movie Magic pt.1: Shake that Speare

Play by Shakespeare where Petruchio trains Kate like a falcon, which is often interpreted as beating her into submission.

Sara Petrosillo, "Hawking Women: Falconry, Gender, and Control in Medieval Literary Culture" (Ohio State UP, 2023)

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