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Mentioned in 7 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

Mentioned in 7 episodes

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 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

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

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 by

Jeff Lunden

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

The Delacorte Theater

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

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Mentioned by

Grant Thomas

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

100: Movie Magic pt.1: Shake that Speare

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