The Taming of the Shrew Complete Text
The Taming of the Shrew e-text contains the full text of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
The Taming of the Shrew e-text contains the full text of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
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Bianca is Baptista's daughter and the younger sister of Kate. Apparently she is quite attractive. Both Hortensio and Gremio are actively courting her, and Lucentio falls in love with her at first sight. Lucentio calls Bianca a "young modest girl"...
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Marriage is important to comedies of every era of literature, from well before Shakespeare's time to ours. Almost all of Shakespeare's comedies end with a marriage, and often with several marriages. Marriage is treated as the natural satisfactory...