The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeareplay· published 1623
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This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespeare intended for the general public rather than for the nobility. CliffsComplete combines the full original text of The Taming of the Shrew with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality commentary into one volume. You will find:A unique pedagogical approach that combines the complete original text with expert commentary following each sceneA descriptive bibliography and historical background on the author, the times, and the work itselfAn improved character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersSidebar glossaries"
Adaptations (7)
The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted 7 times, across film and television film, from 1929 to 1999. The most recent is Taming of the Shrew (1999).
The Taming of the Shrew1929 · film · 63 min · dir. Sam Taylor · IMDb ↗IMDb6.2Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca, is charming and has many suitors. But her father will not allow Bianca to be married until her older sister, who is notoriously quarrelsome and bad-tempered, is married first. When Petruchio comes from Verona to Padua in search of a wife, he hears of this situation, and he accepts the challenge of trying to woo and marry the ill-natured Katherine.
The Taming of the Shrew1961 · television film · 85 min · dir. Sergey Kolosov · IMDb ↗IMDb7.6Classic adaptation of the even more classic play by William Shakespeare.
The Taming of the Shrew1967 · film · 122 min · dir. Franco Zeffirelli · IMDb ↗IMDb7.1Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
Gorbeh ro dameh hejleh mikoshan1969 · film · 90 min · dir. Davood Esmaeeli · IMDb ↗
Estakoza1996 · film · dir. Enas El-Degheidy · IMDb ↗IMDb4.8Abbas is an interior architect living in Hurghada. He gets into a quarrel with Ismat, the owner of the villa which Ahmed is working on, that ends with her causing him a permanent disability. When he decides to sue her, her mother Zohira convinces her to marry him.
10 Things I Hate About You1999 · film · 97 min · dir. Gil Junger · IMDb ↗On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
