Although Bianca is beseiged with suitors, her father insists that she will not marry until her sister, Katharina, is engaged. Bianca's suitors persuade Petruchio to woo Kate by promising to pay ...

The Taming of the Shrew remains one of Shakespeare’s most performed comedies, but its themes have sparked debate for ...

When the players assemble for the ‘play within a play’ that is actually where the story of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ is told, they are one character short and ‘Katharina’ (Thalissa ...

The masked shrew displays characters typical of all shrews. The slender, cylindrical body has a short, velvety, directionless fur. The long, tapered head ends in a flexible, tubular snout, with the ...

And “The Taming of the Shrew” is a fine example of a plot peppered with pretence and disguise, with havoc and humour being created through characters professing to be someone they are not ...