Title: The Taming of the Shrew
First published: 1671
Description: 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.


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Places: Padua (Italy), Italy, Padua, Pisa, Verona, Israel
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
LC classification: PR2832 .A25 1935, PR2832.A2 C5, PR2832 A1 1776, PR2832 .A25 1942, PR2832 .A1 1901, PR2411 .T3 1992, PR2832 .A25 1986, PR'2832'A2'Q5'1928