CliffsComplete on Shakespeare's The Taming of the ShrewIn the CliffsComplete guides, the play's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature. CliffsComplete The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most beloved, and imitated, works. In this play within a play, Petruchio, the man from Verona, marries Kate (the shrew of the story), so that Kate's younger sister Bianca may be allowed to take on several suitors and choose one to marry. Discover what happens to Petruchio and Kate — and save valuable studying time — all at once. Enhance your reading of The Taming of the Shrew with these additional features:
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... wealthy fathers received private instruction in their homes and became quite capable of reading and writing . Still , society continued to relegate women to the domes- tic sphere of the home . Daily life Daily life in Early Modern ...
... wealthy fathers received private instruction in their homes and became quite capable of reading and writing . Still , society continued to relegate women to the domes- tic sphere of the home . Daily life Daily life in Early Modern ...
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... wealthy Lord . Sly awakens to find himself surrounded by splendor , and even though he doesn't really believe he is a wealthy Lord , he plays along hoping that maybe it is true . A troupe of players is brought in to entertain the new ...
... wealthy Lord . Sly awakens to find himself surrounded by splendor , and even though he doesn't really believe he is a wealthy Lord , he plays along hoping that maybe it is true . A troupe of players is brought in to entertain the new ...
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... wealthy woman , Petru- chio is now intrigued by the prospect of taming Kate . He could easily make his move to woo Bianca . Besides being beautiful and soft - spoken , she is as potentially wealthy as Kate and Petruchio would surely be ...
... wealthy woman , Petru- chio is now intrigued by the prospect of taming Kate . He could easily make his move to woo Bianca . Besides being beautiful and soft - spoken , she is as potentially wealthy as Kate and Petruchio would surely be ...
Contents
The Taming of the Shrew | 25 |
Introduction | 27 |
A Bedchamber in the Lords house | 33 |
Copyright | |
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