The Taming of the Shrew Audiobook (Free)
- A Full Cast
- 1 h 59 min
- HarperCollins Publishers UK
- 2011-01-06
Summary:
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, thought to have already been written between 1590 and 1594. It had been published in 1623The enjoy begins having a framing gadget, also known as the Induction, when a drunken tinker called Sly can be tricked into considering he is a nobleman with a mischievous Lord. The Lord includes a play performed for Sly’s amusement, set in Padua having a major and sub-plot.The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina can be an unwilling participant in the partnership, but Petruchio tempers her with several emotional torments – the ‘taming’ – until she is an obedient bride. The sub-plot features a competition between your suitors of Katherina’s more tractable sister, Bianca.The play’s apparent misogynistic elements have become the subject of considerable controversy, particularly among modern audiences and readers. It has nevertheless been adapted numerous occasions for stage, display screen, opera, and musical theatre
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