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- Written: 1593-1594
- First publication: First Folio (1623)
- First performance: June 13, 1594 - Newington Butts theatre
- Ran for 129 performances on Broadway in 1935
- Petruchio
- Katherine
- Baptista Minola
- Bianca
- Lucentio
- Hortensio
- Gremio
- Vincentio
- There's small choice in rotten apples. 1.1
- Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday. 2.1
- And thereby hangs a tale. 4.1
- This is the way to kill a wife with kindness. 4.1
- You are called plain Kate, and bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst... 2.1
- Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow... 5.2
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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare. Believed to have been one of Shakespeare's earlier plays, its plot depicts the nobleman Petruchio's wedding and taming of the outspoken and shrew-ish Katherine. The play's depiction of a man "taming" a woman to be obedient is not without its contemporary critics. Nevertheless, the play has been adapted for film, television and the musical theater numerous times. Cole Porter used the play as the basis of his 1948 musical Kiss Me Kate.
The earliest film adaptation of the play was a 1908 silent version directed by D.W. Griffith. The first sound version was a 1929 version starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, but, perhaps, the most famous was Franco Zeffirelli's 1967 adaptation starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The play was also given a revisionist spin in a 1986 episode of the television show Moonlighting.
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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare. Believed to have been one of Shakespeare's earlier plays, its plot depicts the nobleman Petruchio's wedding and taming of the outspoken and shrew-ish Katherine. The play's depiction of a man "taming" a woman to be obedient is not without its contemporary critics. Nevertheless, the play has been adapted for film, television and the musical theater numerous times. Cole Porter used the play as the basis of his 1948 musical Kiss Me Kate.
The earliest film adaptation of the play was a 1908 silent version directed by D.W. Griffith. The first sound version was a 1929 version starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, but, perhaps, the most famous was Franco Zeffirelli's 1967 adaptation starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The play was also given a revisionist spin in a 1986 episode of the television show Moonlighting.
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Fast Facts
- Written: 1593-1594
- First publication: First Folio (1623)
- First performance: June 13, 1594 - Newington Butts theatre
- Ran for 129 performances on Broadway in 1935
- Main Characters:
- Petruchio
- Katherine
- Baptista Minola
- Bianca
- Lucentio
- Hortensio
- Gremio
- Vincentio
- Famous Quotes:
- There's small choice in rotten apples. 1.1
- Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday. 2.1
- And thereby hangs a tale. 4.1
- This is the way to kill a wife with kindness. 4.1
- Famous Speeches:
- You are called plain Kate, and bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst... 2.1
- Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow... 5.2
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The Taming of the Shrew in TV and Films
- Note: The links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1908: The Taming of the Shrew (Silent)
- 1929: The Taming of the Shrew First Sound Production (Mary Pickford) (Douglas Fairbanks)
- 1956: The Taming of the Shrew (TV) First Color Production
- 1967: The Taming of the Shrew (Elizabeth Taylor) (Richard Burton) (Michael York)
- 1976: The Taming of the Shrew (TV) (Harry Hamlin)
- 1980: The Taming of the Shrew (TV) (John Cleese)
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The Taming of the Shrew Inspired Television and Film
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- 1952: The Quiet Man
- 1953: Kiss Me Kate (Musical)
- 1981: Kiss Me, Petruchio (TV) (Meryl Streep) (Raul Julia)
- 1986: Moonlighting- Atomic Shakespeare (Bruce Willis) (Cybill Shepherd)
- 1991: "Wings" - The Taming of the Shrew (TV) (Tim Daly) (Thomas Haden Church) (Tony Shaloub)
- 1992: "Quantum Leap" - Leaping of the Shrew (Scott Bakula)(Brooke Shields)
- 1999: 10 Things I Hate About You (Heath Ledger) (Julia Stiles)
- 2003: Kiss Me Kate (TV)
- 2005: The Taming of the Shrew (TV) (Twiggy) (Rufus Sewell)
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really tired. still have to do my essay on "the taming of the shrew". i wish i understood it more. /=
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@paige_tapp I have to do two informal analsys'(sp?) of The Taming of the Shrew :(
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@dirtyrottengoss I think it's $50. It's the same amount that Taming of the Shrew cost. The longer you keep it, the longer I can't spend it.
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I really want to do Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" as a comedy and "The Taming of the Shrew" as a tragedy in repertory.
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