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The Taming of the Shrew
Comedy, Romance
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy flamboyant theatrical comedy, verbal sparring, and romance shaped by exaggerated social games.
- Tone
- playful, satirical, romantic
- Payoff
- amusement, swoon
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- courtship, gender conflict, family obligation, social convention
- Setting
- sixteenth-century Italy, affluent urban households and rural estates
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