Questions tagged [the-taming-of-the-shrew]
A play by William Shakespeare. Use this tag with the [william-shakespeare] tag.
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What does "Happy man be his dole" mean in The Taming of the Shrew?
In The Taming of the Shrew, after Baptista decrees that Bianca cannot marry while Kate remains single, Hortensio proposes to Gremio that they set aside their rivalry over Bianca and work together to ...
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Why was it necessary to have the page dress up as a woman?
In the beginning of The Taming of the Shrew, the Lord has his page dress up as a woman:
Sirrah, you go get Bartholomew, my page,
And dress him in all suits like a lady.
That done, escort him to ...
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