Shakespearean comedy · 1623
The Taming of the Shrew
play by Shakespeare
- 1623
- Shakespearean comedy
Summary
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion.
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