Guide Note:The Taming of the Shrew is a classic comedy by William Shakespeare.
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