... should be subservient to men, and that a woman may be punished for unacceptable actions. In The Taming of the Shrew, the relation between the sexes is depicted through men's views on women. The women are allowed to speak their mind freely, but the men never take what the women are saying into consideration. The men in the play think that women are foolish and that they are able to tame any shrewish ... of man. "For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man" (King James Version.1ch.11.8-9). This idea gives ...

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... creating characters that inspire so much controversy. Two works, Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night, stand out particularly well in regards to Shakespeare's use of female characters. After examining these two plays, one will see that Shakespeare, though conforming to contemporary attitudes of women, circumvented them by creating resolute female characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well ... into our modern era with adaptations into popular television series such as Moonlighting. For all the praise...

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The induction to "The Taming of the Shrew" brings an immediate sense of comedy to the play. It is the only known Shakespeare play to have an induction and this is suggested to be because Shakespeare used the "Spanish Tragedy" to help him. The beginning of the induction starts with the argument between the hostess and the drunken character of Sly. "I"ll pheeze you, in faith." There is dramatic irony when the audience knows that some of the characters such as ... the "Lord ... ...

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