... each other by posing as a music teacher and tutor? Maybe in the 1500's but in today's time, Gremio would have been found face down in a dumpster with a .22 slug in his head because Hertensio would have whacked the competition. In short, Taming of the Shrew is too bland for my taste. The characters change like the weather in the Midwest. They do silly things at silly time. I was even ... more stunned to find some scholars didn't think Shakespeare wrote the whole story because of incorrect stress and words that didn't rhyme. I have to give it ... ...

• Word Count: 1566
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... a wonder, by your leave, she will be tamed so." (Shakespeare Act V, Scene II). These two concluding lines of Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew", summarize each side of the question we are left to answer as the play closes; whether or not Petruchio has succeeded in taming Katharina. Since this play does not have any given acting or stage cues, readers, actors and directors are left to ... interpret the meaning of these closing words. During social interactions, individuals tend to assign greater importance to nonverbal ... cues than verbal cues and since this play does not pro...

• Word Count: 1637
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate