HISTORY PRESENTATION III

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

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(1564 -1616)

WHERE?

WHY?

WHEN?

At that time he was living in London.

The play is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592..

He wrote this play to oppose the cold social rules of arranged marriages.

William Shakespeare

Author of many plays including the taming of the shrew.

Who wrote it?

Christopher Sly argues with the bartender and falls asleep

Christopher Sly wakes up and is convinced that he is a rich man who has recovered from a 15-year coma.

Christopher Sly is taken by his ''wife'' to the theater for a performance in his honor.

PROLOGue

The Lord arrives and orders to bring the drunk sleeper to his palace . He also hires some actors.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Petruccio marries Katherine, Hortensius an old widow, and Lucentio marries Bianca

Lucentio and Tranio arrive in Padua for studies and witness Baptista Minola's fight

the three men bet on which wife was the most obedient, Katherine unexpectedly wins, who then scolds the other two.

Petruccio also arrives in Padua, Lucentio falls in love with bianca and with Gremio decides to pretend to be a tutor.

romcoms

romcoms

The modern film adaptation of this comedy is one of the classic romcoms of the 2000s that made history with millions at the box office:

Plot:

Plot:

Tranio

michael

Hortensio

Lucentio

Baptista Minola

Petruchio

Bianca Minola

Walter Stratford

Cameron James

Bianca Stratford

Joey Donner

Patrick Verona

Katherine Minola

Kat Stratford

10 things i hate about you:

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

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ctions :

ctions :

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-Pinterest :)

-The movie: 10 things I hate about you in original language

-The book of the tamed shrew unabridged edition

- A biography of William Shakespeare edition provided by Charles Knight

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Federica Ravasi

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