The Taming of the Shrew (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
by William Shakespeare
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Author: William ShakespeareEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-01
ISBN: 074347757X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Washington Square Press
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- Cymbeline (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- All's Well That Ends Well (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Book Reviews of The Taming of the Shrew (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
Book Review: Irony, brilliant irony
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a show piece for Shakespeare's ability to portray the human condition. It is about wanting what isn't what we think it is, not wanting what is as it seems, marrrying out of pragmatism and finding love, loving blindly and not finding love, the impact of social pressure on love, the impact of love on social pressure, some utterly blind fantasy about women, and some clear understanding of women. I enjoyed it immensely once I caught on to the sarcastism and irony of the depiction.
This play is easily misunderstood, as irony always is (cinema fans will note that Paul Verhoeven swore off irony after people falsely accused him of glorifying a totalitarian society in "Starship Troopers"). Things aren't what they appear, people change, men in love (or lust) have a diminished capacity for rational thought, and women are not property or predictable.
My favorite character was Bianca, the bookish but beautiful woman who had men falling overthemselves for her for all the wrong reasons. She deserved better than she got, and I suspect that this character was intended as an homage to Queen Elizabeth. Katharine was a little too shallow, swinging from all fire and venom to meek and subserviant all too quickly, but she was the core of the irony and sarcasm of the play.
A great work from the Bard!
E.M. Van Court
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