The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays and comedies, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device in which a drunkard is deceived into thinking he is a nobleman who then watches the 'play' itself, which depicts a nobleman, Petruchio, who marries an outspoken, intelligent, and bad-tempered shrew named Katherina. Petruchio manipulates and 'tames' her to be a deferential wife.