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The plot of is taken from the popular theme of "the war of the sexes," where men and women are constantly pitted against one another for dominance in their marriage. The play begins with the alcoholic Christopher Sly being fooled into belie ....

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... putting women in their places. Katherine is an assertive woman trying to cope with how she is expected to act in late sixteenth century society and abide by the unspoken rules. The play ends with her conformance to the norms of society but it isn't a wholehearted choice, it's in her actions but not in her mind. Katherine assumes the role of an obedient, polite wife but she still retains her innate assertiveness. Katherine's being tamed is not a matter of her being cured of her shrewishness but rather her having learned to get along in a man's world. In this play courtship and marriage aren't the result of love but rather an instit ...