The Taming of the Shrew

William Shakespeare · 1623 · play

#19 on the list

The handout has this wrong. It says “Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare”. Canonical title begins with “The”. Written c. 1590-94; 1623 is first publication (First Folio), not first performance.

The whole book is here.

20,837 words, 14 scenes, about 2 hours of reading — the complete text, not a summary. Highlight any sentence to save it or ask the tutor about it.The Complete Moby™ Shakespeare, as published by MIT — act, scene and line numbers preserved. Source: shakespeare.mit.edu.

Reading coach🎓 School Requirement

Ready when you are.

The coach hasn’t read this book — so it will ask you what happened rather than telling you. Have it open; you’ll need to quote from it.

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Layer

Rigorous and standards-anchored. Every answer needs text evidence. This is the layer that protects the grade.

Good book for

ThemeReading Literary Text
Character & motivationReading Literary Text
Text evidenceReading Literary Text
InferenceReading Literary Text
Words in contextReading and Vocabulary
Point of view & narratorReading Literary Text
Text structureReading Literary Text
Figurative languageReading Literary Text

Study folder

content/english/the-taming-of-the-shrew/

· notes.md — chapters, characters, themes
· vocab.md — guess first, then check
· quotes.md — evidence bank
· essay.md — thesis → draft → revision

Cite it like this

William Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew. 1623.