Few of Shakespeares comedies have proved more popular and enduring than The Taming of the Shrew - and yet it has come to seem one of Shakespeares more controversial plays. An analysis of the drama that is attentive to its theatrical challenges and stage history allows a better understanding of its power to provoke such diverse responses. How might Katerinas final speech be staged in the twenty-first century? Must it be played for irony; or are her words sincere? How might other characters on stage respond to her account of a womans duty to her husband?This Handbook provides students and theatre-goers with a performance-oriented guide to the drama. Its commentary explores the action scene by scene; drawing on discussions elsewhere in the book of Shakespeares cultural and historical moment; and the plays continued fortunes on the stage and screen. Margaret Jane Kidnie equips readers with the skills and materials with which to explore the variety of ways in which this troubling comedy or light tragedy might take on meaning today for modern audiences.
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