The Taming of the Shrew: Complete Text with Integrated Study Guide from Shmoop

You get the full original text of this play interwoven with a smart, plain-spoken guide to the characters, quotes, themes, symbols, and more from Shmoop. Shakespeare wrote his comedy The Taming of the Shrew between 1590 and 1594. The play follows a man named Petruchio who is in search of a wife with fortune. Petruchio comes to the Italian town of Padua and encounters a shrewish woman named Katherine (Kate) whom everyone in town knows to be cold, bitter, and mean. Over the course of the play, Petruchio “tames” Kate. In one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, we examine themes of marriage, love, and gender roles.Designed exclusively for Kindle readers, Shmoop Classics for Kindle offer the original text of some of the greatest works of literature with a built-in interactive guide to help you dig deep into the characters, symbols, themes, and big questions of the book. For the student and the life-long learner alike, take your classroom on the road and build your brain muscles daily. No need to weigh your backpack down, no need to waste paper, no need to get sleepy in class. Shmoop is here to make you a better lover of literature and to help you discover connections to other works of literature, history, current events, and pop culture. You’ll find thought-provoking character analyses, quotes, summaries, themes, symbols, trivia, and lots of insightful commentary. Key quotes from the original text are linked to deep analysis from Shmoop. Academics from top universities, including Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, and Columbia, have written content designed to engage you and to get your brain bubbling. With Shmoop’s fun, conversational, and accessible tone, you’ll feel as though you are chatting with friends over coffee. These interactive study guides will help you discover and rediscover some of the greatest works of all time. For more information, check out http://www.shmoop.com/ballyhoo/kindle-ebooks.html "Best of the Internet" - PC Magazine"Shmoop impresses me because it is intentionally about learning, and the joy of learning, not just about passing courses and jumping through educational hoops." - Paul Hamilton, teacher and education blogger"Shmoop features deep analysis of topics in history and literature, sprinkled with a heavy dose of wry humor." – eSchoolNews