Project Gutenberg 2006-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 130 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François Taming of the shrew. French La méchante femme mise à la raison Comédie Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_M%C3%A9g%C3%A8re_apprivois%C3%A9e Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "La méchante femme mise à la raison" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play likely written in the late 16th century. The storyline revolves around the character Petruchio, who sets out to "tame" the headstrong Catherine Minola, using various witty and manipulative tactics. The unsightly nature of the main conflict stems from Catherine's reputation as a fierce woman, making the romantic dynamics between her and Petruchio the centerpiece of the narrative. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Christopher Sly, a drunken tradesman who is tricked into believing he is a noble lord. This prologue sets the stage for a play-within-a-play scenario, which leads to the main story about Lucentio and Tranio arriving in Padua for their studies, only to become embroiled in the romantic entanglements of Baptista Minola's daughters, Catherine and Bianca. As Lucentio and Tranio devise plans to woo Bianca, Petruchio boldly declares his intention to marry the fiercely independent Catherine, forging ahead despite her notorious temperament. The opening artfully blends humor and social commentary, establishing an engaging tone for the ensuing antics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Comedy plays Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama Sex role -- Drama Padua (Italy) -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 220644 2025-07-08T08:13:58.712406 text/html 210027 2006-09-08T13:20:34 text/html 162432 2025-07-08T08:14:05.732391 application/epub+zip 164973 2025-07-08T08:14:01.877417 application/epub+zip 139826 2025-07-08T08:14:00.678405 application/epub+zip 346152 2025-07-08T08:14:08.362394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336418 2025-07-08T08:14:04.976443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299421 2022-09-09T08:27:31.285349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191591 2025-07-08T08:13:57.992435 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188242 2006-09-08T13:20:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23209 2025-07-08T08:14:08.495363 application/rdf+xml 17017 2025-07-08T08:14:01.174401 image/jpeg 4138 2025-07-08T08:14:00.925414 image/jpeg 71953 2006-09-08T13:20:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 75549 2006-09-08T13:20:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 161734 2025-07-08T08:13:58.730423 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia