The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeare's best-known classic comedies, presented here as part of The New Penguin Shakespeare series. Designed as an engaging farce featuring a play within a play, the drama centres on courtship, matrimonial expectations, and the lively contest of wills between Petruchio and Katherine in Padua.

Written for broad audiences, this theatrical work explores themes of social role, gender expectations, and romantic pursuit with sharp wit and high-spirited humour. This paperback edition provides an accessible text for secondary school literature students, university undergraduates studying English drama, and general readers who appreciate classic stage comedies.