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by William Shakespeare is probably one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. Its plot comes from the popular “war of the sexes” theme in which males and females fight with one another for dominance in a marriage. The play begins with a drunk man named Crist ....

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.... century. Even further, Katherine is learning how she must follow the unwritten rules of her society in order to be accepted into it. Although the play ends with her acceptance to do what is expected by society this acceptance is only in action. Even though, she plays the part of the obedient wife, she still maintains her assertiveness, but now she just keeps it inside. Shakespeare introduces the idea of false realities in the beginning of the play when the actors fool Christopher Sly into believing he is someone he isn’t and disguising themselves as other characters and performing a play for him. This play-in-play structure even furthers this ....