The Taming of the Shrew in performance reviewers as being extremely physical. Lunt and Fontanne were the most famous celebrity couple of the time, and their backstage fights were rumoured to be just as ferocious as their on-stage performances. So legendary did the tempestuous reputation of the couple become that Cole Porter's 1948 musical "Kiss Me, Kate", about a fiery couple attempting to stage an adaptation of "The Taming of the Shrew", was based on their real-life antics. In the latter half of the twentieth century, the play has been frequently staged all over the world. Some notable productions include: "The Shrew"s popularity on stage has continued
Shrew (stock character) psychological manipulation (without animal abuse), were reused by William Shakespeare in his play "The Taming of the Shrew", which closes with the reformed shrew giving a monologue on why wives should always obey their husbands. This overall plot structure was retained in various works of silent-era and post-Second World War cinema. Elements of the shrew-taming plot are still used today, though with less patriarchal messages since the rise of feminism. "The Taming of the Shrew" has itself led to various modern, loose adaptations to current societal views in differing Western and Eastern industrialised societies, while retaining the stock character and