The Taming of the Shrew as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a desirable, compliant, and obedient bride. The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's younger sister, Bianca, who is seen as the "ideal" woman. The question of whether the play is misogynistic or not has become the subject of considerable controversy, particularly among modern scholars, audiences, and readers. "The Taming of the Shrew" has been adapted numerous times for stage, screen, opera, ballet, and musical theatre; perhaps the most famous adaptations being Cole Porter's "Kiss Me, Kate" and the 1967 film of the play, starring Elizabeth Taylor and
The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival "The Taming of the Shrew" 2006 "The Tempest", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) " 2005 "Hamlet", "As You Like It" 2004 "Julius Caesar", "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" 2003 "Othello", "Macbeth" 2002 "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", "King Lear", "Cymbeline" 2001 "Twelfth Night", "Measure for Measure", "Romeo and Juliet" 2000 "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Winter's Tale", "Hamlet" The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival is an annual Shakespearean theatre festival in Philadelphia. Every year, The Festival produces two or three productions of Shakespeare's plays. Starting out as the Red Heel