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 Taming of the Shrew on screen annoyed that he has to read "The Shrew" for his homework, rather than watching his favourite programme, "Moonlighting" itself. He goes to his room and begins reading, and the episode then takes place in his mind as he imagines the members of the cast of "Moonlighting" in an adaptation of the play itself, with Cybill Shepherd as Katherina and Bruce Willis as Petruchio. In 1994, BBC aired an as part of "". This version adapted the end of "The Taming of a Shrew" to round out the frame; after Sly announces he now knows how to tame a shrew, he