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 lines are extended and split between Polidor (the equivalent of Hortensio) and Phylema (Bianca). As Gremio "does" have a counterpart in "I Suppositi", Miller concludes that "to argue the priority of "A Shrew" in this case would mean arguing that Shakespeare took the negative hints from the speeches of Polidor and Phylema and gave them to a character he resurrected from "Supposes". This is a less economical argument than to suggest that the compiler of "A Shrew", dismissing Gremio, simply shared his doubts among the characters available." He argues there is even evidence in the play that the compiler knew