The Taming of the Shrew
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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Taming of the Shrew canonical | 19 |
| The Taming of the Shrew (BBC Television Shakespeare) | 1 |
| The Taming of the Shrew (stage performance) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taming of the Shrew Context triple: [William Shakespeare, notableWork, The Taming of the Shrew]
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A.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
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B.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
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C.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a Shakespearean play that blends romantic comedy with intense drama, best known for the character Shylock and its exploration of mercy, justice, and prejudice.
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D.
As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy play by William Shakespeare that follows the romantic and humorous adventures of characters exiled to the Forest of Arden.
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E.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that intertwines romance, magic, and mistaken identities in an enchanted Athenian forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taming of the Shrew Target entity description: The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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A.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
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B.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
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C.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a Shakespearean play that blends romantic comedy with intense drama, best known for the character Shylock and its exploration of mercy, justice, and prejudice.
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D.
As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy play by William Shakespeare that follows the romantic and humorous adventures of characters exiled to the Forest of Arden.
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E.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that intertwines romance, magic, and mistaken identities in an enchanted Athenian forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan play
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play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| controversialFor | portrayal of gender relations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| featuresDevice |
disguise
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farce ⓘ induction ⓘ mistaken identity ⓘ verbal wit ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1623 First Folio ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
10 Things I Hate About You
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Kiss Me, Kate ⓘ The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) ⓘ The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) ⓘ The Taming of the Shrew self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Taming of the Shrew (BBC Television Shakespeare)
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| hasCharacter | Christopher Sly ⓘ |
| includedIn |
works of William Shakespeare
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surface form:
Shakespearean canon
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| literaryInfluenceOn | romantic comedy genre ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Baptista
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Bianca ⓘ Gremio ⓘ Grumio ⓘ Hortensio ⓘ Katherina ⓘ Lucentio ⓘ Petruchio ⓘ Tranio ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Folio of Shakespeare
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surface form:
First Folio
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| setting |
Italy
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Padua ⓘ |
| structure | play-within-a-play ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Shakespearean scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
courtship
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gender roles ⓘ marriage ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ performance and identity ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 1590s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Taming of the Shrew Description of subject: The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays
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containsWork
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The Taming of the Shrew
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subject surface form:
Works of William Shakespeare
this entity surface form:
The Taming of the Shrew (BBC Television Shakespeare)
this entity surface form:
The Taming of the Shrew (stage performance)