The Taming of the Shrew tells the story of Katherina, the elder of Baptista's two daughters, and Petruchio who takes on the challenge of 'taming' her.
For young people of all ages, there is so much to discuss in this play about the role of women and how Katarina challenges that as well as lots of themes you can use as routes into the text including:
- Class and social status
- Money and wealth
You can discover more about these themes and where they appear in the text as well as others in our Themes Resource.
There are so many different ways into the text but you may find the following particularly useful in introducing the the play: