Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare - The Taming of the Shrew begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly''s diversion. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, ...