William Shakespeare · 1631
A comedy about courtship and marriage centered on the taming of an independent-minded woman.
Henry Oliver points to the ending where it is argued that the protagonist submits because she finds the only other person in the world like her.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“You can contrast it with the end of Taming of the Shrew where it's argued like when she submits, is that a happy thing? Because she's found the only other person in the world who's actually like her.”
Henry Oliver, Guest on Conversations with TylerHenry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in English
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