The Taming of the Shrew Audiobook

" I heard once that 'The Taming of the Shrew' is a book that you either love or hate. I'm somewhere in between (how's that for decisive). It's amazingly fun to see a nasty tempered woman learn obedience, though I do like to think at least a bit of her 'attitude' is still there, otherwise the play would be a tragedy, about a woman whose spirit was broken (like a horses?) However, that less than flattering depiction is not what I saw happening, it seemed more of a lesson for the 'feminists' of today. It's a very trick subject to address, but here it goes. I sometimes see women and men being downright nasty to each other, spiteful, and with no real reason. Kate is an excellent example of this, but my point is why, why the vicious spite. Submission is a lesson we hate to learn, probably why we rebel so strongly against God, but to invite this hatred as a counter measure against it invites poison to our souls, one that slowly destroys us. Anyway, interesting play. If you enjoy Shakespeare read it, even if you end up hating it the ideas involved just might get you thinking a little. "

" Hilarious play! It's one of my favorites. But I'm biased to his comedies, because he's so damn hilarious. Petruchio is such an awesome and crazy character. I expected a bit more from Kate, though. Oh, well. "

" Proof of the backward-ness of teens of the '90s...I saw (and fell in love with) Ten Things I Hate About You. After enough viewings, I felt guilted into reading the original. "

" Favorite work by William Shakespear "

" A terrible job of Shakespeare ... He had a poor vision about the woman. "

" I loved the cleverness of this play. I especially loved Kate, that is, until she "bowed down" to her husband and was tamed. "

" I don't know how I would pass Shakespeare without No Fear. I actually read, understand, and enjoy Shakespeare's plays when I read them this way! "

" Quick read on the one hand, and at least I know the story because had a hard time with the old English on this one for some reason. "

" Basis of all romantic comedy! Love "

" Not one of his better plays. Othello is much better. "

" My class actually acted this play out and read the lines outloud to the class(i was Pertruchio). I had a lot of fun and it wasn't some huge sprawling epic. if you want to get into shakespeare, this is your book. You only need to figure out the language in it. "

" I came to enjoy reading Shakespeare while in High School Literature class. It helped even more when my teacher would also let us watch movies based on these classics, just seeing them brought to life made the reading experience great. "

" This is one of my favorites by Shakespeare, especially for sassy ladies. :) "

" I'd like to give it 2.5 stars...funny in some parts, but not really all that suspenseful. Great word play/analogies, as usual. In spite of the title, there's actually a juxtaposition of gender roles within a marriage (makes one think, at the very least). It being of the bard, though, I'll round up. "

" The birth of an obsession with Shakespeare's comedies. "

" I really did like the book, it was a captivating tale but the end of the play was sort of disheartening. Apparently, you need to be submissive and obedient to be loved and accepted by your husband. "

" my favorite shakespeare work. It's not that hard to understand, and is actually quite funny. "

" Have always liked this one. Kate is great! "

" What can I say - it's Shakespeare. I am re-reading it with my daughter for school and had forgotten how fun it is! "

" My favorite work of Shakespeare "

" It was good, though I'm glad wives are not expected, by society, to be slaves to their husbands in NZ today. "

" Shakespeare's most confusing play. It's either a terribly ironic work of art dissing sexism, or a terrible attempt at irony. "

" clever and entertaining. the misogyny didn't upset me too much, either. good to finally get the "kiss me, kate" allusion!!! "

" it was okay until petrucio decided that "taming" Kate meant isolating her with no food or water for days. cruelty puts me off books, damn Shakespeare you were harsh to women "

" Amazing!So funny and witty!Loved it!!! "

" Well written and funny. But can't get past the sexist theme. Probably deserves 4 stars. "

" There are so many ways that this can be interpreted...was Shakespeare an advocate for women's rights? "

" I'm sorry but I didn't like this book at all. "

" This play best exemplifies how my love life will play out. "

" The first straight comedy of Shakespeare's that I ever read. The characters and situations are hilarious, and I love the Kate and Petruchio relationship. A must read for anyone who's even remotely interested in Shakespeare! "

" I'm rating this 3-considering-it's-Shakespeare, not 3-compared-to-the-majority-of-books. It's fantastic, of course; just not among my favorites of his plays. "

" Cant give five stars to a play that encourages spousal abuse--even if its Shakespeare "

" loved 10 things i hate about you, loved this. "

" I had a hard time with the gender roles of the day. It was entertaining enough, but very sexist. "

" Such a good book! And funny in a Shakesperean sort of way. "

" i think bell shakespere's productionof this ruined the story for me. "

" funny book, in a shakespearian sense...the original bridezilla! "

" Another example of William Shakespeare's insight into human relationships. Recently saw the film version-excellent portrayal of "the shrew" by Elizabeth Taylor opposite Richard Burton-very entertaining and funny! "

" i love the book because i love the movie 10 things i hate about you (what it's based off of) but not sure about the ending... kinda iffie on that "