The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is a play by William Shakespeare. It is a comedy. Shakespeare's source was "Suppositi" (1509) by Ludovico Ariosto. George Gascoigne's play "Supposes" (1566) may have also been used. The play was probably first acted between 1593 and was first printed in 1623 in the First Folio. The musical, "Kiss Me Kate", was based on the play. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton made a movie of the play.