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Characters:
Katherine - elder daughter of Baptista Minola; main character in The Taming of the Shrew.
Hermia - character in A Midsummer Night's Dream who has two men in love with her.
Lysander - character in A Midsummer Night's Dream; the lover of Hermia.
Viola - character in Twelfth Night; a lady of Messaline shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria who later disguised herself as Cesario.
Olivia - character in Twelfth Night; an Illyrian countess.

Summary:
The Taming of the Shrew deals with the concepts of love and marriage. It shows the
different ways of courtship and marriage, and how the characters cope up with the
partner he or she has chosen. At first Bianca seems to be the "ideal" woman. She is
silent and obedient to her father's wishes. Her sister Katherine is the shrew mentioned in
the title. Her sharp tongue and tactlessness seem to act as a repellant. No man is crazy
enough to court her. But their father, Baptista Minola has declared......

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Approximate Word Count: 1876
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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