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The shrew – an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and aggression [1] – is a comedic, stock character in literature and folklore, both Western and Eastern. [2] The theme is illustrated in Shakespeare 's play The Taming of the Shrew .
Shrew: A woman given to violent, scolding, particularly nagging treatment of men. Lois Griffin, Wilma Flintstone, Debra Barone: Sidekick: A loyal companion to the protagonist (or antagonist) who may also be the best friend, love interest or partner in crime. Jim (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings) Robin
The word is also used in modern English to mean a violent, overbearing, turbulent, brawling, quarrelsome woman; a virago, shrew, or vixen. [1] In the past, the word could be applied to any person or thing personified, not just a woman.
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On the other hand, the women in the tales who do speak up are framed as wicked. Cinderella's stepsisters' language is decidedly more declarative than hers, and the woman at the center of the tale "The Lazy Spinner" is a slothful character who, to the Grimms' apparent chagrin, is "always ready with her tongue."
Katherina (Kate) Minola is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew.Referred to in the play as the titular "shrew" and the "ingenue", the play focuses on Katherina's taming by Petruchio into a more conventional role of a good wife.
In this modern twist on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, quick-witted and super smart Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is totally uninterested in the boys at school. But her younger sister ...
The Contradictory Women along with all its similar stories such as the taming of the shrew, falls into a type 901 folktale. [13] [14] A Type 901 has a storyline of a wise Husband and a contrary wife of little knowledge. Throughout the story, the wife is constantly contrary objecting to all actions done by the husband.