In a duel of its semantic forces, the word-wright, William Shakespeare gives us an expressive comedic tale where everyone does it all out of love. They lie, they cheat, they dominate, and they are formidably dominated. The Taming of The Shrew, c. 1593, one of his first comedies (The British Library), and he delivers piquant humor and mischief. Rhetorically, the play satirizes mores of its Tudor epoch, full of movement, and plays within a play that bites. Conversely, one could also interpret this fusion of verse and prose, as a literary device which underlies idioms from a master playwright, who defends the rights of the women; immortalizing in writing a spirited female and criticizes by hyperboles. Lambasting realistic social inclines of the Elizabethan era, and these absurdities of trending machismo—subjective wit during English Renaissance theater. In …show more content…
Revolutionary during Elizabethan times where a growing metropolis became the suitable backdrop for cultural entertainment (Bevington). Joining the art of stories and their communicative vitality through visuals at playhouses. In the “Studies in English Literature 1500-1900”, we are reminded of Shakespeare’s undeniable influence toward Modern English: The play’s emphasis on language is evident from its beginning […] Properly placed among his earliest dramatic work, The Taming of the Shrew displays Shakespeare’s most optimistic vision of the positive, creative powers of language […] the playwright’s view of his own art at this early level of aesthetic development; the skillful dramatist, like the sophists word-magician, must properly understand both the world-building, demiurgic power of his medium and the human responsibility which must accompany it (Studies In English Literature