
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 1967 • Comedy
ReportBaptista, a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca, will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina, a hellish shrew, has wed. Lucentio, a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with Bianca. He poses as a tutor of music and poetry to gain entrance to the Baptista household and to be near Bianca. Meanwhile, Petruchio, a fortune-hunting scoundrel from Verona, arrives in Padua, hoping to capture a wealthy wife. Hortensio, another suitor of Bianca, directs Petruchio's attention to Katharina. When Hortensio warns him about Katharina's scolding tongue and fiery temper, Petruchio is challenged and resolves to capture her love. Hortensio and another suitor of Bianca, Gremio, agree to cover Petruchio's costs as he pursues Katharina.
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Some of the situations with Petruchio and Katherine can be triggering for this though (he chases her and pins her down, says some icky things, etc.)
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Some of the situations with Petruchio and Katherine can be triggering for this though (he chases her and pins her down, says some icky things, etc.)
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Someone brings a bunch of dead birds to a wedding. Dead chickens being cooked/served as food are shown
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Often a woman is yanked around in front of crowds and everyone laughs
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But some of the wording about “wooing” can be kind of icky
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It’s framed as comedy but a sister chases/whacks her sister and a couple throw things and strike each other throughout a house
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People call Katherine “mad” and she often throws things and hits and attacks people
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But “hang yourselves” and “I’ll see you hanged” are said a lot
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This is a big thing in the second half of the movie
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Not a child but Petruchio deliberately gets Katherine excited about food and things and then destroys them
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But Katherine is yanked around and restrained by a man often
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Petruchio spits off a balcony and a servant below wipes his face. It’s played for comedy but it’s a bit gross
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Main character is kept within a castle. Not a tradition prison situation but she cannot leave without her husband.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Katherine’s whole deal is she has angry “meltdowns”
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Petruchio often pins down Katherine and yanks her around
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