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William Shakespeare — [ 1 ] was an English poet and playwright. He wrote approximately 39 plays and sonnets , as well as a variety of other poems. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship, but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments—the "taming"—until she is an obedient bride.

The sub-plot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's more tractable sister, Bianca.

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The Shakespeare apocrypha is a group of plays and poems that have sometimes been attributed to Shakespeare, but whose attribution is questionable for various reasons. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects.