Shrew by William Shakespeare, there is a various amount of themes which still relate to today’s society. The story consists of two daughters who are trying to get married, but the older one must get married first. The older daughter is forced to marry an abusive man who is a gold digger. The younger one marries a man who truly loves her and they become a happy couple. Some of the topics being identity and deception, gender roles, and sibling rivalry. One theme that is focused on is courtship and dating, which plays a big part in the story’s plot since it is mainly based around the daughters relationships. In Taming it is demonstrated that the dating makes up an essential part of courtship, which was shown through the characters’ relationships
