The Taming of the Shrew

"If I be waspish, best beware my sting." At an alehouse, a play is performed to distract a drunkard who thinks himself royalty. Katherina refuses to be married. Petruchio, a Veronese nobleman, deems her a fitting match. Determined to reform her, he uses every trick in the book. The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare.