The popularity of John Fletcher's 1611 adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew suggests that:
- Even then, audiences wanted to see greater gender equality
What was the adaptation about?
"Taming of the Shrew" was a stage comedy that was first written by Williams Shakespeare. It is about Katherine who was considered a Shrew because she did not allow herself to be controlled by men.
Later when she gets married her husband subjects her to tough conditions because of her initial stubbornness.
Its 1611 adaptation by John Fletcher gained wide recognition because people at that time also wanted women to be treated the same as the male gender.
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