The Korea Times
The Taming of the Shrew is a controversial story. Set in Italy, it tells the story of a fiery woman, Katherina, also known as Kate, infamous for her "willfulness." Her beautiful, sweet-tempered sister, Bianca, cannot marry until Kate does, by their father's decree. Bianca has several men chasing her, and so Petruchio is enlisted to wed Katherina. He does so and then undertakes a program to "tame" his new wife. Explorations of patriarchy can make for thorny territory in the present day, especially when the material dates back to a time when women had fewer rights. However, the people behind Seoul Shakespeare Company (SSC), which will be staging "The Taming of the Shrew," are more than aware of this challenge. Describing the play as "downright hilarious but also unabashedly sexist," SSC's press release says that they trust their audience to come to their own conclusions about the morality of the play. However, this does not mean that SSC is seeking to update the feel of the story. Eschewing the modern dress favored by most current Shakespeare productions, this iteration will be performed e
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