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Shakespeare coursework assignment - The Taming of the Shrew Focusing on act 5 scene 2 of "the taming of the shrew", evaluate the contribution Shakespeare makes to the contemporary debate about the place of women in society:- At the time this play was written there was a huge debate ongoing about the place of women in society. I am aiming to evaluate Shakespeare's contribution to this debate. He raises a very controversial issue. In the induction he sets out clearly what the play is about, in the lord's speech we are told exactly how women should behave, this may be Shakespeare's opinion but this view is taken by many men in Shakespeare's day and age. This would make the play popular with some people and extremely unpopular with others, especially women. In act 5 scene 2 we see what Shakespeare is really saying about the role of women in society. In Katherina's speech...
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