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Petruchio

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Petruchio
his excessive courtesy a stratagem to break Katharina. [Br. Lit.: The Taming of the Shrew]
See : Courtesy, Excessive
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Byline: JOHN SLIM The Taming Of The Shrew CRESCENT THEATRE PLAYERS, BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS THIS is a delightful romp in a sylvan parkland setting, magical in its lighting and with the first encounter between Petruchio and Kate attended on the opening night by a clearly attentive peacock.
Joyous romp in the park; REVIEWS by Birmingham Mail (England)
[6] By the end of the play, Petruchio and Kate are assumed to have reached some sort of concord that presumably allows for a properly gendered marriage, which is in reality only indeterminately so.
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Adams and Stacie Beland - multitasking in various roles as a servant and a widow - eat and drink in amusement as the story of Katherina and Petruchio plays itself out.
Stageloft tames `Shrew' with panache by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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