The Taming Of The Shrew The Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare is probably one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. Its plot comes from the popular “war of the sexes” theme in which males and females fight with one another for dominance in a marriage. The play begins with a drunk man named Cristopher Sly being fooled into believing he is a nobleman and watching a play performed for him. This play turns out to be the main part of The Taming Of The Shrew. In it, a rich man, Baptista Minola, attempts to get his two daughters married. One is the shrewish Katherine, while the other is the beautiful Bianc