The Taming of the Shrew: A Perceptual Ability Test A recurrent theme In Shakespeare’s plays is the idea that things are not always what they seem. The Taming of the Shrew shows a good example of this theme. In this play we find many discrepancies between what seems to be and what is. The main theme of this play is knowing what a person is really like is more important than how they appear …showed first 75 words of 2014 total…

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