# La méchante femme mise à la raison

_Comédie_

By William Shakespeare.

"La méchante femme mise à la raison" by William Shakespeare is a comedy probably written in 1594. In Padua, Baptista struggles to marry his eldest daughter Catharina, who has a terrible temper, before he can marry off her gentle younger sister Bianca. Enter Petruchio, a gentleman seeking a wealthy wife. He agrees to marry Catharina and begins to "tame" her through unusual methods. Meanwhile, multiple suitors compete for Bianca's hand. The play concludes with a wager among three husbands over whose wife is most obedient. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Translator: François Guizot
- Subjects: Comedy plays; Man-woman relationships -- Drama; Married people -- Drama; Sex role -- Drama; Padua (Italy) -- Drama

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