10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHREWISH»
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shrewish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shrewish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Much Ado About Nothing: Side by Side
Leonato: Honestly, niece, you'll never get a husband if you are so sarcastic.
antonio: Truly, she's too shrewish. Beatrice: Too shrewish is more than shrewish.
I'll save God the trouble, for it is said, “God sends a shrew a small man,” but to a
very ...
William Shakespeare, 2003
2
Shakespeare and the Body Politic
not only for his restraint of Kate's shrewish character, but also his ultimate
conquest of Lucentio, Hortensio, and Baptista in the final scene (V.ii). Petruchio
puts his own house in order first, before advancing his fortune against others.
Looking at ...
Bernard J. Dobski, Dustin A. Gish, 2013
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Meaning, Expression and Thought
Finally, suppose I set myself the following literary task: to describeJane as sexy
while using a word that has as one of its meanings “shrewish woman.” I can
accomplish my goal by saying “Jane is a vixen.” Then by using “vixen” I intended
to ...
4
Back To the Beanstalk: Enchantment and Reality for Couples
Stupid Men and Shrewish Wives There were once two wives who were always
quarreling, the way some wives do now and then, and, as they had nothing better
to quarrel about, they started bickering about their husbands: about which one ...
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The Spirit in the Gene: Humanity's Proud Illusion and the ...
In effect, we now deal with intellectual information and abstract ideas much as
our shrewish ancestors would have dealt with olfactory information. Here lies the
neuronal underpinning that set H. erectus on its meteoric path to the very top of
the ...
6
The Taming of The Shrew: Third Series
'Every man can rule a shrew but he that has her' went just one of the many
proverbial taunts that demonized the shrew (or shrewish wife), positioning her 'as
the test obstacle essential for positing the culture's terms for male dominance not
only ...
William Shakespeare, Barbara Hodgdon, 2010
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Shak. — The neighbours round admire his shrewdness, For songs of loyalty and
lewdncls. Swift. a. Mischievous petulance. * SHREWISH, adj. [from shrew.]
Having the qualities of a shrew ; froward ; petulantly clamorous. — My wife is
shrewish ...
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Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 3:
“'It seems to be acceptable that those destitute men, who have no self-esteem,
allow their shrewish wives to throw their angry fits in hopes of the women's
generosity when their husbands pardon them afterwards; but wealthy men do so,
too, ...
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CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Predictably, the wife repents after this treatment (which, admittedly most
Elizabethans would not have seen as unusually cruel) and lives the Just as
Shakespeare found precedent for his discussion of shrewish women, so too did
he find ...
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The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare's focus on marriage and the relationship between a husband and
wife in the main plot echoes other familiar stories and tales he would have been
familiar with. In England,the shrewish wife had a colourful presence in earlier ...
Linzy Brady, Richard Andrews, Vicki Wienand, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHREWISH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shrewish is used in the context of the following news items.
'Jesus Moonwalks ... ': A gospel Civil War pastiche
Back at the plantation, his spoiled, shrewish wife (Danielle Daggerty) has taken to drink while the couple's plucky little girls — one of mixed-race (appealing ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
Utah Shakespeare Festival's 'Taming of the Shrew' is a heartfelt …
A perplexed and put-upon Baptista Minola (Peter Sham) decides that his best chance for marrying off his hot-tempered, “shrewish” daughter Katherine (Melinda ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
The Grumpy, Irrelevant Ranting of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
... to be either shrewish, insane, or both. It often struggled to find the right amount of “anti” for its antihero, and Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll feels similarly burdened. «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
"Faith of Our Fathers" Tests the Patience of Even the Most Devout
Candace Cameron Bure has a brief role as John Paul's fiance' but her role is written as that of a shrewish woman more concerned about her upcoming wedding ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Movie review: 'Faith of Our Fathers'
But this opens the door for conversations between John and his future bride (Candace Cameron Bure) that make him look self-centered and her shrewish. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jun 15»
Shrews: living in the fast lane
Or if somebody's bad-tempered you say they're “shrewish.” MF: They're “shrewish,” right. They fly off the handle easily? CS: Yeah, well they're about 25 times as ... «North Country Public Radio, Jun 15»
Besmirching the party of Lincoln
Hillary Clinton – the only serious Democrat for president and a lock for her party's nomination – is a shrewish, polarizing figure wrapped in a paper-thin resume ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
Ask Amy: My brother's shrewish wife wants back in the family
DEAR AMY: I have seven brothers and sisters. One of my brothers waited to get married until his mid-40s. Before marrying, he was happy and everybody loved ... «San Jose Mercury News, May 15»
The Ed Trial: Judge Crabby That Lawyers Are Late
Judge Beryl Howell's original shrewish personality returned Tuesday fresh for Day 2 of the Ed Schultz trial. Schultz, an MSNBC TV personality, is being sued by ... «Daily Caller, May 15»
The Many Faces of Tatiana Maslany
The show's premise allows Maslany to portray a bewilderingly diverse set of stock characters — the punk-rock con artist, Sarah; the shrewish suburban ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
