The Taming of the Shrew Allusions & Cultural References

Literature and Philosophy

• Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy (Induction.1)
• John Fletcher, A Woman Pleased (Induction.1)
• Ovid, Metamorphosis (Induction.2)
• Ovid, Art of Love (1.2.)
• Gascoigne, George, The Supposes (Induction.2)
• Erasmus, A Merry Dialogue (2.1)
• A Homily on the State of Matrimony (5.2)
• Arabian Nights (Induction.1)
• A Merry Jest of a Curst Shrewd Wife (4.1)
• Ephesians 5: 22-24 (Induction.2. 5.2)
• Genesis 21:12 (5.2)

Historical Figures

• William the Conqueror (Induction. 1)
• Saint Jerome (Induction.1)

Pop Culture

• Shrew-taming literature, especially a popular ballad, A Merry Jest of a Shrewd and Curst Wife Lapped in a Morel's Skin (the whole play)