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In essence, The Taming of the Shrew is a love story. However the forms of 'prearranged' compared to 'free' love that it manifests, is a main theme of the play. The play is set in a time when marriages were made for the convenience of the fathers far more than for a love already existing between the bride and the groom; people often married without having known eachother for very long, and sometimes without having ever met. Instead, one hoped to find love within the marriage once it was in place, to learn to love one's partner. It raises the question of whether acting upon "love at first sight", in any
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