Shrew (stock character)
The shrew – an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and aggression – is a comedic stock character in literature and folklore, both Western and Eastern. The theme is illustrated in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew.
The Taming of the Shrew, by C. R. Leslie The shrew – an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and aggression[1] – is a comedic stock character in literature and folklore, both Western and Eastern.[2] The theme is illustrated in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. As a reference to actual women, rather than the stock character, the shrew is considered old-fashioned,[3][4] and the synonym scold (as a noun) is archaic.[5] The term shrew is still used to describe the stock character in fiction and folk storytelling.[2] None of these terms are usually…
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