Within William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew”, the usage of different comedic devices provided the plot to have an aloof and rolling feel to it . Comedic devices surrounded many of the characters, and a variety of different things in which occured. They often push the plot forward, and keep it rolling while also giving heavy topics a light corner. In the text of “The Taming of the Shrew”, comedic devices are found littered throughout.
One comedic device used is mistaken identity. Petruchio and Lucentio end up taking up different identities to trick Kate and Bianca into marrying them. Tricking someone into marriage is clearly a very dark and twisted subject since it traps the two women in an intimate and strong arrangement to the