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In the Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare creates humour in at least three different ways. First, with the amusing induction which makes the audience laugh and anticipate more comedy. Second, the Taming of the Shrew is a comedy of characters where false realities are everywhere. Finally, it is also a comedy of intrigue, full or irony where characters are placed in amusing situations where things are not always what they seem. The humour in the …

…humour to the audience. Shakespeare has used the various techniques discussed above (false, realities, irony, deception) to render the play very humourous. However, this would not have been enough to create a masterpiece. The play is full of energy and bustling movement. The two characters Katherina and Petruchio are firmly and finely drawn, the scenes in which they appear are infinitely amusing but because we care about these characters the play never descends into farce.