Shrew (stock character)
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shrew-stock-character-251-16942986
title:
Shrew (stock character)
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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. As a reference to actual women, rather than the stock character, the shrew is considered old-fashioned, and the synonym scold is archaic. The term shrew is still used to describe the stock character in fiction and folk storytelling. None of thes
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description:
Stock character; woman given to violent, scolding, particularly nagging treatment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrew_(stock_character)
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2024-01-12T23:35:06Z
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