Shrew (archetype)
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- An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
- One of Shakespeare’s plays is The Taming of the Shrew
In the English language, the word shrew is used to describe a woman given to violent, scolding, particularly nagging treatment, as in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. The animals of the same name were believed historically to behave aggressively and with cruelty, and to have a venomous bite; the term "shrew" was then applied to a person thought to have a similar disposition.
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