Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Tamming of the Shrew- Christopher Sly

Christopher Sly is a character from the play The Tamming of the Shrew, his character traits are:
-gulable (believes he is a lord)
-alcholic (gets drunk, past his limits)
-desperate (anxious to sleep with a page, dressed up as a women)

Christopher Sly's a drunken tinker, Sly is brought unconscious to a rich nobleman's house, where the nobleman and his household dress him in finery, give him good food and even a "wife," and convince him he is the lord of the house. When a troupe of traveling players arrives at the house, it is for him that they perform The Taming of the Shrew.

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