Cole Porter's hit classic Broadway show Kiss Me, Kate is famously based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Yet most people who learn one don't look at the other.

This brief video compares several points in the shows in which the language is similar.

What would Kiss Me, Kate be like without all the Shakespearian language? Explain your answer in the comments.

David Benkof, the Broadway Maven, has been teaching Broadway and American Jewish Culture online for three years. He aims to help students see the third time things they did not notice the first. His love for Broadway is triply expressed: his classes; his Youtube Channel; and his Weekly Blast Newsletter. For more information, visit TheBroadwayMaven.com

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