Taming of Pride and A Streetcar Who’s Afraid of
the Shrew Prejudice Named Desire Virginia Woolf?
Themes 1623 1813 1947 1962
Battle of the Sexes x x x x
Dependence
on Men x x x
Not adapting
to Expectations x x
Illusion vs. Reality x x
Social/Personal
Status x x x x
Relationship to
Parent(s) x x x
Children/
Pregnancy x x
Violence vs.
Vulnerability x x x
Neurotic Behavior x x
Death vs. Life x x
Abuse by Men x x
Code of Ethics x x x
In/ability to
Overcome Past x x
Social/Personal
Success vs. Failure x x
Adultery x x
