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The present study holds considerable theoretical, literary, and cultural significance, situated as it is at the productive intersection of Shakespearean studies, ecocriticism, and ecofeminist theory. Its importance can be understood on multiple levels — scholarly, interdisciplinary, and socio-cultural — each of which underscores the urgency and relevance of undertaking this research at this particular moment. From a scholarly standpoint, the study responds to a demonstrably underexplored area within the field of ecocritical Shakespeare studies. First Objective: To provide a comprehensive ecocritical reading of Katherine's transformation in The Taming of the Shrew, examining how the discourse of wildness and animal imagery constructs the parallel domination of woman and nature. Second Objective: To analyze animal and nature imagery in the play as an ideological apparatus that naturalizes Katherine's subjugation through the patriarchal logic of ecological domination. Third Objective: To re-examine Katherine's final transformation through an ecofeminist lens, determining whether it represents submission or adaptive ecological agency.