 Ann Thompson considers "A Shrew" to be a reported text in her 1984 and 2003 editions of the play for the New Cambridge Shakespeare.She focuses on the closure of the theatres on 23 June 1592, arguing that the play must have been written prior to June 1592 for it to have given rise to "A Shrew".She cites the reference to "Simon" in "A Shrew", Anthony Chute's allusion to "The Shrew" in "Beauty Dishonoured" and the verbal similarities between "The Shrew" and "A Knack to Know a Knave" as supporting a date of composition prior to June 1592.