Katherina Minola, also known as Kate, is the daughter of Baptista in Taming of the Shrew. “Shrew” is a term used to describe an aggressively assertive woman. From the beginning, Kate is constantly referred to as “a shrew whom cannot be tamed”. But as the story progresses, Kate’s personality drastically changes when she understands the effects of her actions after her husband, Petruchio, starts acting like her. His mission is to marry Kate and prove his friends wrong when he says that he can tame any woman he encounters. Therefore, Kate is a dynamic character because she changes her mind set on how she acts after she sees someone act as outrageous as she once was.
In the first two acts of Taming of the Shrew, Kate is an absolute disgrace to …show more content…
In this half of the play, she is more generous, loving, and understanding which is proof of Petruchio’s taming methods working. In act 4, scene 3, the readers get insight on Kates personality when she politely stands up for herself saying that she has the right to speak on whether she likes or dislikes an item of clothing. This means that Petruchio’s outrageous acts of cruelty and love have immensely changed Kate. At this specific point in the play, Kate is acting rather kind but still strong-willed enough that her peers understand that she is going to get what she wants. Overall, Petruchio has changed Kates mindset because she is saying things that she would have screamed at people more softly and lovingly. Another time where Kate shows her tame, calm, sweet self is in act 5, scene 1. Kate proclaims to Petruchio, “Nay, I will give thee a kiss. (kisses him) Now pray thee, love, stay.” This quote shows that Kate has accepted the fact that Petruchio is her husband and has surprisingly learned to love him. In those lines, Petruchio’s work of taming her really shines through because she is begging him to stay in a sweet and loving tone, which would have never occurred in the first half of the play. To conclude, Kate has changed unpredictable amounts from the first to the second part of the
In the first two acts of Taming of the Shrew, Kate is an absolute disgrace to …show more content…
In this half of the play, she is more generous, loving, and understanding which is proof of Petruchio’s taming methods working. In act 4, scene 3, the readers get insight on Kates personality when she politely stands up for herself saying that she has the right to speak on whether she likes or dislikes an item of clothing. This means that Petruchio’s outrageous acts of cruelty and love have immensely changed Kate. At this specific point in the play, Kate is acting rather kind but still strong-willed enough that her peers understand that she is going to get what she wants. Overall, Petruchio has changed Kates mindset because she is saying things that she would have screamed at people more softly and lovingly. Another time where Kate shows her tame, calm, sweet self is in act 5, scene 1. Kate proclaims to Petruchio, “Nay, I will give thee a kiss. (kisses him) Now pray thee, love, stay.” This quote shows that Kate has accepted the fact that Petruchio is her husband and has surprisingly learned to love him. In those lines, Petruchio’s work of taming her really shines through because she is begging him to stay in a sweet and loving tone, which would have never occurred in the first half of the play. To conclude, Kate has changed unpredictable amounts from the first to the second part of the