Bryce Smith
Per. 4
Imagery Assignment
When Biondello describes Petruchio, he gives a detailed image of the clothing being poor and his horse diseased through clothing imagery. When Baptista sees Biondello he asks if he was seen Petruchio, Biondello describes his clothing as, “ …an old jerkin, a pair of old breeches thrice turned, a pair of boots that have been candle-cases, one buckled, another laced, an old rusty sword… broken hilt, and chapeless; with two broken point” (III. ii. 46-47). Shakespeare has Petruchio mocking a wedding. In our time and their time a wedding was a great happy milestone in someone’s life. The statement of his clothing shows that Petruchio does not care about his wedding day and shames Kate’s family on their oldest …show more content…
Petruchio is matching Kate at her own game,” Why, what’s a moveable?/ A join’d-stool/ Thou hast hit it; come, sit on me” (II, i, 34) He is making a statement that if Kate is saying he is as movable as a stool she should prove it by sitting on him. During this part of the play Kate is very hostile to Petruchio but this line shows that Petruchio has a chance to get Kate to change. During this time it was expected for the women to be obedient and in Kate’s case Petruchio is already beginning to tame her, even though they are not married yet and they barley know each other. This is also hinting towards a sexual innuendo between Kate and …show more content…
Grumio says, “A piece of ice: if thou doubt it, thou slide from my shoulder to my heel with no greater a run but my head and my neck. A fire, good Curtis” (IV, i, 53). The conversation is after Petruchio takes Kate by force to his house. Grumio and the other servants are preparing his arrival and Curtis is curious about Kate. Curtis wants to know if it is true that Kate is a shew as he has heard. Grumio over exaggerated about the conditions of the outside to Curtis saying they almost died and it is very
Per. 4
Imagery Assignment
When Biondello describes Petruchio, he gives a detailed image of the clothing being poor and his horse diseased through clothing imagery. When Baptista sees Biondello he asks if he was seen Petruchio, Biondello describes his clothing as, “ …an old jerkin, a pair of old breeches thrice turned, a pair of boots that have been candle-cases, one buckled, another laced, an old rusty sword… broken hilt, and chapeless; with two broken point” (III. ii. 46-47). Shakespeare has Petruchio mocking a wedding. In our time and their time a wedding was a great happy milestone in someone’s life. The statement of his clothing shows that Petruchio does not care about his wedding day and shames Kate’s family on their oldest …show more content…
Petruchio is matching Kate at her own game,” Why, what’s a moveable?/ A join’d-stool/ Thou hast hit it; come, sit on me” (II, i, 34) He is making a statement that if Kate is saying he is as movable as a stool she should prove it by sitting on him. During this part of the play Kate is very hostile to Petruchio but this line shows that Petruchio has a chance to get Kate to change. During this time it was expected for the women to be obedient and in Kate’s case Petruchio is already beginning to tame her, even though they are not married yet and they barley know each other. This is also hinting towards a sexual innuendo between Kate and …show more content…
Grumio says, “A piece of ice: if thou doubt it, thou slide from my shoulder to my heel with no greater a run but my head and my neck. A fire, good Curtis” (IV, i, 53). The conversation is after Petruchio takes Kate by force to his house. Grumio and the other servants are preparing his arrival and Curtis is curious about Kate. Curtis wants to know if it is true that Kate is a shew as he has heard. Grumio over exaggerated about the conditions of the outside to Curtis saying they almost died and it is very