The Taming Of The Shrew Kate Character Analysis

Consequently, for the duration of the play The Taming of The Shrew Katherine’s behavior attributes the struggles of being a victim of problems, in addition Petruchio’s, Bianca’s manipulation remain occurring. Furthermore they are not merely victims of their individual tribulations however their struggles are ones that Katherine is additionally facing which vicissitudes her mannerisms of a feminist. The approach Katherine takes is allowing herself to remain easily influenced by her father, plus manipulated by Petruchio. The possibility of a mental illness hinders her towards being obedient when women shouldn’t be compliant to their husbands, at the same time the struggle of bipolar disorder limits her state of mind, furthermore altogether her …show more content…
Edward Hall 's argues "theatre of cruelty" which states his opinion regarding the mental and domestic abuse Katherine is receiving and he argues that if a reader "Followed the text through to its bitterest conclusion. Look at what Shakespeare has written: Kate is starved of sleep, beaten, and refused food." Too often, he argues, this abuse is played for laughs, when what should be being communicated is Kate 's suffering, which although this quote directly correlates with the development of Katherine is receiving from Petruchio it isn’t abuse it is suffering because he doesn’t hit her, but the words that are implied and how he sends her to the taming school to no longer be a shrew is a sign of abuse and Shakespeare challenges the expectations of a woman and although to many it isn’t a woman being crushed the play is worth noting that it does a brilliant job in exposing the manipulation of Katherine and turning her into a damsel in …show more content…
This further generates the idea of the domestic abuse and manipulation Katherine, and soon Petruchio faces. Petruchio is facing the cruel treatment of Katherine and her verbal and nonverbal actions, and the shrew and feminist that Katherine really is. The description of Katherine affects Petruchio, because he can never figure Katherine out and even describes her as “Plain Kate, /and bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst. But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom, Kate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty Kate/ (for dainties are all Kate)” (Shakespeare 87), which accurately describes both of their actions and further develops the idea of the portrayal of bipolar disorder being in the picture due to their actions and manipulation of both of the