In Shakespeare’s time, the role of women was to cook and clean, respect her husband, and be loyal to her husband. They were also to be seen and not heard. However, in The Taming of the Shrew, Kate is anything but those qualities. She is loud and rambunctious. She speaks her mind, and does not let a man tell her what to do. These character traits make her seem less desirable to the majority of the males in the play. However, she ends up being the most tamed of the wives in the end. When Shakespeare first introduces Kate, she is loud and vocal of her thoughts. Her sister, Bianca, is the timid and quiet of the pair, and she is the one with more than one suitor. Kate was an honest person with no filter, even a little rude. Her father wanted to
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Kate doesn't have Petruchio's back when he yells at his servants after their wedding. He sees this as a sign of disloyalty and disrespect. He makes Kate sleep deprived and starved by skipping their first meal home as a couple. Kate, compared to the other women of the play, is a nightmare to be married to in the beginning of her marriage. She speaks her mind, is not easily manipulated, and is a strong independent woman. Other women in the play such as her sister Bianca, and Hortensio’s wife, the widow, are quick to answer to their husbands calls. They agree to everything their husbands say, and are their husbands biggest support. Kate on the other hand, argues with Petruchio and lets him know when he is wrong. Tides turn throughout the novel for Kate. When Petruchio and her are on the road they see the sun shining. Petruchio tells Kate that it was the moon that was blinding him. This was a test of his to see if he had tamed his wife, the shrew. Kate at first disagrees, and tells him that the sun is in fact what is blinding him. He will not hear any of it though and persist that it is the moon shining. When Kate finally agrees that is in fact the moon shining, she says, ”And be it moon, or sun, or what you please. An if you please to call it a rush candle, Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me” (91). Petruchio admits that it is the sun shining and he now knows that his wife is almost fully
Kate doesn't have Petruchio's back when he yells at his servants after their wedding. He sees this as a sign of disloyalty and disrespect. He makes Kate sleep deprived and starved by skipping their first meal home as a couple. Kate, compared to the other women of the play, is a nightmare to be married to in the beginning of her marriage. She speaks her mind, is not easily manipulated, and is a strong independent woman. Other women in the play such as her sister Bianca, and Hortensio’s wife, the widow, are quick to answer to their husbands calls. They agree to everything their husbands say, and are their husbands biggest support. Kate on the other hand, argues with Petruchio and lets him know when he is wrong. Tides turn throughout the novel for Kate. When Petruchio and her are on the road they see the sun shining. Petruchio tells Kate that it was the moon that was blinding him. This was a test of his to see if he had tamed his wife, the shrew. Kate at first disagrees, and tells him that the sun is in fact what is blinding him. He will not hear any of it though and persist that it is the moon shining. When Kate finally agrees that is in fact the moon shining, she says, ”And be it moon, or sun, or what you please. An if you please to call it a rush candle, Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me” (91). Petruchio admits that it is the sun shining and he now knows that his wife is almost fully