William Shakespeare's play "The taming of the Shrew" is a comedy that presents a complicated relationship between two genders. The events of the play are mainly about two major characters: Katherina and Petruchio. Throughout the play, the first dialogue starts between these two characters, and through it, the reader witnesses a scene full of several elements such as imagery and metaphors, and the most predominant element in the dialogue is animal metaphors. Each metaphor holds behind it more than one can expect. Shakespeare uses animal metaphors to illustrate the main theme of the play and to heighten the reader's experience of the play by producing vivid descriptions.
One of the most dominative characters in the play is Katherina. She is …show more content…
Katherina is an assertive woman who has a unique personality; she intends to be an independent woman in a society ruled by men. Moreover, Katherina's aspirations do not go with the norms of the society in general. Another dominative character in Shakespeare's play is Petruchio. He is a greedy man who is motivated by money, and seeking to marry Katherina for materialistic purposes .Simultaneously, when he knows about her shrewish personality, he takes her as a challenge and decides that his mission will be domesticating the tough Kate.
In the first conversation between Katherina and Petruchio, the general atmosphere of the play transfers from reality to imagery and an aggressive tone dominates the scene. Throughout their dialogue, Petruchio and Katherina move through a whole zoo of animal metaphors. They deal with each other as if they were enemies or having a duel. By his way of talking, Petruchio provokes Katherina, which makes her feel insecure and pushes her to act aggressively and to demonstrate her severe temper. Katherina inserts animal metaphors …show more content…
Katherina intends to reject Petruchio by insulting him, and Petruchio manages to reply properly even if he gets insulted." Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour."(2.1.222) here, Petruchio tries to calm her down and to soften the mood, but Katherina rejects him again and replies archly: "It is my fashion, when I see a crab."(2.1.223) she tries to tell him that she becomes so sour and sharp when she sees men .One can realize that the use of animal metaphors reflects the character's aspirations, aims, and inner personalities. It also increases the scene's tension and
One of the most dominative characters in the play is Katherina. She is …show more content…
Katherina is an assertive woman who has a unique personality; she intends to be an independent woman in a society ruled by men. Moreover, Katherina's aspirations do not go with the norms of the society in general. Another dominative character in Shakespeare's play is Petruchio. He is a greedy man who is motivated by money, and seeking to marry Katherina for materialistic purposes .Simultaneously, when he knows about her shrewish personality, he takes her as a challenge and decides that his mission will be domesticating the tough Kate.
In the first conversation between Katherina and Petruchio, the general atmosphere of the play transfers from reality to imagery and an aggressive tone dominates the scene. Throughout their dialogue, Petruchio and Katherina move through a whole zoo of animal metaphors. They deal with each other as if they were enemies or having a duel. By his way of talking, Petruchio provokes Katherina, which makes her feel insecure and pushes her to act aggressively and to demonstrate her severe temper. Katherina inserts animal metaphors …show more content…
Katherina intends to reject Petruchio by insulting him, and Petruchio manages to reply properly even if he gets insulted." Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour."(2.1.222) here, Petruchio tries to calm her down and to soften the mood, but Katherina rejects him again and replies archly: "It is my fashion, when I see a crab."(2.1.223) she tries to tell him that she becomes so sour and sharp when she sees men .One can realize that the use of animal metaphors reflects the character's aspirations, aims, and inner personalities. It also increases the scene's tension and