Katherine In The Taming Of The Shrew

In The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare starts out by creating a shrewd character known as Katherine, but he later transforms her into a distinctly behaved and collected lady, providing his audience with an unexpected ending. Shakespeare initially constructs Katherine as a disagreeable young woman, and so her change in manner truly shocks the audience and leaves a lasting impression on them. For instance, in the beginning of the play, all the other characters despise Katherine and label her as an intolerable human:
HORTENSIO. And wish thee to a shrewd ill-favored wife?
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And I’ll not wish thee to her. (1.2.61-65)
Hortensio desperately wishes for Katherine’s sister’s hand in marriage, but even as Petruchio’s marriage