In Shakespeare's time, family relationships were all about gaining status and wealth, these things often times were put before love. People would also generally do anything to get the person they loved or wealth, nevertheless everyone still cared for each other. In the late 1500’s marriages were arranged and families married their children so they could gain more wealth and have a higher status. Baptista the father of Bianca and Katherine was a great example of a father who looked out for them in the aspect of rank and wealth. In Act I of the play he said “Gentlemen, importune me no farther, For how I firmly am resolved you know; That is, not bestow my youngest daughter Before I have a husband for the elder:” (Shakespeare I, i, l.48-51) Baptista
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They did this because they felt that these were important things that were a necessity. One great example of this was Tranio when he was posing as Lucentio. He was told by Lucentio to do anything he could to win Bianca's hand so it often got out of hand. One time it did this was when he was trying have the best dowry for Bianca so he lied about a lot of the stuff, like when he said “That ‘only’ came well in. Sir, list to me: I am my father’s heir and only son; If I may have your daughter to my wife I’ll leave her houses three or four as good, Within rich Pisa walls, as any one Old Signior GRemio has in Padua; Besides two thousand ducats by the year Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.” (Shakespeare II, i, l.370-377) When he did this he just created another problem, which was that Baptista wanted Lucentio's father to come and prove he could give all of these things. However Tranio responded with this, “ I see no reason but supposed Lucentio must get a father, call’d supposed Vincentio;’ And that's a wonder: fathers commonly Do get their children; but in this case of wooing A child shall get a sire, if i fail not of my cunning.” (Shakespeare II, i l.415-419) Again Tranio to lie, he is going to get someone to pose as Vincentio. Even though this could be considered a crime, Tranio goes on with it because he see’s his master want and …show more content…
People would also generally do anything to get the person they loved or wealth, but if you looked behind all of that you could see that everyone still cared for each
They did this because they felt that these were important things that were a necessity. One great example of this was Tranio when he was posing as Lucentio. He was told by Lucentio to do anything he could to win Bianca's hand so it often got out of hand. One time it did this was when he was trying have the best dowry for Bianca so he lied about a lot of the stuff, like when he said “That ‘only’ came well in. Sir, list to me: I am my father’s heir and only son; If I may have your daughter to my wife I’ll leave her houses three or four as good, Within rich Pisa walls, as any one Old Signior GRemio has in Padua; Besides two thousand ducats by the year Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.” (Shakespeare II, i, l.370-377) When he did this he just created another problem, which was that Baptista wanted Lucentio's father to come and prove he could give all of these things. However Tranio responded with this, “ I see no reason but supposed Lucentio must get a father, call’d supposed Vincentio;’ And that's a wonder: fathers commonly Do get their children; but in this case of wooing A child shall get a sire, if i fail not of my cunning.” (Shakespeare II, i l.415-419) Again Tranio to lie, he is going to get someone to pose as Vincentio. Even though this could be considered a crime, Tranio goes on with it because he see’s his master want and …show more content…
People would also generally do anything to get the person they loved or wealth, but if you looked behind all of that you could see that everyone still cared for each