The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is about a woman named Katherine, who is dubbed a shrew. Katherine has a sister named Bianca and everyone wants to marry her, but Katherine has to get married first before she can. Petruchio, a greedy and self-centered man, volunteered to tame Katherine's turbulent personality and marry her. Katherine, throughout her relationship with Petruchio, is truly tamed. Katherine’s father, Baptista, gave Petruchio permission to marry her. While at their wedding, Petruchio arrived very late. Katherine was not pleased at all, she said “Lo, there is mad Petruchio’s wife, If it would please him come and marry her.” (117). She was very hurt that he was making a mockery out of her. Baptista mentioned that “I cannot blame thee now to weep, For such an injury would vex a very saint, Much more a shrew of [thy] impatient humour” (117). Baptista was trying to say that Katherine shouldn’t have been that surprised, Petruchio was treating Katherine like she was treating everybody. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
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In The Taming of the Shrew: ‘This is not a woman being crushed’ by Maddy Costa states “...critics and academics have spent much of the past century denouncing it as barbarous, offensive and misogynistic” (2). After Katherine and Petruchio’s wedding ceremony they ditched the gathering and went to Petruchio’s home. Katherine was being starved and deprived of sleep by Petruchio, Petruchio did not eat or sleep too. She was very bothered by it and it drove her crazy. Petruchio decided to feed her until she forgot to say thank you and he took her food once again. “poorest service is repaid with thanks, And so shall mine before you touch the meat.” (167) Petruchio was testing Katherine’s manners the entire time she was at his
In The Taming of the Shrew: ‘This is not a woman being crushed’ by Maddy Costa states “...critics and academics have spent much of the past century denouncing it as barbarous, offensive and misogynistic” (2). After Katherine and Petruchio’s wedding ceremony they ditched the gathering and went to Petruchio’s home. Katherine was being starved and deprived of sleep by Petruchio, Petruchio did not eat or sleep too. She was very bothered by it and it drove her crazy. Petruchio decided to feed her until she forgot to say thank you and he took her food once again. “poorest service is repaid with thanks, And so shall mine before you touch the meat.” (167) Petruchio was testing Katherine’s manners the entire time she was at his