The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. The Taming of the Shrew takes place in the Elizabethan Era in the city of Padua. It is a comedy written by Shakespeare that shows the love between a husband and wife during this time. In The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare is mocking and questioning society; this can be seen through the actions of Petruchio, Bianca’s transition and Katherina’s taming. First off, the idea that Shakespeare is questioning societal norms in The Taming…

In Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, there were two lines that caught my attention. The first is 2.1.32-36, where Katherine threatens revenge on her father and sister for not letting Katherine have her way. Second, in 5.2.143-149, Katherine is giving her speech where she chastises the other wives for not doing as their husband’s request. When I read that part of the scene I tried to put myself into the shoes of those sitting and listening to her speech, and I felt slightly disturbed that…

In The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare first introduces Petruchio in 1.2 as he is at the front door of his good friend Hortensio with his servant Grumio. From the beginning, Petruchio can be seen as a dominant character as he was bickering with Grumio calling him a villain and threatening him by saying “... I’ll knock your knave’s pate” (1.2.10). Petruchio continues to display his brazen and controlling attributes throughout the play and until the end of the play making him a static character.…

There is no denying just how powerful love is and in the “The Taming of the Shrew” we follow two characters, Bianca and Katherina, to see how marriage has an affect on their lives and personalities. In the beginning of the play Katherina displays characteristics of being a poor stereotype such as being ACRIMONIOUS, IGNOBLE, and INTEMPERABLE. There is a strong DISSENSION within the audience if Kat is simply playing Petruchio by letting him think he's in control of her or if she is truly broken.…

Tranio’s character in the taming of the shrew is crucial to the development of the play. On his journey to Padua with his master Lucentio he shows how loyal he is when his master falls in love with a wealthy merchants daughter. Tranio helps Lucentio win Bianca without questioning his master. In the play, Tranio shows that he is quick on his feet with his witty responses helping guide Bianca and Lucentio together. He is consistent throughout the play, leading him to be successful in his plan.…

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 Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, Petruchio’s method for “taming” Kate is described throughtout the play either in a very subtle way that Kate doesn’t notice, or in a directly to Kate to show his intentions with her. Kate is aware of his goal to tame her, but she didn’t see how and when he started taming her. As Petruchio starts his “taming” process, he slowly accomplishes his goal by using humiliation,starvationa and fatigue, and acting more shrewish than Kate is. The first thing…

relationships in their texts. A range of film techniques in Gil Junger’s ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ and literary techniques in Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’ are used to convey ideas that sibling relationships can grow and change over time, romantic relationships require trust and that favouritism in families can have negative effects. In ‘Taming of the Shrew’ characters are employed to show that sibling relationships may not evolve over time. Katherina and Bianca’s relationship does not…

The Taming of the Shrew is a play wrote by William Shakespeare between 1590 and 1592. At the beginning of the play you meet Christopher Sly, whose a drunken man all the time. Sly gets kicked out of the bar and he eventually ends up falling asleep next to the lord’s house. When the lord gets home from hunting, he sees Sly lying on the ground passed out from being drunkhe orders his people to take Sly into the house and clean him up and put him into the house’s nicest bed and be taken care of.…

Some interpret William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew as a representation of equals in a marriage, however, that is not the interpretation Shakespeare intends. The patriarchal society in which men dominate women in every way sets specific standards for how a husband should act and how he should treat his wife. The patriarchy does not consider men and women equals at any level. Critic Harold Bloom claims Kate and Petruchio are “social equals,” but that is not the case. Regardless of…