Deepening the understanding of the characters, only proves Katherine is independent and Juliet is reliant. The women of this time period were expected to rely on their fathers or husbands. They were expected to only speak when spoken to. Katherine, however, did not fit the definition of a perfect woman. As a woman, Katherine was independent because of how she presented herself through her speech. She expressed, “I told you, I, he was a frantic fool, Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior” (3.2 12-13). After Petruchio was late …show more content…
Kate and Juliet are both dramatic, verbally and situationally. Kate beat up her sister, Bianca, simply because she was jealous of her father’s affection towards her. Bianca begged for mercy, “I prithee, sister Kate, untie my hands” (2.1 21). To which Katherine strikes her and replies, “If that be jest, then all the rest was so” (2.1 22). Furthermore, Kate is dramatic because she threw a temper tantrum because she wanted attention from her father. Likewise, Juliet is dramatic because she would rather die, than marry Paris. Juliet threatens she would, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris” (4.1 81). Juliet is a young girl who dramatically exclaims she would rather jump off a building than marry someone she doesn’t