Petruchio In Taming Of The Shrew
Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare emphasizes a point, that women are superior to men by making fun of the marriage system and society during his time, in his satire play “Taming of the Shrew.” William Shakespeare’s satire play “Taming of the Shrew” is really about the corrupt ideas of marriage.
First of all, Shakespeare defends women by making Petruchio as abusive of a character as possible towards his soon to be wife, Katherine, making the readers feel somewhat sympathetic towards her aside from the fact that she has been portrayed as an extremely shrewish woman from the beginning of the play. But because of his ridiculous and rude behavior, Shakespeare makes him the humor of the play. Petruchio's behavior throughout this novel is …show more content…
Shakespeare reveals Katherine’s true self at the end of the play. Katherine has been obeying Petruchio when really, she has been messing around with him. She is smart and knows better. Katherine delivers her shocking speech describing how a husband should really act, that “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign, one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful labor both by sea and land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe, And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks and true obedience” (Act 5 Scene 2). Shakespeare shows how ridiculous society is for making women seem as if they are not smart enough to know right from wrong as if women can’t take care of themselves and need men to tell them what to do in order to have the idea of a healthy relationship. Shakespeare disguises his characters in a lot of his works, an article states that “in Shakespeare’s early comedies, such as The Comedy of Errors, characters are deceived, but it is not due to a deliberate attempt by any individual. However, Shakespeare could clearly see the comedic value in confusing a character, and he used it to full effect. This example of deception, like the play itself, is quite crude in concept.” Shakespeare’s addition of disguises in his play really helps highlight his points and make the play a lot more enjoyable. One might argue that although Katherine showed the surprising other side of her, was she really tamed at the end?
The corrupt ideas of marriage is present in William Shakespeare’s satire play “Taming of the Shrew.” Shakespeare was able to highlight the flaws of the the idea of marriage during this time through the characters. He really emphasized his point by making not only the men shrewish, but the women as
William Shakespeare emphasizes a point, that women are superior to men by making fun of the marriage system and society during his time, in his satire play “Taming of the Shrew.” William Shakespeare’s satire play “Taming of the Shrew” is really about the corrupt ideas of marriage.
First of all, Shakespeare defends women by making Petruchio as abusive of a character as possible towards his soon to be wife, Katherine, making the readers feel somewhat sympathetic towards her aside from the fact that she has been portrayed as an extremely shrewish woman from the beginning of the play. But because of his ridiculous and rude behavior, Shakespeare makes him the humor of the play. Petruchio's behavior throughout this novel is …show more content…
Shakespeare reveals Katherine’s true self at the end of the play. Katherine has been obeying Petruchio when really, she has been messing around with him. She is smart and knows better. Katherine delivers her shocking speech describing how a husband should really act, that “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign, one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful labor both by sea and land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe, And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks and true obedience” (Act 5 Scene 2). Shakespeare shows how ridiculous society is for making women seem as if they are not smart enough to know right from wrong as if women can’t take care of themselves and need men to tell them what to do in order to have the idea of a healthy relationship. Shakespeare disguises his characters in a lot of his works, an article states that “in Shakespeare’s early comedies, such as The Comedy of Errors, characters are deceived, but it is not due to a deliberate attempt by any individual. However, Shakespeare could clearly see the comedic value in confusing a character, and he used it to full effect. This example of deception, like the play itself, is quite crude in concept.” Shakespeare’s addition of disguises in his play really helps highlight his points and make the play a lot more enjoyable. One might argue that although Katherine showed the surprising other side of her, was she really tamed at the end?
The corrupt ideas of marriage is present in William Shakespeare’s satire play “Taming of the Shrew.” Shakespeare was able to highlight the flaws of the the idea of marriage during this time through the characters. He really emphasized his point by making not only the men shrewish, but the women as