Response To Taming Of The Shrew '
Shakespeare Response
In The Taming of the Shrew scene, Petruchio is sexualized by not wearing a shirt through most of the scene and making many sexual innuendos towards Kate. Shakespeare added innuendos into a lot of his writing but I did not expect to see so much blatant sexuality as in The Taming of the Shrew. This scene was also different because Petruchio performed many wrestling moves such as body slamming Kate and trying to pin her to the ground, which would be seen in WWE Wrestle type acting today. The setting of the play is on a boat, as shown by the sails in the background and the fact that all of the other characters are visible by the audience the whole time. The costumes consist of primarily basic colors that match the background …show more content…
The background looked like the inside of a castle or official building and the clothing style of the characters was modest and looked similar to clothing worn in the 1600’s. The costumes of the play created a class system by making some characters look like royalty, while other characters looked like normal citizens. The scene was also similar to traditional Shakespearean plays because all of the characters were men, even the female character, because only men were allowed to perform in plays at this time. There was not as much movement in this scene as in the others because the attention is meant to be on the words of the play rather than the actual …show more content…
The Taming of the Shrew scene was the easiest for me to understand because the actions were very exaggerated and matched the vocabulary that the characters were using. I am a visual learner, so being able to hear the words and see actions put together made the scene make sense. The characters also annunciated their words well and changed their tone of voice with every movement they made. Even though there was a large amount of movement, the scene was focused on the characters who were moving and speaking while all other characters were still and quiet. Twelfth Night had subtle movements which made it hard to understand what the characters were talking about and the characters were very monotone making the words seem to run together; making it difficult to listen to the play. Although Much Ado About Nothing was easy to hear, the random movement and random moments in the scene made it hard to focus on what the characters were actually
In The Taming of the Shrew scene, Petruchio is sexualized by not wearing a shirt through most of the scene and making many sexual innuendos towards Kate. Shakespeare added innuendos into a lot of his writing but I did not expect to see so much blatant sexuality as in The Taming of the Shrew. This scene was also different because Petruchio performed many wrestling moves such as body slamming Kate and trying to pin her to the ground, which would be seen in WWE Wrestle type acting today. The setting of the play is on a boat, as shown by the sails in the background and the fact that all of the other characters are visible by the audience the whole time. The costumes consist of primarily basic colors that match the background …show more content…
The background looked like the inside of a castle or official building and the clothing style of the characters was modest and looked similar to clothing worn in the 1600’s. The costumes of the play created a class system by making some characters look like royalty, while other characters looked like normal citizens. The scene was also similar to traditional Shakespearean plays because all of the characters were men, even the female character, because only men were allowed to perform in plays at this time. There was not as much movement in this scene as in the others because the attention is meant to be on the words of the play rather than the actual …show more content…
The Taming of the Shrew scene was the easiest for me to understand because the actions were very exaggerated and matched the vocabulary that the characters were using. I am a visual learner, so being able to hear the words and see actions put together made the scene make sense. The characters also annunciated their words well and changed their tone of voice with every movement they made. Even though there was a large amount of movement, the scene was focused on the characters who were moving and speaking while all other characters were still and quiet. Twelfth Night had subtle movements which made it hard to understand what the characters were talking about and the characters were very monotone making the words seem to run together; making it difficult to listen to the play. Although Much Ado About Nothing was easy to hear, the random movement and random moments in the scene made it hard to focus on what the characters were actually