revision of themes within the taming of the shrew
paragraph point quote s/c marriage
Marriages were often arranged to strengthen political alliances, to improve social standing, to provide heirs.
Females were often treated like property.
Social dimension of married life.
Emphasizes economic aspects of marriage-specifically how economic conditions determine who marries whom. –focuses on how marriage affects everyone. – portrays marriage as a type of transaction.
-“I’ll plead for you myself but you shall have him” p.35
-“You fancy riches more” p.35
-“if I get your daughters love, what dowry shall I have.” P.39
-“your farther has consented that you shall be my wife” p.47
-“Tis deeds must win the prize…shall have my Bianca’s love” p.50
-“Be bride to you, if you make this assurance.” P.52 s Transformation
Transformation is one of the most important and pervasive themes in Taming of the Shrew. Closely related to the theme of "Art and Culture," it can involve physical disguise, changes in attitude and behavior, psychological changes, and even linguistic mutation. Unlike the kinds of transformation we're used to seeing in books (like, say, the Twilight saga – once a human turns into a vampire, she stops growing and developing and there's no turning back to her previous state), metamorphosis in Shrew is not always permanent and it's rarely genuine. To complicate matters, it's virtually impossible for us to pin down the play's attitude toward transformation – its stance toward the theme is just as slippery as the characters that undergo change. This seems to be Shakespeare's point – identity and meaning are never fixed
-“Enter Gremio, Lucentio in the habit of a mean man disguised as Cambio, dPetruchio with Hortensio disguised as Litio, Tranio disguised as Lucentio, dwith his boy Biondello bearing a lute and books” p.36
-“how much she loves me-O the kindest Kate! She hung about my neck, and kiss on kiss she vied so fast, protesting oath on oath, That in a twink she won me to her love.” P.49 (has Kate
Marriages were often arranged to strengthen political alliances, to improve social standing, to provide heirs.
Females were often treated like property.
Social dimension of married life.
Emphasizes economic aspects of marriage-specifically how economic conditions determine who marries whom. –focuses on how marriage affects everyone. – portrays marriage as a type of transaction.
-“I’ll plead for you myself but you shall have him” p.35
-“You fancy riches more” p.35
-“if I get your daughters love, what dowry shall I have.” P.39
-“your farther has consented that you shall be my wife” p.47
-“Tis deeds must win the prize…shall have my Bianca’s love” p.50
-“Be bride to you, if you make this assurance.” P.52 s Transformation
Transformation is one of the most important and pervasive themes in Taming of the Shrew. Closely related to the theme of "Art and Culture," it can involve physical disguise, changes in attitude and behavior, psychological changes, and even linguistic mutation. Unlike the kinds of transformation we're used to seeing in books (like, say, the Twilight saga – once a human turns into a vampire, she stops growing and developing and there's no turning back to her previous state), metamorphosis in Shrew is not always permanent and it's rarely genuine. To complicate matters, it's virtually impossible for us to pin down the play's attitude toward transformation – its stance toward the theme is just as slippery as the characters that undergo change. This seems to be Shakespeare's point – identity and meaning are never fixed
-“Enter Gremio, Lucentio in the habit of a mean man disguised as Cambio, dPetruchio with Hortensio disguised as Litio, Tranio disguised as Lucentio, dwith his boy Biondello bearing a lute and books” p.36
-“how much she loves me-O the kindest Kate! She hung about my neck, and kiss on kiss she vied so fast, protesting oath on oath, That in a twink she won me to her love.” P.49 (has Kate