Unified Genre Essay: The Wooing Of Ariadne
Unified Genre Essay
In any relationship, sacrifices are made to maintain the united couple. In the play, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare writes of the troubled couple Petruchio and Katherine. Harry Mark Petrakis introduces Marko’s tribulations to win the love of Ariadne in the short story, “The Wooing of Ariadne”. Shakespeare and Petrakis both show the struggle between the people in a relationship that is required for true love to exist. In The Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Petruchio get through many obstacles to remain unified in the end. Of these obstacles, one major obstacle is the fact that Katherine is shrewish and perverse. This is overcome by the end when Katherine makes her long monologue. Katherine falls in love with Petruchio, who at the beginning wasn't always in it for love. Petruchio is a arrogant man who came to Katherine only for money but he is then dazzled by her free spirited self. One example of Petruchio’s character at the beginning of the play is his interaction with Hortensio where he is incredibly arrogant and another is when he is “killing Kate with kindness” by starving her to give her a taste of her own medicine so to speak. After Petruchio does these things he realizes that he has fallen in love with Kate. This is progress in there relationship and …show more content…
shows an obstacle has been overcome. An example of Katherine coming over an obstacle is the fact that she changes completely. At first, Katherine is very much a shrew and she had a witty thought but after Petruchio “tamed the shrew” she became a beautiful independent woman. These are all obstacles over come to have this relationship remain unified. These hurdles in the relationship are brilliantly described with the use of literary devices.
Shakespeare uses monologue and soliloquy to validate the need for unity in a relationship. A monologue is used when Katherine is explaining how to behave to the other wives. This shows how Katherine has realized her shrewish ways were no good and she is trying to get through to the other wives. A soliloquy is also utilized by the author when Petruchio speaks of the disorder he will create in order to tame Katherine. This expresses his need for Katherine to change in order to be a unified couple. Literary devices help support the authors intentions. In “The Wooing of Ariadne”, the arrogant Marko wins the love of the shrew Ariadne.
Marko sees Ariadne and falls in love but Ariadne doesn't feel the same. Ariadne rejects Marko until he shows his worth. One example of Marko’s arrogance is when he says Ariadne must love him because of his broad shoulders and width of his biceps. Marko is also determined and shows this when he doesn't give up even when Ariadne denies him or hits him. An example of Ariadne’s shrewish behavior is when she denies him of a dance and slaps him in the face. In the end though she accepts Marko when she says he can call on her the next day. Petrakis adds to his story through the use of literary
devices. Imagery and metaphors are literary devices that are utilized by Petrakis in “The Wooing of Ariadne”. Imagery is descriptive language that creates a picture in the readers mind so that it is like they are experiencing the story them selves. Imagery occurs when Ariadne is denying Marko of a dance. She says “It could be your appearance, which bears considerable resemblance to a gorilla or your manner which would suggest closer alliance to a pig”. This shows that Ariadne was surely disgusted with Marko until her proved himself worthy. Petrakis also uses metaphors to describe characters in the story. A metaphor is a comparison between two nouns where one noun is replacing the other completely. This is used when Marko confronts Ariadne’s father. Marko says “Poor girl...subjected to the courting of salves and goats.” Marko is comparing the previous suitors to Ariadne to calves and goats and he is implying he is better then them. Clearly, Petrakis used these literary devices very deliberately. Through their literature, Shakespeare and Petrakis express how couples must learn to compromise, sometimes changing their behaviors, to have a strong, united relationship. In The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio and Katherine allow their true personalities to come through once they learn to accept each other for who they are. Ariadne learns how to accept Marko’s persistence and admiration in his last attempt to appeal to her gentle side. Love and unity can only be experienced when the people involved are willing to accept each other for who they are and who they can become.
In any relationship, sacrifices are made to maintain the united couple. In the play, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare writes of the troubled couple Petruchio and Katherine. Harry Mark Petrakis introduces Marko’s tribulations to win the love of Ariadne in the short story, “The Wooing of Ariadne”. Shakespeare and Petrakis both show the struggle between the people in a relationship that is required for true love to exist. In The Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Petruchio get through many obstacles to remain unified in the end. Of these obstacles, one major obstacle is the fact that Katherine is shrewish and perverse. This is overcome by the end when Katherine makes her long monologue. Katherine falls in love with Petruchio, who at the beginning wasn't always in it for love. Petruchio is a arrogant man who came to Katherine only for money but he is then dazzled by her free spirited self. One example of Petruchio’s character at the beginning of the play is his interaction with Hortensio where he is incredibly arrogant and another is when he is “killing Kate with kindness” by starving her to give her a taste of her own medicine so to speak. After Petruchio does these things he realizes that he has fallen in love with Kate. This is progress in there relationship and …show more content…
shows an obstacle has been overcome. An example of Katherine coming over an obstacle is the fact that she changes completely. At first, Katherine is very much a shrew and she had a witty thought but after Petruchio “tamed the shrew” she became a beautiful independent woman. These are all obstacles over come to have this relationship remain unified. These hurdles in the relationship are brilliantly described with the use of literary devices.
Shakespeare uses monologue and soliloquy to validate the need for unity in a relationship. A monologue is used when Katherine is explaining how to behave to the other wives. This shows how Katherine has realized her shrewish ways were no good and she is trying to get through to the other wives. A soliloquy is also utilized by the author when Petruchio speaks of the disorder he will create in order to tame Katherine. This expresses his need for Katherine to change in order to be a unified couple. Literary devices help support the authors intentions. In “The Wooing of Ariadne”, the arrogant Marko wins the love of the shrew Ariadne.
Marko sees Ariadne and falls in love but Ariadne doesn't feel the same. Ariadne rejects Marko until he shows his worth. One example of Marko’s arrogance is when he says Ariadne must love him because of his broad shoulders and width of his biceps. Marko is also determined and shows this when he doesn't give up even when Ariadne denies him or hits him. An example of Ariadne’s shrewish behavior is when she denies him of a dance and slaps him in the face. In the end though she accepts Marko when she says he can call on her the next day. Petrakis adds to his story through the use of literary
devices. Imagery and metaphors are literary devices that are utilized by Petrakis in “The Wooing of Ariadne”. Imagery is descriptive language that creates a picture in the readers mind so that it is like they are experiencing the story them selves. Imagery occurs when Ariadne is denying Marko of a dance. She says “It could be your appearance, which bears considerable resemblance to a gorilla or your manner which would suggest closer alliance to a pig”. This shows that Ariadne was surely disgusted with Marko until her proved himself worthy. Petrakis also uses metaphors to describe characters in the story. A metaphor is a comparison between two nouns where one noun is replacing the other completely. This is used when Marko confronts Ariadne’s father. Marko says “Poor girl...subjected to the courting of salves and goats.” Marko is comparing the previous suitors to Ariadne to calves and goats and he is implying he is better then them. Clearly, Petrakis used these literary devices very deliberately. Through their literature, Shakespeare and Petrakis express how couples must learn to compromise, sometimes changing their behaviors, to have a strong, united relationship. In The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio and Katherine allow their true personalities to come through once they learn to accept each other for who they are. Ariadne learns how to accept Marko’s persistence and admiration in his last attempt to appeal to her gentle side. Love and unity can only be experienced when the people involved are willing to accept each other for who they are and who they can become.