During the play The Taming of The Shrew Katherine’s behavior attributes the struggles of being a victim of problems. The way she copes is allowing herself to be easily influenced by her father‚ manipulated by Petruchio. The possibility of a mental illness hinders her to be submissive when women shouldn’t be submissive to their husbands. Katherine from the play The Taming of The Shrew is embodying all of the traits of a feminist but consequently in the play the traits of being a feminist aren’t important
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strong sexual desire in which one does not truly care for another. The characters in both the play and the movie explore and experience these feelings along with character traits such as kindness‚ selfishness‚ and greed. Petruchio‚ from the play Taming of the Shrew‚ is not a kind character. He seems like he only wants money‚ which is gluttonous and a sin. On the other hand‚ Patrick Verona (from 10 Things I Hate About You) initially wants the money given to him from Joey‚ but eventually develops a relationship
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Are the women systematically oppressed‚ or do they subtly balance the men’s power? 2. The play is essentially a comedy‚ and yet more serious questions about social issues often overshadow its comic features. How does humor function in The Taming of the Shrew? Note especially the two wooing scenes‚ by Petruchio (Act II‚ scene i) and Lucentio (Act III‚ scene i). Why does Shakespeare include so many of the play’s best comic devices in these scenes?
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Katharina is debatably the most multifarious characters in Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew‚ due to her development throughout the course of the play. This essay will show how Katherina develops and changes throughout the play as well as discussing whether Katharina was tamed or simply began to understand how to present herself to society. Upon the commencement of Act I‚ we see that Katharina is instated in the character of a shrew. Katarina is forceful‚ petulant and unmanageable by the societal standards
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Katherina may be a shrew‚ but Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew does not truly show a study of how a selfish‚ spoilt individual is made to conform to society’s expectations‚ or be tamed into a ‘proper’ woman. At the end of the play‚ Katherina is not‚ necessarily‚ tamed - she just realizes what she must to do in order to get the things she wants. Two main examples of her submitting to Petruchio in order to achieve her desires are in Act 4‚ scene 5‚ (the sun versus moon scene) as well as Act 5
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question that all writers contemplate. Directors and writers have subjected William Shakespeare’s plays to new interpretations for decades‚ and The Taming of the Shrew is no exception to the trend. These interpretations pose no threat to the originals and do justice to them‚ but character exaggeration can be their downfall. The 1967 movie of The Taming of the Shrew‚ starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton‚ converts the play into a movie‚ amplifying the humor and characters to another level than in the
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Critical Response: The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ is a controversial play that introduces a battle between a man and woman. The woman‚ whom is strong-willed‚ must show submission to her husband. As this play has been read by many people‚ there has been a wide range of different reactions about the play. Whether people agree with the morals of this play or disagree‚ it is based upon ones beliefs of what role women play in society. Petruccio
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Thomas Handy’s statement‚ "A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling‚ it must be more than the usual experience of every man and woman‚" is very true‚ and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is no exception. There are many reasons why this story is quite unusual and there are experiences to keep it interesting. There are also many literary elements which lend to keeping this story exciting enough to be worthwhile to read. The main literary element is characterization
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directly with history. When authors choose to write a novel or play‚ they must always take into consideration the era or time period that it is set in. The setting tends to play a significant part in any piece of literature. For example‚ in Taming of the Shrew‚ William Shakespeare wrote in an era where gender roles were very different compared to what we are used to today. Throughout the play‚ the women are obligated to get married‚ mainly by their fathers‚ in order to have a sense of security for
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Back in 1593‚ the year The Taming of the Shrew was written‚ women were looked at as if they were possessions‚ not humans. While reading Shakespeare’s play‚ one can see evidence that supports this idea. Shakespeare displays Petruchio as the dominant males that teaches his wife how to obey by treating her as an animal rather than a human. It is clear that The Taming of the Shrew allows a man to degrade a woman solely because of her gender. Although this kind of behavior is looked down upon now‚ back
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