her surroundings and how he or she is treated. For example‚ when Sly was convinced that he is a nobleman‚ he no longer behaves like a beggar. Instead‚ he behaves as if he was a nobleman‚ and changes his speech from prose to poetry. Like the lord‚ Petruchio also duped Katherina by taming
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Katherine until Petruchio arrives in Padua to find a wealthy wife. He and Luciento 1 of Bianca’s suitors were talking‚ as a joke Luciento mentioned to Petruchio marry Katherine. Petruchio thought of the money and thought it could be great. Petruchio did not want to judge Katherine‚ for others are quick
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The comedic play entitled “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare‚ is an antifeminist story of how a man named Petruchio tames his wife Katherine Minola into submission. There are many aspects of this play that appear to be sexist toward women; parts pertaining to the organization of marriage‚ the taming of a woman‚ and the social disapproval of a woman refuting something with a man. Though sexist‚ when Shakespeare wrote the play‚ the aspects of the play that are considered unacceptable
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that she may never win a husband. Katherina feels out of place in her society. Due to her intelligence and ability to be self sufficient‚ she is not willing to play the role of the maiden daughter and is hounded and ridiculed by society for this. Petruchio is a gentleman from Verona. He is loud‚ arrogant‚ selfish‚ quick-witted‚ fickle and frequently drunk‚ he came to Padua “to
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made into a movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli (1967)‚ the main character Kate‚ played by Elizabeth Taylor‚ not married and the little sister‚ Bianca‚ can’t date/marry anyone before her sister is set up. So what do these men do‚ they make a bet. Petruchio can’t get the money or the property without getting Kate‚ so he makes it a “goal” to change her into an obedient wife‚ and buys her love. While watching this movie the whole time I was thinking of a 1999 film‚ 10 Things I Hate About
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to get tamed by someone‚ in this case it was Petruchio. But‚ does she really get tamed ? Through the unpacking of Kate’s final speech‚ the exaggeration of Kate’s loyalty to Petruchio‚ and the fact that she still fights back‚ one might argue that Kate is not truly tamed. First‚ as one further analyzes Kate’s final speech‚ one
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Symbol: Something that stands for or represents something else beyond it. The term symbolism refers to the use of symbols‚ or to a set of related symbols. Example: “Why‚ Petruchio is coming‚ in a new hat and an old jerkin; a pair of old breeches thrice turned; a pair of boots that have been candle cases‚ one buckled‚ another laced; an old rusty sword ta’en out of the town armory‚ with a broken hilt‚ and chapeless; with two broken points: his horse hipped with an old mothy saddle and stirrups of
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and Lucentio. They chose to devise this plan so they can both try to marry Bianca behind Baptista Minolas back. Petruchio arrives in Padua with his servant grumio. Pertuchios purpose of being in Padua is to find someone to marry. Hortensio overhears this and uses this opportunity to convince and persuade petruchio to instead become a suitor for Katherina. Hortensio shouts “hey Petruchio my friend‚ we haven’t seen each other in years‚ I will be honest with you I know how to find a unpleasant and bad
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man named Lucentio falling in love with Bianca. Her father wouldn’t let them marry until the older daughter Katherine is married. A man named Petruchio takes on the challenge to tame Katherine and marry her. The play is by the famous writer William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. This play shows misogyny because of how Petruchio treats Katherine throughout the play until she is finally tamed. Christopher Sly (the drunken bum) is told that he is a lord and has a wife
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Lucentio and Bianca‚ and the latter between Petruchio and Kate. Thus the "ideal" married relationship presented by the play does not concern the "match made in heaven‚" in which the man and woman are perfectly suited for each other from the beginning. Rather‚ and much more realistically‚ it deals with the proper dispositions that a man and woman might arrive at in order to form a more peaceful‚ if not perfect‚ union. The question is not whether Petruchio is Italy’s most eligible bachelor--certainly
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