marriage when Petruchio speaks of his view on marriage‚ in Act I “be she as foul as Florentius’ love‚ as old as Sibyl‚ and as curst and shrewd as Socrates Xanthippe or a worse”. He doesn’t care what his wife will be like; all he cares for is money. This is a very disrespectful view of marriage and a great first instance of illustrating Elizabethan attitudes to it. The courting between Petruchio and Katherina is very differently than typical courting that couples would participate in. Petruchio prefers
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the young sharp tongued shrew and Petruchio a clever fortune seeking man who is a minor image of his wife Kate. Whereas Kate is known in the town of Padua as being a mean shrew to everyone‚ her husband Petruchio however acts one way in front of everyone but acts differently to his wife Kate. For instance starving her and denning her any sleep since they got to his house from their wedding. In addition to beating his servant Grumio and Kate defending him. Petruchios behavior on the other hand is far
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the praises of wifely submission. “Thy husband is thy Lord‚ thy life‚ thy keeper‚ thy head‚ thy sovereign” is a prime example of the disturbing brainwashing Petruchio has carried out on her. This humbled ‘Kate’ is a far cry from the feisty Katharina we are first greeted by in Act 2‚ where she exchanges a vicious battle of words with Petruchio; “Asses are made to bear and so are you”. This phrase in itself shows that she is fearless‚ and defies her society’s conventions‚ cursing at strangers; a sad
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subverted throughout the play in many relationship including Petruchio and Katherina‚ Bianca and Lucentio‚ and Baptista and Katherina. The theme of power is used in the Relationship of Petruchio and Katherina. It is used because‚ around the time that this play takes place; the men had more power over the women. This is shown in many ways throughout The Taming of the Shrew‚ one of which is during Petruchio and Katherina’s conversation. “Petruchio: Good Lord‚ how bright and goodly shines the moon! Katherina:
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off to marry a wealthy widow instead. Hortensio is also a friend of Petruchio’s and is the character who actually introduces Petruchio to Katherina. Hortensio and Petruchio are very similar‚ they both want to marry someone wealthy (they are gold-diggers)‚ and their wives both are disobedient and shrew like towards their husbands. Both try to tame their wives and while Petruchio ends up successfully taming Katherina‚ Hortensio ends up with a dominating wife. Hortensio’s search for a wealthy wife is understandable
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pursued by a courtier named Petruchio‚ a greedy man whose only love is money. Despite Katherine’s disagreeable character‚ Petruchio aims to win her hand in marriage in order to lay hold of the considerable fortune that is Katherine’s dowry. In the midst of this conflict‚ Katherine’s‚ personality is bombarded by the formidable will of Petruchio. After being forced to marry the man‚ Kate finds herself being tortured with the cruel and ridiculous behavior in which Petruchio treats her. It is not until
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of the Shrew‚ hinges on the marriage of Katherine and Petruchio. Over the course of the play‚ there is significant tension between Petruchio and Katherine’s relationship develops from one of disagreement and verbal sparring to one of peace and balance. When Katherine and Petruchio first get married‚ they both feel that they don’t have anything in common. Petruchio is in the marriage for the money and Katherine has been chosen to marry Petruchio against her own wishes. However‚ they both seem to possess
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rights‚ Hell‚ not even what they worked so hard to achieve they got to keep‚ they were slaves and only time would change this. Petruchio did not give a single thought about Katherine in the play‚ all he wanted was a tamed wife‚ nothing else because she is a slave. Nowadays women are perfect‚ they are the backbone of our race‚ and they are great and are a match to men. Petruchio actually cares about Katherine once he realizes how great she is in the movie and what she is capable of. The play is about
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The reading of Kate’s final speech is quite complicated because there are many different version of it that could be completely reasonable. There is no general agreement about whether it satirizes societal treatment of women or whether Kate and Petruchio were conspiring together or whether Kate was completely brainwashed by her abusive husband. However‚ in the end of all productions‚ Kate seems to have been tamed in some way‚ whether it be farce or unfortunate truth. Although there may be different
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Shakespeare’s play‚ ’The Taming Of The Shrew’‚ Katherina Minola starts off as a rebellious and unorthodox character (especially when compared to her pure sister Bianca)‚ but ends up evolving from a stubborn shrew into a loyal and obedient wife to Petruchio. Shakespeare uses the plot as well as numerous other techniques such as metaphor‚ symbolism and tone to establish the transformation of Katherina to show the audience the impact that love can have on one’s personality and human spirit. By the end
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