as household Kates.” -Petruchio All that Taming Of The Shrew screams to its viewers‚ is the misogyny of Elizabethan times and the bitter resentment the church had for women.“It’s the story of a ‘shrewish’ woman who is roughly subjected nd forced by her husband‚ It cannot fail to be controversial‚ and often disturbing. The Taming of the Shrew has been considered a view of the trials of marriage‚ a love story or ‘chick flick’ (Females Movie)‚ a historical act on the treatment of women and a sexist portrayal
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In this comedy‚ The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare‚ the author hides his opinion of a controversial issue in this framed story of a play presented to a foolish drunkard. Although the entire play is a trick on an unknowing man and many vices present themselves‚ one man still exhibits the virtuous qualities of a saint. Hortensio best illustrates the qualities of a saint by warning Petruccio‚ recognizing and rejecting sin‚ and marrying a widow. Hortensio first exhibits his saintly nature
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is a controversial play that arouses a debate over if Katherine being truly tamed or not. A man named Petruchio marries Katherine‚ who is dubbed a shrew because she gets easily rankled by people. When Petruchio first meets. It was crucial for her to be tamed because she isn’t what a wife actually is at that specific time period. He tames her to enhance her personality. Katherine tells what a true wife is at her sister’s wedding banquet. His job becomes
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Shakespeare’s play write‚ Taming of the Shrew‚ for some say Bianca Minola’s flawless front covers her inner fiend. However‚ most feel that her physical beauty as well as her ideal attitude makes Bianca the picturesque wife. Although the standards for women in Elizabethan England were incredibly hard to live up to‚ Bianca manages the task masterfully. Bringing society’s high expectations to life‚ she is a role model for all women
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Taming of the Shrew is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s. It takes place in the city of Padua‚ presumably during the Italian Renaissance. The major conflict of the play is ‘taming’ a hot-headed woman named Katherine and to overcome the rule her father holds on his two daughters where the eldest marries first. The script brings up a lot of attention in the feminist theory. But‚ Shakespeare’s play reflects on the archetypes of characters‚ situations‚ and symbols. These
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history‚ as well as in modern times‚ women have been oppressed and portrayed as “lesser” than men. This was undoubtedly the case in William Shakespeare’s time‚ as well as in his play The Taming of the Shrew. Throughout the play‚ Katherina‚ the daughter of a rich gentleman‚ is referred to as a commodity and is the “shrew” referenced in the title. However‚ Katherina has many admirable qualities‚ such as being intelligent‚ reasonable‚ and modest. The one of many admirable qualities Katherina has is intelligence
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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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William Shakespeare’s original work of “The Taming of the Shrew‚” Fletcher who responded to Shakespeare’s work which depicted women by making them powerless and victims to deception and manipulation caused by men. John fetcher wrote a response to Shakespeare work switching the roles of power‚ Fletcher decided to give woman a voice in his play. Fletcher who made women manipulate the system to break boundaries which had been set in The Taming of the Shrew. This paper will examine how women manipulated
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Caitlin Failla Period 6 May 13‚ 2013 The theme of The Taming of the Shrew is that social roles affect individual happiness. This is because every person in this play has his or her own kind of social role. These roles come with how characters should be treated and their expectations of how they should act. Social positions are defined by age‚ gender‚ wealth‚ education and‚ where they are brought up. These so called rules are made by friends‚ family and‚ lastly society. So‚ in the beginning
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The hand of a women is the goal of many characters in Taming of the Shrew. However‚ the reason for this goal is different for each. For some‚ such as Petruchio‚ a dowry is the driving force to obtain a woman‚ while others‚ such as Lucentio‚ search for a strong love in the outstretched hand of a female. Even though modern-day romance is all about love‚ in Taming of the Shrew‚ we can see how money is put on the same pedestal of importance. Lucentio proclaims‚ “O Tranio‚ till I found it to be true
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