Addie Norgaard English 6° Mr. Miller 5/13/13 Fulfilling Expectations Many lives are ruled by a need to fit in and conform to the ideals of society. William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew centers around the two sisters‚ Bianca and Katherine and their marriages. Kate‚ an unpleasant and undesirable woman‚ unwillingly marries Petruchio who attempts to tame her. Bianca is the ideal woman who is pursued by many men. The play was written in 1590 and set in Italy‚ when submission and obedience were
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The book The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare portrayed the different types of love between men and women showed by the two main relationships in the story. We have the relationship between Katherine and Petruchio and the relationship between Lucentio and Bianca. The structure for each of the two relationships were built on two different nature of love. Based on how the story ends‚ we could agree that Shakespeare did the right thing by trying to show us that the relationship built solely based
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play‚ The Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare has shown issues connected with marriage and male and female relationships by showing how some relationships have love whereas other relationships do not have love and have one partner controlling the other partner. This is much like the main two characters in The Taming of the Shrew who are Katharina and Petruchio. There is not much love between them and Petruchio just tries to “tame” Katharina‚ hence the name and Katharina being the shrew. In the induction
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In Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew the principal character‚ the independent and outspoken Kate is faced with the strenuous predicament of dealing with the patriarchal sexism of her society; she is labeled a ‘shrew’ and treated as a second to her sister‚ who fits the stereotype of the demure and obedient woman of the Elizabethan era. Throughout the play Kate is objectified in many manners by the male characters of the play. While Petruchio is not characterized as a violent man‚ he still embodies
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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 the taming of a Shrew whom is named Katherine. She is a rude and nasty person as everyone
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“The Taming of the Shrew” ‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Three men want to marry the youngest daughter‚ named Bianca‚ of a man named Baptista. However‚ Bianca can not be married until the older daughter Katherine is married. Katherine has the mouth of a sailor (to put it lightly) and is vicious with it. She is also very violent. However‚ Hortencio (one of Bianca’s suitors) convinced his drunk‚ violent‚ and poor friend Petruchio to marry Katherine‚ for the dowry that Baptista would provide. I am
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institution The famous play “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare consists of a funny and interesting plot that must have challenged Shakespeare’s contemporaries’ way of thinking. We are presented with a number of different themes‚ such as gender roles‚ the power of language‚ female submissiveness and the economic aspects of marriage. The following text is an elaboration and reflection on the latter. The story of «The Taming of the Shrew» revolves around a young man‚ Petruchio
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baby You don’t know how incredibly happy you make me. I have fallen head over heels for you. you are everything I could possibly want and more. Words can’t even begin to explain the way you make me feel‚ you are my other half. you are what I think about every night before I go to sleep‚ and the first thing on my mind when I wake up in the morning. I get the most amazing feeling every time I’m talking to you‚ and you take my breath away every moment we’re talking. They say there’s no such thing as perfect
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for going against her prescribed social role. Her only option is to change; she must submit completely to men‚ accept her inferior role‚ and relinquish her opinion if it contradicts her husband’s. William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew illustrates the consequences brought on women who went against their social roles and suggests that women must be submissive in order to obtain respect among men. 16-century women were prescribed stringent social roles. Women were expected to obey and respect
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devices work to develop the plot in Taming of the Shrew as they tie together literary elements and help decode some of the confusion within the play; without comedic devices‚ the play would seem far too serious and not make sense to new Shakespearean readers. Shakespeare is one of the world’s most renowned writers‚ his poetry‚ plays‚ and stories are read and used to study all over the world. The play I have been studying recently is named by “Taming of the Shrew” this is the story of a selfish and
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