The Taming of the Shrew: Kate’s Soliloquy Kate’s soliloquy bring about a joyous conclusion to The Taming of the Shrew. The audience leaves the theatre with a pleasant feeling‚ glad that such a shrew could be tamed so well. Kate herself realised the error of her ways‚ making the men feel confident while making the women feel safe. Moreover‚ the audience found the speech to be very sound and sensible‚ as the views expressed in the play were extremely popular at that point in time. Kate
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Women are equal to men. Doesn’t it balance out? Unfortunately in society‚ they aren’t treated that way. One example of this is in the play ’Taming of the Shrew’ as it displays women as the lesser sex‚ with male lead Petruchio placing a bet on his ability to ’tame’ Katherine‚ a mean bat‚ but also his future wife. Pretty Pakistani dresses and their female designers are hidden behind a label. Girls are told from the get go that a perfect wife is one whom listens to her husband‚ raises the kids‚ cleans
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KATHERINE (THE TAMING OF THE SHREW) From the shrew to the obedient wife Katherine is one of the main characters in The Taming of the Shrew‚ one of the earlier comedies of William Shakespeare‚ which was “probably penned in 1593 or 1594” (Wikipedia: 2007). Her role in it is essential since‚ together with Petruchio‚ she is the protagonist of this play. Katherine is not a plain character; she suffers a process of transformation through the play. In the beginning‚ we have a woman who does not allow
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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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The Taming of a Shrew is the alternate ending for The Taming of the Shrew. They both have similar concepts‚ but we find the major difference in Kate’s speech at the end. The ending of both plays bring about a satisfying feeling that a shrew‚ even so bad as Kate‚ could be tamed. She realises the faults of her ways and goes on to explain‚ differently in both‚ why women should be tamed. In the original The Taming of the Shrew‚ “Katherine explains the relationship of husband and wife by analogy to
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do these roles surface in the play? Most of the men seem to have a particular idea about how a wife should behave‚ but do their preconceptions extend to all women? How do the women react to these expectations? 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
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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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also emphasized in The Taming of the Shrew‚ with the inclusion of an acting troupe in the outer plot of the play that is involved with tricking Sly. The Lord has a player act as Sly’s wife: “Enter the PAGE as a lady‚ with attendants” (Induction.1.84.1). The player’s performance is quite convincing to the point where Sly confesses that he is sexually
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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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