To what extent is Petruchio’s “taming” of Kate comic? It could be seen that it is a valid interpretation that Petruchio’s methods of "taming" Kate are comic. Petruchio’s methods of "taming" Kate may have been appropriate comedy material for the 16th Century audience‚ but most modern audiences find Petruchio’s "taming" methods to be neither amusing nor acceptable. A contemporary audience would have found Kate being "tamed" humerous. However‚ Kate adapts and gains power in society where she is oppressed
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Taming of the Shrew 								 		 Illusion vs. Reality 	As a passing traveler in Padua‚ one could easily make superficial assumptions about the inhabitants. On the surface‚ Katherina seems like a vicious tiger that is angry at the entire world. Petruchio first appears like the type of man that anybody would like to have as a friend. At first glance‚ Bianca seems like a heavenly vision of beauty that any man would be lucky to have for
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The relationships between servants and masters closely reflect the gender relationships in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Lucentio and Tranio’s relationship as master and servant is an ideal of the Renaissance era. Tranio risks taking the place of his master because of his love for him and Lucentio always treats him with kindness and respect‚ almost like an equal. Lucentio’s relationship with Bianca reflects his role with Tranio: Bianca shows respect for Lucentio as he cherishes her and
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explain the continued fascination with Katherina in ’The Taming of the Shrew’ Audiences continue to be fascinated and relate with Katherina because of the struggles she faces with not fitting into a very concise‚ social mould. There’s no denying that The Taming of the Shrew is patriarchy at its worst. Shakespeare presents to the audience Katherina - an intelligent‚ highly stubborn woman who is willing to challenge the sexist patriarchal ideologies of the 16th century. She is subjected to many
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a result of Shakespeare’s authentic characters‚ the relationship between Katherina and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew is utterly realistic. It shows every bit of the forever living concepts of sibling rivalry such as jealousy‚ envy and hate. One of the ways that the sisters’ rivalry is explained is the constant humiliation that Baptista‚ their father‚ causes in public. Gentlemen‚ importune me no farther‚ For how I firmly am resolved you know; That is‚ not to bestow my youngest daughter Before
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the gate * Merchants shock ‘’ay sir so his mother says if I may believer her * Vincentio’s worry ‘’O he hath murdered his master * Tranio’s exaggeration ‘’sir‚ what are you that offer to beat MY servent’’ In act 5 Scene 1 of Taming of the shrew comedy is created in Shakespeare’s usual way; through confusion and deception. The characters creating the most comical responses for the audience are the merchant‚ Vincentio and Petruchio who I will direct to over exaggerate their body language
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LucentioJason ● Jerry: ok‚ everybody welcome to Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Today we will show you the argument between a shrew and a lady. And let me show you our strong and handsome security. ● Security: welcome everyone! I will try my best to cut off the shrew and the lady during the argument between them. Everyone knows that no matter the shrew or the lady‚ when they are angry‚ it is very dangerous. ● Katherine: today I will tell all of you the acridity
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In Shakespeare’s comedies The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummers Night Dream‚ both fathers can be overlooked due to their few occurrences‚ but are pivotal to the storyline. In the fathers’ pursuits to find favorable suitors for their daughters‚ their inattentiveness leads to the daughters choosing the men they want to marry. Bianca’s father‚ Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew is consumed with finding a suitor for his eldest daughter Katherine before Bianca‚ distracting him from Bianca’s communication
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Katherine is the main character in the movie Taming of the Shrew‚ she starts out as the shrew suggested by the title‚ but is not at the end of the movie. What causes her change is a psychological happening more than a physical happening. At the beginning of the story she is the very definition of a shrew‚ a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant‚ (from dictionary.com). This was the case because she was jealous of her sister‚ who was more beautiful and sought after by suitors than she‚ this
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Shakespeare’s play ‘taming of the shrew’.” ‘Ten things I hate about you’ (ten things) is a movie‚ which was released in 1999. It is meant to be an appropriation of shakspeares play ‘taming of the shrew’. But my question is‚ has it done so successfully? Even though he directors of ’10 things’ have changed a significant amount of the play‚ the main story line has been preserved‚. there are obvious similarities between the two texts. For instance in the taming of the shrew‚ Lucentio wishes to
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