‘It is impossible for a modern audience to feel comfortable with ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. With close reference to Shakespeare’s presentation of Katherina comic conventions‚ and having the above question in mind‚ write about your response to the ending of the play. It is often thought that ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (ToTS) is not suitable for modern audiences and that they would not enjoy it as a viewer. This is an obvious interpretation for a modern audience because of social conventions within
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that time‚ women were not allowed to choose their future husbands‚ they were expected to stay at home at all times; pleasing‚ making dinner for their husbands. If women did not meet these expectations‚ they would be tamed. In the play‚ The taming of the shrew‚ Kate does not meet these expectations and thus had to get tamed by someone‚ in this case it was Petruchio. But‚ does she really get tamed ? Through the unpacking of Kate’s final speech‚ the exaggeration of Kate’s loyalty to Petruchio‚ and the
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The Taming of the Shrew The transformation of the aggressively ill-tempered Katharine into a trophy wife has made Shakespeare’s romantic comedy one of his most controversial works. Modern audiences in particular have found fault with this story due to the social injustices that it contains. Despite the controversy‚ William Shakespeare’s enduring play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ makes a statement on the influence that social roles have on individual fulfillment. It demonstrates the different restraints
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character? Provide all of the information that you know about them from the entire play. My character is Petruchio. Petruchio’s character has two sides. On the surface‚ he appears to be rough‚ noisy and someone who does not care about Katherina‚ as long as she is wealthy. However‚ this is not the main reason he marries Katherina (Petruchio is also wealthy‚ he has many servants).The main reason is to accept the challenge of capturing Katherina as well as taming her. After marrying Katherina‚ Petruchio
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In the play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ by William Shakespeare‚ there is a recurring theme of people hiding their real identity. First‚ there are cases of deception‚ such as Tranio pretending to be Lucentio‚ Lucentio pretending to be a Latin tutor‚ Hortensio pretending to be a music tutor. More complex than these obvious examples of deception are Shakespeare’s clever uses of psychological masks. Several characters in the play take on roles that do not agree with their personalities. The psychological
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The Taming of the Shrew Keeping within the imaginative boundaries of human life‚ without becoming overly outlandish‚ the comedy demonstrated in the play was often sardonic‚ lighthearted‚ and always entertaining. The comedy revolves around a group of men and the conflict that ensues between them in the battle to win the heart of a wealthy man’s beautiful and gentle daughter‚ Bianca. These men disguise themselves‚ assume false occupations‚ and even hire others to deceive and charm young
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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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their voice. Katherine is given the stage at the end of the play and has many lines to which she addresses the other characters and the audience. However‚ we cannot decipher with whose voice she is talking. It seems as though Shakespeare is doing many things at once. He is elevating the modern woman within the confounds of entertainment‚ and after all‚ this is a play for the benefit of Christopher Sly. In addition to this he is acknowledging the role of the men in Katherine’s life. The neglectful manner
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Katherine (Kate the shrew): Katherine (Kate the shrew) is the central character of the play. As the older and shrewish sister‚ Kate must wed a man before her sister Bianca‚ so that the sought-after Bianca is allowed to do so. Their father Baptista’s decree states that she must find a suitor or else her sister may not marry. She is loud‚ harsh and violent. Petruchio (of Verona): Petruchio is the man who agreed to woo Kate so that he may gain her large dowry and help his friend‚ Hortensio‚ marry
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I have heard this comparison many times‚ and‚ because I had such a wonderful English teacher in high school‚ years ago‚ after reading Shakespeare’s Taming Of The Shrew‚ we watched 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). Firstly‚ the character lists deserve mention: in Shakespeare’s Taming Of The Shrew‚ "the shrew" refers to Katherine‚ and‚ in the film‚ "the shrew" corresponds to Katarina (or ’Kat’); in the play‚ the "tamer of the shrew" refers to Petruccio‚ while the "tamer" in the film corresponds to
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