Examples Of Misogyny In Taming Of The Shrew

“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.” ― William Shakespeare, this is one of the most well-known quotes from his played called Taming of the Shrew. Taming of the Shrew is about a man named Lucentio falling in love with Bianca. Her father wouldn’t let them marry until the older daughter Katherine is married. A man named Petruchio takes on the challenge to tame Katherine and marry her. The play is by the famous writer William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. This play shows misogyny because of how Petruchio treats Katherine throughout the play until she is finally tamed.

Christopher Sly (the drunken bum) is told that he is a lord and has a wife. “‘...Servants, leave me and her alone. Madam, undress you and come now to bed’” (In.2.99-100). Sly has only barely found out that he has a wife (even though it isn’t true and he is being treated like a lord as a huge prank) and already he expects the ‘woman’ (actually a disguised male servant) to jump into bed with him. Many of the men in this story expect the women to do what they are
Why did I come here if not for that? Do you think a little burst of noise can intimidate me—I, who have heard lions roar? I, who have survived storms at sea where the winds raged like wild animals? I, who have heard the rumble of guns in battle—and thunder in the sky (heaven’s version of artillery).(1.2 170-176) Petruchio is only there for the money and he showing how he so manly and he can handle any woman. Petruchio accepted the challenge of taming the shrew, so the rest of the play will be about how he tries to tame the shrew. Petruchio doesn't about falling in love with Katherine, he justing going to marry her for the money regardless of how Katherine feels about it. Petruchio shows this same unacknowledgement of the feeling of Katherine continues thought the play leading to her