Theme Of Patriarchy In Taming Of The Shrew
In an ideal world both men and woman would receive the same pay,offers and jobs. But that's not the case, women are paid less and are given less opportunities than men. In the play “Taming of the Shrew” author William Shakespeare portrays patriarchy to show male dominance in the play. Although Kate fights for power of equality, Shakespeare makes a relationship that one is dominant over the other, implying a male dominant society. Petruchio's goal is too woo Kate but that goal is also driven by the money that Baptista has promised to give if he is successful. “After my death, the one half of my lands,/ and, in possession, twenty thousands crowns”.(Shakespeare 2.1. 128-129). It only proves that shakespeare wrote Petruchio as a man driven by
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In “Taming of the Shrew” Petruchio shows us this by using treating Kate like a falcon and tamed her like you would a falcon. He does this by starving her and depraving her from sleep. “My falcon now is sharp and passing empty/ and till she is stoop, she must not be full gorged/ For then she never looks upon her lure”(Shakespeare 4.1. 190-192). Petruchio says as he enters meaning that kate is now sharp and passes hungry until she stops being a shrew she will not be fully fed. Shakespeare does this to show how women with an opinion were treated in his time. From here on after Petruchio holds Kate in his house as though she is kidnapped. We see that petruchio arrives with a tray full of meats and even though Kate is starving he won't until she is grateful .”The poorest service is paid with thanks/ And so shall mine before you touch the meat”.(Shakespeare 4.3. 47-48) we can assume shakespeare does this to show how Petruchio has dominance over the relationship. “Her surrender and obedience signify her emotional bondage as a survival strategy”.(Detmer 144). Moreover Detmer uses this to show how the only way kate survives is to comply with what petruchio says. In the society of back then they believed that their ways were right but as a matter of fact it was just the patriarchal
In “Taming of the Shrew” Petruchio shows us this by using treating Kate like a falcon and tamed her like you would a falcon. He does this by starving her and depraving her from sleep. “My falcon now is sharp and passing empty/ and till she is stoop, she must not be full gorged/ For then she never looks upon her lure”(Shakespeare 4.1. 190-192). Petruchio says as he enters meaning that kate is now sharp and passes hungry until she stops being a shrew she will not be fully fed. Shakespeare does this to show how women with an opinion were treated in his time. From here on after Petruchio holds Kate in his house as though she is kidnapped. We see that petruchio arrives with a tray full of meats and even though Kate is starving he won't until she is grateful .”The poorest service is paid with thanks/ And so shall mine before you touch the meat”.(Shakespeare 4.3. 47-48) we can assume shakespeare does this to show how Petruchio has dominance over the relationship. “Her surrender and obedience signify her emotional bondage as a survival strategy”.(Detmer 144). Moreover Detmer uses this to show how the only way kate survives is to comply with what petruchio says. In the society of back then they believed that their ways were right but as a matter of fact it was just the patriarchal