Women In Taming Of The Shrew

The hand of a women is the goal of many characters in Taming of the Shrew. However, the reason for this goal is different for each. For some, such as Petruchio, a dowry is the driving force to obtain a woman, while others, such as Lucentio, search for a strong love in the outstretched hand of a female. Even though modern-day romance is all about love, in Taming of the Shrew, we can see how money is put on the same pedestal of importance. Lucentio proclaims, “O Tranio, till I found it to be true, I never thought it possible or likely. But see! while idly I stood looking on, I found the effect of love in idleness; And now in plainness do confess to thee, That art to me as secret and as dear As Anna to the Queen of Carthage was- Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish, Tranio, If I achieve not this young modest girl” (1, 1, 440-448). Lucentio’s love for Bianca is so fierce, that if he were not to wed her, he would perish. This is a significant example of how love is represented in the Taming of the Shrew. However, the willing-to-die-for-you mindset that Lucentio has for Bianca is in stark contrast to the love Baptista feels for his daughters. While some may argue that Baptista feels no love
It can gag emotions, silence the humanity in someone, and ruin lives. Petruchio claims to find great happiness in the tangible equalivent of greed- money. “I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua” (1, 2, 75-76). Petruchio has come to marry for profit. where there is money, he must pounce on it like a wasp onto an unsuspecting child. Petruchio cares only for a dowry and a golden badge claiming that he tamed “The Almighty Kate.” In Taming of the Shrew, where the characters find happiness can be represented as a line, with extreme love being at one end, and greed at the other. Lucentio would sit at the love end, but Petruchio would reign king on the opposite