help them. While watching The Taming Of The Shrew written by Shakespeare (1594) and made into a movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli (1967)‚ the main character Kate‚ played by Elizabeth Taylor‚ not married and the little sister‚ Bianca‚ can’t date/marry anyone before her sister is set up. So what do these men do‚ they make a bet. Petruchio can’t get the money or the property without getting Kate‚ so he makes it a “goal” to change her into an obedient wife‚ and buys her love. While watching this movie
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In Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’‚ women are shown to be objectified and subservient to men‚ conforming to the accepted gender roles that are expected of them. Patriarchal views of femininity support the authority of men in society‚ as well as subjugation and subordination of women. Yet through the story Shakespeare subtly presents a relationship which is built upon trust‚ involving two intelligent characters who come to appreciate one another. Which can be supported by the view of later
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Taming of the Shrew is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s. It takes place in the city of Padua‚ presumably during the Italian Renaissance. The major conflict of the play is ‘taming’ a hot-headed woman named Katherine and to overcome the rule her father holds on his two daughters where the eldest marries first. The script brings up a lot of attention in the feminist theory. But‚ Shakespeare’s play reflects on the archetypes of characters‚ situations‚ and symbols. These
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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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The Taming of the Shrew In the story‚ “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare‚ exists a character named Katherine who lives in Padua. She is quickly adapted as an impolite and ill-behaved young woman. Their father won’t let her younger sister‚ Bianca‚ get married until Katherine does first. Her stubbornness and negative attitude makes it nearly impossible to stay in that kind of a relationship. However‚ Bianca is a much more likable person who have multiple men waiting to marry her
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William Shakespeare was a man ahead of his time‚ in his words‚ in his actions and in his notions‚ including his stance on feminism. His play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ demonstrates his views on women and the views of the male-dominant Italian society. Even though Katherine and Bianca live in a society dominated by men‚ they are still successful in retaining their independence as women. The sisters are able to remain independent from their father‚ their husbands and the men around them who all are
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The play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is about a guy name Lucentio who is wooed by Bianca at first sight. Hortensio is also wooed by Bianca‚ but they both soon realize that Bianca’s father Baptista has a rule that is that Bianca can not get married until Katherine does. Katherine is Bianca’s sister who is a shrew‚ Hortensio finds Petruchio who is willing to marry Katherine because of her money. Hortensio soon realizes that Bianca does not like him‚ so he moves on. Petruchio and
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KPA: Taming of the Shrew In the play Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare includes several appeals of pathos‚ ethos and logos. In the last passage of the book‚ Katharina speaks out to all of the characters with a speech. Katharina describes how she has changed into a person who looks to her husband as her lord‚ her care taker. The characters who listened to her speech seemed impressed on how she has finally changed her rude attitude and how she obeys her husband
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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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The comical play Taming the of the Shrew written by the renowned Shakespeare is the epitome of male dominance and the direct and indirect disparaging of females in a modern perspective. Many literature scholars argue that this is normal for women in the 1590s‚ but that does mean this play is not misogynistic. It ranges from the way the men try to woo Katherina and Bianca‚ to the way Kate is treated by her husband‚ Petruchio. Many also argue that this does not reflect Shakespeare’s view on women‚
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