wild Kate to Kate comfortable as household Kates.” -Petruchio All that Taming Of The Shrew screams to its viewers‚ is the misogyny of Elizabethan times and the bitter resentment the church had for women.“It’s the story of a ‘shrewish’ woman who is roughly subjected nd forced by her husband‚ It cannot fail to be controversial‚ and often disturbing. The Taming of the Shrew has been considered a view of the trials of marriage‚ a love story or ‘chick flick’ (Females Movie)‚ a historical act on the treatment
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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 uses his own unique cruel methods to tame her and calm her down; the use of his unique cruel method shows his intelligence and patience. However‚ he does not mean to hurt or to misuse her. Certainly‚ he is
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As a whole‚ the concept of this revised scene of The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare was to eliminate the violence and/or aggression between the characters Petruccio and Katherina in order to demonstrate a sincere love interest for each other instead of patriarchy. Therefore‚ changing the setting of the original scene held inside the Minola’s manner to a garden outside of the home was the first step in regard to accomplishing this new image. Judging from the text‚ it can be perceived
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English Nickalson Thomas Ms.Thomas Choice 2 In play by William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew”‚ the shrew Katherine had a very bad attitude on life and just about everything else. Bianca wanted to get married. She had all of the men’s hearts‚ Katherine had none. If Katherine got married then Bianca could get married. She really was a shrew who needed to be tamed. No one wanted to marry Katherine until Petruchio arrives in Padua to find a wealthy wife. He
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“10 Things I Hate About You” as well as “The Taming of the Shrew” are very similar to each other and that the “10 Things I hate about you” is based off “The Taming of the Shrew”. One similarity that I can point out right away is that at the end everything was a happy ending and everyone got there “loved one” The one difference about these two plays that are pretty obvious is that both of the play were made at different times like in the movie “10 things I hate about you” the characters are dating
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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
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How does Shakespeare present marriage in the Taming of the Shrew? In The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare is using Kate and Petruchio’s relationship to present marriage as something women should not aspire to‚ this is different to the conventions of other comedies‚ for example; in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing the two characters dislike each other but become better people through love and marriage. Apart from this ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ does seem to have many of the conventions that
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The Taming of the Shrew Kate’s only suitor and future husband‚ Petruchio is an amazing character that on the surface appears to be rough‚ noisy‚ and insensitive - a person who cares nothing for Katherine’s feelings so long as she has money. Yet‚ in the inside Petruchio’s intention is not interested for her money but the challenge of capturing her because of the reputation that she has. He manages to "kill her in her own humor" (IV.ii. 180) by taking the same physical and methods in
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history‚ as well as in modern times‚ women have been oppressed and portrayed as “lesser” than men. This was undoubtedly the case in William Shakespeare’s time‚ as well as in his play The Taming of the Shrew. Throughout the play‚ Katherina‚ the daughter of a rich gentleman‚ is referred to as a commodity and is the “shrew” referenced in the title. However‚ Katherina has many admirable qualities‚ such as being intelligent‚ reasonable‚ and modest. The one of many admirable qualities Katherina has is intelligence
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Caitlin Failla Period 6 May 13‚ 2013 The theme of The Taming of the Shrew is that social roles affect individual happiness. This is because every person in this play has his or her own kind of social role. These roles come with how characters should be treated and their expectations of how they should act. Social positions are defined by age‚ gender‚ wealth‚ education and‚ where they are brought up. These so called rules are made by friends‚ family and‚ lastly society. So‚ in the beginning
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