and Contrast Essay The couples in Taming of the Shrew all have various personalities. They all can be determined in different ways‚ through actions and emotions. Katherine and Petruchio are both similar when it comes to being dimwitted and arrogant which brings them both together emotionally. Katherine and Petruchio are both very different beings‚ yet also the same. They have different views of life and intentions but the way they express it is mutual. Comparing them is quite easy; because Katherine
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signified by the drawing of the curtains. In Act l Scene ll‚ Petruchio and Grumio share a comedic misinterpretation outside of Hortensio’s house. I decided to keep within the era‚ but change the physical environment‚ from Padua to the city of Venice‚ as it held great meaning to me‚ while still honouring the classical Shakespearean setting. The change to Venice would mean that Hortensio’s house would be situated on the water‚ and Petruchio and Gremio would be travelling upon the water in a gondola prop
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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 Bianca. He becomes an even greater shrew and madman in her eyes (and of those around him) in order to tame her. Petruchio carries her away‚ throws her in the mud‚ starves her‚ and forces her to wear rags in order to create a dignified obedient woman. Petruchio is in constant search for a kiss from Kate‚ and eventually
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role with Tranio: Bianca shows respect for Lucentio as he cherishes her and treats her with kindness. However‚ Bianca fails to complete her role as an ideal wife by obeying her husband. however Petruchio and his servant‚ Grumio‚ have a much different relationship. Grumio often disobeys his master‚ while Petruchio insults and even beats him. These roles are echoed in Petruchio’s relationship with Katherine. Shakespeare uses Lucentio and Tranio’s relationship in the play as an ideal for both the master
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even talked down other wives for not being good wives. What happened was she had got married to Petruchio. Who married her for the high downey placed on her. This was set up by a suitor of Bianca‚ Lucentio‚ who poses as a tutor‚ but has little else to do with her change. She did not immediately fall for Petruchio‚ she fought him and even had to be tricked to go through with the marriage. Slowly Petruchio taught her how to act‚ through withholding food and clothing and ill treatment‚ and even some clever
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Shakespeare’s ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ is about two men‚ Grumio and Hortensio‚ who wish to marry Bianca‚ A gorgeous‚ young woman. However‚ she is not allowed to marry until her hot tempered older sister Katherina has found a husband. A man named Petruchio decides to take upon the challenge of ‘taming’ her to be a loyal and obedient wife. There are two main themes in ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ which are gender roles and also Marriage. The gender roles shown are stereotypically how woman and men should behave
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characters Kate and Petruchio. It is expressed that gender roles result in violence toward the woman‚ and a lack of liberty for her. Gender roles are harmful to relationships as they can cause the use of violence and harassment toward
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it to be of mutual love where both the male and female transform each other for the better. In the play‚ Petruchio takes this role but he doesn’t brutally tame Katherina‚ but rather tenderly teaches her in order to liberate her from her shrewish mindset. Petruchio begins teaching Katherina immediately on her wedding day where he proudly walks in late for his own wedding dressed ‘why Petruchio is coming in a new hat and an old jerkin‚ a pair of old breeches thrice turned‚ a pair of boots that have
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Katherine is a perfect character that displays both chacteristics of this play being an anti-romantic. Katherine is a very troubled person in this play‚ she is as they call the “shrew”. Calling her the shrew just shows the very prominent sexist ideals in this play I think making it very unromantic‚ men do not like her because she speaks her mind and it very independent unlike her calm and beautiful sister Bianca. In the time that this play was popular it was a normal thing to find women like Katherine
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The first form of archetypal theory that will be expressed on is the character archetypes found throughout the story. Petruchio is a gentleman from Verona. Very loud‚ eccentric‚ and frequently drunk‚ he has arrived in Padua looking for love. All he wishes for is a woman with an enormous dowry. The Jungian character archetype chose to describe Petruchio is the Hero. Petruchio is considered a Hero because of his ways to woo and tame the shrew‚ thus making Bianca available to marry. Before even meeting
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