Meghan Healey Rebekah Greene ENG 251-0001 6 April 2011 Disguise and Trickery in The Taming of the Shrew Disguise plays a fundamental role in the sixteenth century play William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The characters disguise themselves not only through physical costumes‚ but also by masking their feelings and emotions”. The masking of feelings is much more effective than any form of physical costume‚ because a costume is merely another layer of clothing. The man under the
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individual. Her obnoxious over the top behavior often captures the attention of all the people around her‚ most of the time not in the most positive manner. Katherina’s looks and personality are portrayed differently in each version of the Taming of The Shrew we’ve been exposed to. Apart from the differences in each of these versions‚ there are also many similarities. The three different versions have many similarities One major similarity in all three is the portrayal of Katherine’s personality
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Comedy Conventions Shakespearean plays are often seen as sad or depressing. In "The Taming of the Shrew‚" Shakespeare takes a somewhat sad topic of a man marrying off his daughters and makes it quite humorous. "The Taming of the Shrew" is about a man named Baptista‚ who has two daughters‚ one who is very loud and vicious named Katerina‚ and another sweet‚ sincere daughter named Bianca. Baptista makes a rule in his house that Bianca may not get married until Kate does‚ therefore a man sets up
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The Taming of the Shrew Some would agree that since the first chronicle of time‚ men have felt‚ in fact embraced their illusion of dominance over their women. This is distinguished constantly throughout history in many forms; through spoken word‚ imagery‚ and literature. The character Petruccio‚ from William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew‚ is one such example. As referred to in his soliloquy at the end of Act IV scene I‚ Petruccio speaks on his method towards taming young Katherine into
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The Taming of the Shrew: Kate’s Soliloquy Kate’s soliloquy bring about a joyous conclusion to The Taming of the Shrew. The audience leaves the theatre with a pleasant feeling‚ glad that such a shrew could be tamed so well. Kate herself realised the error of her ways‚ making the men feel confident while making the women feel safe. Moreover‚ the audience found the speech to be very sound and sensible‚ as the views expressed in the play were extremely popular at that point in time. Kate
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During the play The Taming of The Shrew Katherine’s behavior attributes the struggles of being a victim of problems. The way she copes is allowing herself to be easily influenced by her father‚ manipulated by Petruchio. The possibility of a mental illness hinders her to be submissive when women shouldn’t be submissive to their husbands. Katherine from the play The Taming of The Shrew is embodying all of the traits of a feminist but consequently in the play the traits of being a feminist aren’t important
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Compare and Contrast Essay “William Shakespeare vs Franco Zeffirelli: Who Did it Better?” “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare‚ is a very notorious play that has been rewritten and turned into multiple Hollywood films. One very popular version of the famous play is the movie directed by Mr. Franco Zeffirelli. Although most think that this version is the most accurate representation of the original play‚ there are still many distinct differences. One of these key differences can
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Compare 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
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KATHERINE (THE TAMING OF THE SHREW) From the shrew to the obedient wife Katherine is one of the main characters in The Taming of the Shrew‚ one of the earlier comedies of William Shakespeare‚ which was “probably penned in 1593 or 1594” (Wikipedia: 2007). Her role in it is essential since‚ together with Petruchio‚ she is the protagonist of this play. Katherine is not a plain character; she suffers a process of transformation through the play. In the beginning‚ we have a woman who does not allow
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The Taming of a Shrew is the alternate ending for The Taming of the Shrew. They both have similar concepts‚ but we find the major difference in Kate’s speech at the end. The ending of both plays bring about a satisfying feeling that a shrew‚ even so bad as Kate‚ could be tamed. She realises the faults of her ways and goes on to explain‚ differently in both‚ why women should be tamed. In the original The Taming of the Shrew‚ “Katherine explains the relationship of husband and wife by analogy to
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