The comedic play entitled “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare‚ is an antifeminist story of how a man named Petruchio tames his wife Katherine Minola into submission. There are many aspects of this play that appear to be sexist toward women; parts pertaining to the organization of marriage‚ the taming of a woman‚ and the social disapproval of a woman refuting something with a man. Though sexist‚ when Shakespeare wrote the play‚ the aspects of the play that are considered unacceptable
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12.2.12 Taming of the Shrew Paper Gender roles have normally been dominated by men‚ with women unwillingly submitting to them. In William Shakespeare’s‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ this idea is presented with the characters Kate and Petruchio. Kate brings about a new attitude of women becoming dominant that is not accepted by Petruchio or the rest of society. Without any support to help her‚ Kate is unable to keep her own character and conforms to be an obedient wife. In the play Taming of the Shrew
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Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare emphasizes a point‚ that women are superior to men by making fun of the marriage system and society during his time‚ in his satire play “Taming of the Shrew.” William Shakespeare’s satire play “Taming of the Shrew” is really about the corrupt ideas of marriage. First of all‚ Shakespeare defends women by making Petruchio as abusive of a character as possible towards his soon to be wife‚ Katherine‚ making the readers feel somewhat sympathetic towards her aside
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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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In this comedy‚ The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare‚ the author hides his opinion of a controversial issue in this framed story of a play presented to a foolish drunkard. Although the entire play is a trick on an unknowing man and many vices present themselves‚ one man still exhibits the virtuous qualities of a saint. Hortensio best illustrates the qualities of a saint by warning Petruccio‚ recognizing and rejecting sin‚ and marrying a widow. Hortensio first exhibits his saintly nature
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In the beginning of "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ some say Shakespeare portrays Katherina as a very shrewish figure. Others may argue that she is not shrewish but just a very strong willed person. At the end of the play some people say she is transformed into a very kind and gentle person‚ while again others will argue that she is not "tamed" but just putting on an act to "show up" her younger sister Bianca‚ whom has always been more beautiful and charming. Kate is "like a wasp‚ like a foal‚ like
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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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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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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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The “Taming of the Shrew”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ was a controversial play when it was first performed and it is more so today. However‚ the intent for how the play was to be perceived as humorous. During the time period it was written‚ both the rich and poor saw plays. There had to be something that could relate to both classes and not cause offense to any group in order for a successful play. Shakespeare had to find a perfect balance‚ and he did so by creating the funny love story by
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