Petruchio In The Taming Of The Shrew '

In the play Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, many characters are reshaped and given new personality traits. Petruchio is known as being a cocky man who intends to help tame a shrewish young lady named Kate. There are many critics that believe Petruchio is solely obnoxious and a bully but through out his interactions with Kate it is shown that he truly cares about the well being of others. Of course at the beginning of Petruchio’s plan to tame a young lady he is acting off of his confidence and trying to impress those around him but this soon changes once he begins to interact with Kate. Petruchio proves that his ways have changed and he is only taming Kate to make her feel better about herself, “Petruchio uses psychological methods, not aggressive or barbaric ones, to tame Kate, which alls her to still be witty and intellectual, but also happily married, at the end of the play”(Natale,98). Petruchio truly believes that by taming Kate he is preforming a good deed and helping her accept herself in this process.

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 Pertruchio’s every word.

The relationships between servants and masters closely reflect the gender relationships in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Lucentio and Tranio's relationship as master and servant is an ideal of the Renaissance era. Tranio risks taking the place of his master because of his love for him and Lucentio always treats him with kindness and respect, almost like an equal. Lucentio's relationship with Bianca reflects his 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

Katherine Minola is a character who is pivotal to the progression of the exposition in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The dynamic Kate faces everything from being unsolicited and undesirable by men, being forced into marriage, and falling in love with someone who undoubtedly mistreats her from the beginning. Being tossed and thrown from one end of the spectrum to the other allows room for drastic change in attitude, values, and behavior. There is much evidence of a revolution of character in Baptista’s daughter and Petruchio’s wife, Katherine. Reader’s can follow the transformation of an untamable shrew of society to a well loved and respectable woman figure of the upper class.

The Lord's decision to punish Sly, by transforming him from a "beast" to a "nobleman," anticipates the way Petruchio will force Kate to change from a "shrew" to an "obedient wife." Both of these forced transformations raised Kate and Sly to become more acceptable social roles. Shakespeare calls into question whether these changes are permanent or even

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era. For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. The "taming" of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. George Bernard Shaw himself pressed for its banning during the 19th century. The subservience of Katherine has been labeled as barbaric, antiquated, and generally demeaning. The play centers on her and her lack of suitors. It establishes in the first act her shrewish demeanor and its repercussions on her family. It is only with the introduction of the witty Petruchio as her suitor, that one begins to see an evolution in her character. Through an elaborate charade of humiliating behavior, Petruchio humbles her and by the end

Petruchios's reputation in The Taming of the Shrew presents him as unconventional and as a determined suitor for Kate. Petruchio was also not from Padua, so he did not have a well-known, strongly established reputation. However, it is quickly learned that he has controlling and domineering tendencies. Throughout the play, Petruchio's initial reputation as a controlling figure is reinforced by his actions towards

The relationships between servants and masters closely reflect the gender relationships in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Lucentio and Tranio's relationship as master and servant is an ideal of the Renaissance era according to "An Homily on the State of Matrimony." Tranio risks taking the place of his master because of his love for him and Lucentio always treats him with kindness and respect, almost like an equal. Though they are not involved romantically, Lucentio and Tranio fulfill these ideals better than any marriage in The Taming of the Shrew. Lucentio's relationship with Bianca reflects his role with Tranio: Bianca shows respect for Lucentio as he

Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew showed many examples of challenging what was considered normal. He showed it when he introduced Katherine and Petruchio. “Shrew” is what Katherine was called, also meaning she was violent and stubborn. Being known as a shrew was not respectable. During Shakespeare’s time, people married for love and disguises were unfamiliar.

During the play Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, Petruchio is a very intriguing character. One of the more notable things he does in the play is ‘tame’ Katerina. However while the play is called “taming” of the shrew, I believe his intentions are to have a loving relationship with his spouse. However I don't believe that was the case the whole time! Petruchio originally did not have feelings for Kate because he claims during the beginning of the play that he travelled to Pertua to marry a woman with a rich father. Whilst attempting to tame her he claims he is enjoying doing so, I believe that he is enjoying because he is getting to spend time with her, while falling in love with her and not even realizing it. After Petruchio has starved her and deprived her of sleep as well as other things, he makes a real attempt to be nice to Katherine and I believe that's what really tamed her. Overall I believe Petruchio’s original intentions were to use Katherine and marry her for her wealth. But over time he began to fall deeply in love with her. We see this by Petruchio putting a great amount of effort into his attempt at taming Katherine. We see this during his thoughts and speech about marriage and happiness. And lastly, we see this through his flirty and affectionate gesture towards Kate. Through these things I believe that Petruchio as well as the audience learn a valuable lesson about love, you cannot force it.

Also, Katherine herself apprehended the error of her ways, making the women feel sheltered and making the men feel self-assured about their dominant position in society. The audience presumably went home contented, because such a shrew was tamed, and could be tamed so well. Katherine’s soliloquy reinforced the moral values of the Elizabethan era, making the conclusion of the play more enjoyable and entertaining. The final scene of The Taming of the Shrew shows ”the triumph of the unconventional over the conventional”, it shows that Katherina and Petruchio’s marriage, which has started rather unconventionally, seems to have better chances of being a happy. Shakespeare speaks out in clearly favors of the unconventional concept of love present in the relationship between Petruchio and

The text state’s “...Come sit down, Kate, I know you must be hungry...It’s burnt. The whole thing is burnt...The meat was fine if you wanted to eat it...And I’m telling you it was burnt and dried out...Tonight we’ll go without food…” (Act 4, Scene 1, Pg. 8). This illustrates that Petruchio has come up with false reasoning to starve Kate after a long tiring trip from Padua. The text states “...I’ve prepared a meal for you myself...I am sure, sweet Kate, this kindness deserves thanks. What, not a word? I guess you don’t want it...Please, leave it here...Do me a favor and scarf it all down yourself, Hortensio..” (Act 4, Scene 3, Pg. 2-3). This illustrates that Petruchio does not want Kate to eat, although Petruchio makes it seem like he does want Kate to eat because he has prepared a dish for her to make it seem like he is caring. At first Petruchio refuses Kate to eat the food because he claims that the food was overcooked. Then Petruchio shows Kate that he prepared a meal for her, but because Kate did not show gratitude he orders the plate to be taken away and Kate refuses, and finally Petruchio tells Hortensio to eat the food before Kate does so she can starve. The quotes show that Petruchio is starving Kate on purpose to tame

The themes of identity, appearance, and meta-theater are evident throughout Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew, the title’s name indicative of shifting identities. Since this encourages the reader to draw different interpretations about Katherine’s final construction of “identity,” one may postulate that the meta-theatrical elements of the play challenge the authenticity of appearances, generating the possibility and potential ambiguity of whether Katherine has actually changed or simply assumed a new role, either temporary or final, and what this implies about the difference between social appearance and authentic change. In a play full of performances and constant self-referentiality, then, one might infer that, regardless of whether

Petruchio gained complete control of Katherine’s mind by taking away essential needs of hers so she was forced to do whatever he ordered her to do. Forcing someone to do or say something is included in definition of

Taming a person takes a lot of time and energy. Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, shows us the numerous tactics Petruchio uses to tame and control Kate. The play presents many ways that a controlling and determined person like Petruchio, will use to dominate someone.