The Taming Of The Shrew Women

Petruchio wears the psychological mask of a guy who only has eyes for money. He makes his mask clear to the reader when he tells Hortensio to “wife wealthily” adding “you don’t know the power of gold.” after being told about Katherina’s bad behavior, not to mention her temper. It appears that Petruchio marries Kate for her money, but immediately starts to “kill her with kindness”. He begins going so by depriving her of food and sleep because he claims that neither the food from the kitchen nor the bed is good enough for her. Petruchio puts on a show of bad temper towards his servants for every fault, showing Kate what it is like to live with a bad-tempered person. For the first time in her life, Kate finds herself trying to get someone else to control their anger. Petruchio also shows Kate that she will get the things she wants when she learns to agree with what her husband says. By treating Kate in this manner, Petruchio seems cruel, but there is a reason for it. If he were truly interested only in money, he could have left Kate at home and gone out on his own. In the end, his efforts to improve his wife have worked. He improves Kate’s life, so that she does not continue to live an unhappy life. Because of Petruchio, Katherina the shrew is happily married in the end, and comes to be a good example to

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

“What, in the midst of the street? / … / No, sir God forbid, be ashamed to kiss.” (v, ii, line 148, 149, page 205). Again, she is threatened with having to return home instead of joining in the festivities, and Kate gives Petruchio a kiss. This obedient kiss may indicate Petruchio’s power over her, but it was clear to Kate that if she did not give him the kiss he asked for, she would not have been allowed to proceed to the wedding feast. Kate is smart and cunning and she manipulated his yearn for her tameness in order to do everything that she wants to while making him happy and pleased.

In the play “The Taming of The Shrew By William Shakespeare” Katerine is a character who likes to speak her mind and always disobeys male authority. This is unconventional for women to speak up against male figures in this period. Petruchio, her unlikely suitor, would use tactics to tame Katherine and to make her a submissive wife for money offered by Katherine's dad Baptista. At the beginning of the play, Katherine is being called “too rough” for a wife and a “devil” by the suitors of her sisters. She then responded by “To comb your noddle with a three-legged stool and paint your face and use you like a fool”(Act 1 Scene 1 Shakespeare).

Petruchio also manipulates Kate psychologically by pivoting her thoughts in the direction of them being suited to each other for marriage. When he says “I am too young for you” (Act 2 Scene 1, 250), he starts making her feel old and unwanted. This comment makes her mad, and causes her to feel the need to prove that he is old, which she accomplishes in the next line by saying “Yet you are withered” (II, 1; 251). Thus she unconsciously admits that he is at least suited to her in age for marriage, if nothing else. By complimenting her, Petruchio is also able to play with her psychologically. He begins by saying she is beautiful, nice, and modest. Even though he may not mean it, and Kate probably suspects he is lying, it still has a positive effect on her. Complements boost her confidence and make her feel wanted, which is a new experience for her. Such complements eventually lead her to believe that he may actually love her, or that there is a possibility of love between them in the future. This method of manipulation does have its effects, because she only opposes their marriage once in front of her father, and after Petruchio announces that they have decided that she should “still be curst [to him] in company” (II, 1; 324), but they really love each other, she offers no counterarguments.

Women in our society are constantly judging other women. Even if it’s not intentional, it's human nature to have preconceived notions about others. We tend to categorize people into different groups and compare them to others. However, humans are complex and cannot be labeled by one specific archetype. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare takes place in Padua, Italy and tells the story of Kate, the daughter of Baptista Minola, a wealthy businessman. Kate is outspoken, quick-tempered, and prone to violence. Especially, against any suitors whom may try to marry her. Kate’s anger and rudeness disguise her sense of jealousy and insecurity toward her sister. That cause her to lash out at those around her. Kate is an independent individual and does not rely on anyone but herself. This is a stark contrast to many women of the time period who heavily relied on the men around them for their well being. When Kate meets Petruchio, she is completely against the idea of marrying him. However, she changes her mind and decides to go through with the wedding. Throughout their marriage, Petruchio manages to subjugate Kate into becoming the classical archetype of a loyal wife. The complete opposite of her once independent nature. Before Kate married Petruchio she is different from a loyal wife by being independent, outspoken, and quick-tempered. By the end of the play, she transitions into a loyal wife by becoming dependent on her husband, servile, and submissive.

In essence, all Petruchio did was teach Kate not to be so brash and rebellious. He showed her how awful her actions looked, and on her own, she made the decision to change her demeanor. She could have remained bitter and feisty, but it would have been in vain, and I believe that she realized that her actions had been no worse than the vanity and shallowness she witnessed in the people of Padua.

This was usually arranged and seen as a way to make some money and not at all beneficial to the woman, meaning modern audiences would be appalled by this behaviour! The women in the relationship were powerless while the man had all the power. She was to be his possession and to do whatever he wishes. Nowadays there is a lot of controversy about how females should be treating equally and have the same rights as the males do. If a modern audience was to watch this play, I think there would be a be a lot of disagreement towards the way that the male got to treat the woman once he had married her. When I was watching The taming of the Shrew, I thought that the way Petruchio was treating Kate was totally unacceptable, but this was tragically customary in Shakespeare’s time.

Men had the authority to say whatever they wanted to, no matter what it was. Although they were allowed to do a lot more that women, they were also allowed to say a lot more than women. Men did not really have boundaries when it came to speaking. They were allowed to speak their mind and have an opinion. Men could speak to and about women in a disrespectful and derogatory way. Women were also allowed to have an opinion, but they were not allowed to express it to others. Women were voiceless. They were deprived of their right to speak. The title itself, The Taming of the Shrew, already proves how strong men were compared to women during that time period. If a woman wanted to speak their mind, they would be criticized and judged. They would gain a bad reputation because women were expected to listen to men and follow their commands. However, Katherine did not like that. Instead, she spoke her mind and refused to do certain things. As a result, nobody liked her. They viewed her as a “fiend of hell” (I.i.90). A man would not be called that though. On the other hand, if a man did the same thing, no one would care. “Much more of shrew of thy impatient humour.” (III.ii.29) This proves that even the woman’s father would call their daughter a “shrew”. This was also normal

William Shakespeare, one of the most famous writers in history, viewed gender roles as every male would have during the 16th century. From the 16th century to even now, there are people who believe that men should rule everything, and women have no say in anything. Between these time periods the men would run the government, be the voters, dictate relationships, and receive the education they needed to be successful. The Taming of the Shrew is a piece of writing that represents Shakespeare belief in male supremacy. The approach Shakespeare takes in order to show male supremacy stood out because he put the men in charge of what the women would do and even had the men betting on them.

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.

Since humans have transferred from hunting and gather to settlement, sexim has been a constant and deadly force. From foot binding in the east, to corsets in the west, women have constantly been forced to attempt to fit the boundaries of beauty and perfection that are enforced by men. While modern day England has mostly left these extremities, Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew, shows that Shakespearean times were heavy with sexist ideals. Looking at the play from a modern standpoint, the actions of the men displayed are far from okay. As the fair and beautiful Bianca is source of men’s desire, her older sister Kate is the crude and wild “shrew” of the story.

Throughout the play, Petruchio’s behavior illustrates his chauvinistic mindset to force Katharina into obedience. After the wedding ceremony, Petruchio wants to head home with Kate while she disagrees and he says “I will be master of what is mine own:/She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house,/My household stuff, my field, my barn,/My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing;” (Shakespeare 52). Instead of treating her like a human being, he speaks of her as if she is an object that he owns and controls. Also, when the newly married couple prepare to leave for Baptista’s house, Petruchio claims that the time is different from what it actually is and when Kate argues, he states, “Look, what I speak, or do, or think to do,/You are still crossing it. Sirs, let ’t alone:/I will not go to-day; and ere I do,/It shall be what o’clock I say it is” (Shakespeare 69). Petruchio is basically saying that the only opinion

In Shakespeare's comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare has a woman as one of the story's main characters. Katherine Minola (Kate) is off the wall, and kinda crazy. Because of her actions, the “male centered world” around her doesn't know what to do with her.

Elizabethan society was created on the belief the woman had no right or control over their own lives. Women had no choice in what their profession would be, as a matter of fact they weren’t allowed to have a profession such as medicine, politics and law. The only places they were allowed to work were in domestic areas. This essay will be focusing on the taming of the shrew with the role of status of women and attitudes towards marriage and courtship during the Elizabethan era. In Elizabethan society, all that women were considered of was the lower end of men and the weaker gender.