Obedient Wife In Taming Of The Shrew

There is always a winner in everything from something as miniscule as a bet you make with your colleagues, to the greatest thing you can win, which is life. Petruchio was the winner of life, as well as some other less drastic event, when it comes to William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”. He marries Katherine, a lady who was very wealthy, even though she did not have a bubbly personality. He eventually “tames” Katherine which makes her more kind and an agreeable wife. Finally, Katherine is determined as the most obedient wife, which makes Petruchio look superior to Lucentio and Hortensio. When Petruchio marries Katherine it made him a wealthier man and he did not have to worry about finding a wife. There are a numerous amount of situations to prove this point, for example, “Petruchio ‘Then tell me, if I get your daughter’s love what dowry shall I have with her to wife?’ Baptista ‘After my death the one half of my lands, and, in possession, twenty thousand crowns.’” (Act 2, scene 1, line 126-129) Therefore,

There are a few examples but the most significant one is Katherine’s long speech. “Fie, fie! Unknit that threat’ning unkind brow, and dart not scornful glances from those eyes to wound thy lord, thy king, thy governor. It blots thy beauty as frosts do bite the meads, confounds thy fame as whirlwinds shake fair buds, and in no sense is meet or amiable.” (Act 5, scene 2, line 152-157) This was only the first five lines of Katherine’s speech, but it does proves that she is not only obedient to Petruchio but that she truly believes what she is saying. She believes that, the wife should do whatever is needed by the husband to make him content and it is giving more proof that she is the most obedient wife, because she would do whatever Petruchio asked of her. This allows Petruchio to have a simpler life and he is known as the man with the most compliant