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Quotes In The Taming Of The Shrew

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The story The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare is a tale of how a nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. Christopher being of nobility watches a play about a marriage of Petruchio and a stubborn shrew Katherina (Kate). Throughout this play there are numerous examples of how Petruchio is abusive towards Kate as he attempts to tame her. Petruchio starves Kate along with being extremely careless when dealing with Kate’s feelings. He is very impolite, immature, and knows the best way to tame Kate. First of all, Petruchio starves Kate. Petruchio tells Kate that the food is inadequate for them because it is burnt. When Kate answers saying that the food is fine and asks to eat Petruchio then quickly responds saying,” Pluck thy spirits. Look cheerfully upon me. Here, love, thou seest how delight I am, To dress thy meat myself and bring it thee.” (Shakespeare 4.3.39-43). In this quote, Petruchio blatantly …show more content…

Kate and Petruchio are going to Kates sisters, Bianca, wedding and Petruchio has a tailor design a cap and gown for Kate. When the tailor shows Kate the cap and gown he has designed she instantly falls in love. On the other hand Petruchio does not like neither the cap nor gown, so he rips the cap and gown into shreds. Petruchio then says,” why this was molded on a porringer! A velvet dish! Fie, fie ‘tis lewd and filthy. Why, ‘tis a cockle or a walnut shell, A knock, a toy, a trick, a baby’s cap. Away with it! “ ( Shakespeare 4.3.68-72). In this quote, Petruchio is very immature in insisting that the gown does not work, because it has been molded on a model and look like a baby's hat. Petruchio later on says that he is the master of Kate and has full control over her. This meaning her clothing, what she eats, her actions, everything. This is just one example of how Petruchio is very immature and impolite acting as if Kate is a slave to

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In William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew the question of who is the real "shrew" is a subject of much debate. Throughout the play, the characters of Katherina and Bianca are portrayed as contrasting figures, with Katherina being described as the initial "shrew" and Bianca being seen as the sweet, submissive woman. As the play progresses, we see the switch between the two women as Katherina becomes more obedient and Bianca’s true colours are shown. At the beginning of the play, Katherina is depicted as a sharp-tongued, unruly woman who defies authority and engages in verbal battles with those around her. Her behaviour is exemplified when she strikes Petructchio, and he responds, "I swear I'll cuff you if you strike again" (2.1 222)

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This is why I do not agree for Petruchio to remain standing. Kate does not deserve to live because of her ill-mannered being. Firstly, her mistreatment towards others is the reason why people loathe her. She retaliates by striking men who perceive her as a vicious woman. Although we both have shared the life without our mother, there is no reason for her to become so heartless.

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She was described as a “shrew”, bring us back to the title “Taming of the Shrew”. Petruchio knew that Katherine was tamed when she finally complied with him. On the road to Padua, Petruchio "breaks" Kate. He pretends that the sun is the moon and demands that Kate go along with what he says. Then, when they encounter an old man, Petruchio pretends that the old man is young girl, which Kate also goes along

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Another reason why this scene is significant is that it speaks to the education of the two characters. Although never stated Katherine being from that time period would not have been formally educated, like a man would be. The fight in puns demonstrates that “both Petruchio and Kate grew into characters that were in fact equal in their vigor, their intelligence, and their mutual love.” (Stribrny). Shakespeare is pointing out the equal intellectual playing field that Katherine and Petruchio exist on.

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Lastly he makes Kate believe everything he says no matter what, and when she agrees with him he calls her stupid, to make her submissive to him. This is his plan and it is a very cruel one. Petruchio

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Shakespeare writes, “I'll look to like, if looking liking move… But no more deep will I endart mine eye… Than your consent gives strength to make it fly” (Shakespeare Act I, scene iv, lines 103-105). In the

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Petruchio automatically has more power in the relationship because of his gender, and this prevents Kate from objecting to the marriage. She attempts to tell everyone that she hates Petruchio, however he plays this off as her pretending to hate him and no one questions him after that. (pg #?) Plenty of women ended up in these same circumstances, indicating that women really didn’t have much of any power in their marriages before the

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In Taming of the Shrew, women were put down and constantly ridiculed if they spoke up, and the play’s main focus was on Petruchio’s ability to turn Baptista’s eldest daughter Katherine into a submissive wife. Petruchio plotted to treat Kate like a falcon that needed to be tamed and announced to the audience “This is a way to kill a wife with kindness, and thus I’ll curb her mad and headstrong humor. He that knows better how to tame a shrew, now let him speak” (TOTS 4.1.185-187). If a man did the things that Petruchio did back then today, he would never have a wife and would be constantly ridiculed for his misogynistic views, but back then, the men were applauded for putting a woman like Kate in her place. Women are so much more independent today than they were in the past and today they would never give into being “tamed” by a man in order to be made into a smaller version of

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During this era men took pride in controlling women, this pride was shown through Petruchio and the other husbands. Without their wives knowing they made a bet of whose wife would win the challenge with money on the line, but Kate is the only one who shows up. Upon Kate coming Petruchio boasts, “...I will win my wager better yet and show more sign of her obedience, her new-built virtue and obedience.” (5.2.116-118) “Show more sign of her obedience,” makes is appear that Petruchio is showcasing Kate as the most obedient among all the wives. Some may disagree and claim that Kate’s actions are an act of loyalty and that she isn’t just being obedient but trusts Petruchio’s intentions since she didn’t question his request.

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Kate is sworn off by her community while Petruchio gets to share a laugh with the other men, despite having arguably acted worse than her. Shakespeare intended for the viewers of the play to leave feeling guilty about the harshness Kate met; an inequality that is only apparent when done so excessively, especially considering the patriarchal forces in society at that time. Unlike Katherine, many women of that time would not have been given the opportunity to speak and act so boldly without severe punishment. Because of this, Shakespeare used her character as a medium through which to make society question its practices behind the thin veil of

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