Taming Of The Shrew Literary Analysis Essay

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In a duel of its semantic forces, the word-wright, William Shakespeare gives us a story where everyone does it all out of love. They lie, they cheat, they dominate, and they are formidably dominated. The Taming of The Shrew, c. 1593, one of his first comedies, delivers shrewd humor and mischief. The play satirizes customs of its era, full of movement, and bite; one could also interpret this fusion of verse and prose having underlying idiom device from a master playwright, who defends the rights of the woman and criticizes the absurdities of trending machismo—subjective wit. In the story, Bautista Mineola is a rich merchant of the Italy city of Padua, and father of two eligible daughters: Katherine, the indomitable eldest daughter who does not allow herself to be subdued by any man, and …show more content…

Thus, begins the torment of the innumerable suitors, and ambitious aspirants for the submissive Bianca, while the courted, Katherina lives up to her combatant fame. The plot revolves around the shenanigans of these desperate suitors baited by Petruchio, a gentleman? A cavalier man of Verona, seeking to marry a woman for her dowry, and has landed a pragmatic acquisition. The carefree man and his willingness to woo the harsh Katherine provides Blanca's suitors with a hope for which they join their efforts to those of the now almost desperate Bautista. Petruchio, at the cost of much cunning, manages to accomplish the feat, and marries a doubtful Katherine. Various situations of entanglement and abundant witty dialogues in which verbal ingenuity undoubtedly festers in this colorful play and lends farcical web of worded misperceptions about themselves and each other. The marriage happens, sure, but after an arduous psychological treatment, Petruchio finally fares to "tame" the catty