Taming Of The Shrew Research Paper

Kate’s Manners in William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” “The Taming of the Shrew” is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. It is both a humorous and intricate play with characters that are captivating and convincing drawn from life, and based on profound understanding of human nature. One can see this in the main character of the play, the shrew Katherine. This paper will attempt to explain Kate’s shrewish character, with an emphasis on hers final speech in the play. I argue that Kate’s shrewish behavior is the product of the treatment of her sister, Bianca, and father, Baptista. Kate’s final speech functions as a recognition to her need to attain comfortable compromise and closure to the untrue shrewish behavior. First, Baptista dishonors her in public. For example, when Baptista, Kate’s father, notifies Bianca’s suitors, Tranio and Lucentio, in public that he will not allow either of them to marry his younger daughter until a husband is found for Kate; he openly announces the fact he first wants to have Kate off his back. He then offers her to either of Bianca’s suitors. Kate’s humiliation at this point is done. Not only is she discussed publicly like a wicked chatter; but she is also

Although at first, Petruchio courts Kate for wealth, ultimately finds Kate attractive, especially her persona. With a full awareness to her reputation as “curst,” provides evidence to the acknowledgment that Petruchio, took the challenge of taming Kate, where he could have woo Bianca for easy fortune (I.I.171). His patience and sharp wit confuses Kate, and made her come to a revelation, which readers/audience can witness in her final speech. In the speech Kate claims that woman instead of “offer[ing] war where they should kneel for peace” (5.2.162). This words transformed her from annoying aggressiveness to excessive submission, in order to attain a agreeable middle